

Tendons are a thick, fibrous band of tissue that connect muscles to bone. Anywhere in the body that there is a muscle, is also a tendon that attaches it to a bone allowing movement of the bone when the muscle is contracted. Tendonitis is an inflammation of this band of tissue, the tendon.
Tendonitis is almost always an injury caused by overuse. Any tendon in the body is susceptible to Tendonitis, but there are areas where the condition is more common. The most commonly affected areas when Tendonitis is the diagnosis are the knees, which include the tendons attaching to the patella, the kneecap. This type of Tendonitis is sometimes referred to as Jumper’s Knee.
Also, common sites of Tendonitis are the lower leg, particularly the ankle as in Achilles Tendonitis and the foundational muscles of the shoulders, the rotator cuff. It is easy to see why the tendons at these joints would be most commonly affected by Tendonitis as they are used the most not only in everyday activity, but in sports as well.
Less commonly, tendonitis can be caused by a sudden, unexpected forceful load on the tendon. There are also risk factors which are unrelated to overuse. The causes and risk factors of Tendonitis are:
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Some signs and symptoms that you may experience with Tendonitis are:
The treatment for Tendonitis is almost always conservative. The treatment involves:
There are more invasive options that may be considered when the progression of this condition is very advanced and conservative treatment fails to reduce pain and improve function. These are Dry Needling, Ultrasonic treatment, or surgery in the case of a badly damaged or torn tendon.