Tendon strain is very painful regardless of the way anyone describes the feeling. Tendon strain occurs when there is an injury that abnormally stretches the tendons inside the body. Tendons connect the bones to the muscles inside the body and they can become injured while playing sports or even twisting an ankle.
Tendon injury can occur at different degrees, the worst of all is the stretching of a tendon to the point of rupturing the tendon. Tendon injuries can occur by overuse, falling and playing rigorously.
Tendon strain can occur in the wrists, arms, feet and legs from excessive force on the tendons. Even a weightlifter performing incorrect weight lifting can suffer from tendon strain. One common tendon strain to skiers is taking a fall that may tear the rotator cuff tendon in the shoulders.
The Achilles tendon just above the heel can be overstretched while twisting your foot. This particular tendon takes a great deal of strain, since it works to accelerate the body forward while walking or running. Even standing on tiptoes can cause the suffering of tendon strain, especially if this tendon is not kept moving in a proper manner before such an injury.
However, tendon strain is treatable in many ways, depending of course on the type and degree of injury. The snapping of a tendon will most likely call for immediate surgery. Keep in mind that this type of tendon injury can cause permanent damage and disability if there is no medical treatment such as surgery to correct the problem.
Otherwise, a tendon strain will be treated by the application of R.I.C.E. This stands for Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation. However, the amount of rest that is the correct amount has been debated recently. If there is too much rest, without any stretching of the tendon, there will be a foreshortening of the tendon, and this will cause further medical problems. Medical authorities now agree that there should be slow stretching done at least a few times a day to the injured tendon to prevent this likelihood from occurring.
With ice, care must be taken to not leave it on more than 20 minutes at a time, and the skin needs to be protected from direct contact with the ice. Icing prevents the swelling, though some will occur anyway if the injury was serious enough.
Limit the use of a compress and make sure that you do not make it too tight while using an ace bandage.
You can also limit swelling with the use of elevation. However, do not elevate the area higher than your heart in order to get the best benefits of elevation.
Keeping your range of motion after such an injury is necessary. Again, the injured tendon strain area needs to be very carefully exercised, sometimes while heat is applied if the swelling has gone down completely. Strengthening exercises will eventually follow for complete recovery. - 29951
Tendon injury can occur at different degrees, the worst of all is the stretching of a tendon to the point of rupturing the tendon. Tendon injuries can occur by overuse, falling and playing rigorously.
Tendon strain can occur in the wrists, arms, feet and legs from excessive force on the tendons. Even a weightlifter performing incorrect weight lifting can suffer from tendon strain. One common tendon strain to skiers is taking a fall that may tear the rotator cuff tendon in the shoulders.
The Achilles tendon just above the heel can be overstretched while twisting your foot. This particular tendon takes a great deal of strain, since it works to accelerate the body forward while walking or running. Even standing on tiptoes can cause the suffering of tendon strain, especially if this tendon is not kept moving in a proper manner before such an injury.
However, tendon strain is treatable in many ways, depending of course on the type and degree of injury. The snapping of a tendon will most likely call for immediate surgery. Keep in mind that this type of tendon injury can cause permanent damage and disability if there is no medical treatment such as surgery to correct the problem.
Otherwise, a tendon strain will be treated by the application of R.I.C.E. This stands for Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation. However, the amount of rest that is the correct amount has been debated recently. If there is too much rest, without any stretching of the tendon, there will be a foreshortening of the tendon, and this will cause further medical problems. Medical authorities now agree that there should be slow stretching done at least a few times a day to the injured tendon to prevent this likelihood from occurring.
With ice, care must be taken to not leave it on more than 20 minutes at a time, and the skin needs to be protected from direct contact with the ice. Icing prevents the swelling, though some will occur anyway if the injury was serious enough.
Limit the use of a compress and make sure that you do not make it too tight while using an ace bandage.
You can also limit swelling with the use of elevation. However, do not elevate the area higher than your heart in order to get the best benefits of elevation.
Keeping your range of motion after such an injury is necessary. Again, the injured tendon strain area needs to be very carefully exercised, sometimes while heat is applied if the swelling has gone down completely. Strengthening exercises will eventually follow for complete recovery. - 29951
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