What May Be Causing Your Tendinitis

What is commonly referred to as tennis elbow, pitcher's shoulder, or runner's knee is a condition known as tendinitis. It can be painful and the muscle soreness, chronic pain, and discomfort you experience in the muscles require a chiropractic care program to achieve natural healing and pain relief.

Tendinitis in Flower Mound is commonly caused by old sports injuries, overused muscles, or degenerated tendons. It can have underlying medical conditions such as carpal tunnel or arthritis. It is an inflammation of thick fibrous cords that attach muscle to bone, known as tendons. The condition causes tenderness and pain around the joint area. Millions of Americans experience the symptoms, and left undiagnosed and untreated will continue to cause pain, diminishing your range of motion and quality of life.

In severe cases, a rupture of the tendon can occur, requiring surgery to repair. Most cases are successfully treated with therapy that will promote healing and reduce pain. With good chiropractic treatment that is available in Flower Mound, the complications of surgery or further injury can be avoided.

Chiropractic Care for Tendinitis in Flower Mound

A program of specific chiropractic treatment and exercise to treat carpal tunnel, arthritis, and tendinitis can relieve pain and allow increased activity. Our Flower Mound chiropractor will design a program to stretch and strengthen affected muscles and tendons. Strengthening exercises that concentrate on contraction and lengthening of a muscle have been shown to be one effective treatment for tendon inflammation and pain.

Our chiropractor will diagnosis and design a natural treatment plan that treats the causes of your pain and not just the symptoms. Bracing the injured tendons to support and protect them during treatment is common. Treatment could include ultrasound, rest, electrical muscle stimulation, ice packs, trigger point therapy, and strengthening exercises. Therapy, massage, or joint stimulation are also treatment options.

The pain and inflammation caused by tendinitis will decrease within the first few weeks after treatment begins. Full healing varies on the severity of the condition. For information and treatment plans for tendinitis, schedule an appointment to set a course for recovery.

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