What is Acute Tendinitis?

What is Chronic Tendinitis?

Treatment for Acute Tendinitis

Factors Affecting Severity

Treatment for Tendinitis

Symptomatic Relief

Prevention of Tendinitis

When a muscle develops a certain degree of scar tissue, it becomes tight enough to pull the bone it is attached to out of normal alignment. This causes the joint directly related to that bone to become misaligned. A joint misalignment often creates a situation where the muscle tendon receives excess pressure and irritation. This irritation comes from either the tendon receiving abnormally high pressure from a bony structure or simply from the tight muscle putting increased stress on the tendon. Often, it is a combination of the two. For this reason, the painful tendon may be the one attached to the tight damaged muscle or could be receiving stress from a joint misalignment caused by another tight muscle.

This continual excessive stress to the tendon causes inflammation, swelling and pain. The pain is usually increased with use of the involved muscle or joint. This creates a chronic tendinitis condition that will not heal with rest. A problem like this could last a lifetime if not properly treated and will usually worsen as the joint misalignment becomes greater.

A chronic joint misalignment could also result in bursitis, osteoarthritis or neuritis depending on which part of the joint is receiving the abnormal stress. (For more information see the explanation of PMBT therapy elsewhere in this web site.)