What's the best way to treat Tendonitis?
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Tendonitis in the patellar tendon (Jumpers knee) can be relieved during activity by placing a piece of tape firmly around the knee just under the tip of the patella (knee cap).  You tape all the way around the knee.  Ice and rest it and if it begins to hurt during an activity, stop doing it.  Since I am not a doctor, I can not give advice on medications, ask your pharmacists about over the counter antiinflammatories or see your doctor.  Gentle stretching may help and once it's cleared up you might want to try a little strength training for the quads to see if it may help prevent it.  \n\nI would encourage you to see a doctor because they can give you a definite diagnosis.  It may be patellofemoral syndrome (in which case you may need to stretch the IT band and strengthen the inside of your quads), it may be a meniscal tear, ligament injury, bursitis.  It is much easier to treat when you have a definite diagnosis.
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How Is Arthritis Pain Treated?\n\nThere is no single treatment that applies to everyone with arthritis, but rather the doctor will develop a management plan designed to minimize your specific pain and improve the function of your joints. A number of treatments can provide short-term pain relief.\n\nShort-Term Relief\n\nMedications--Because people with osteoarthritis have very little inflammation, pain relievers such as acetaminophen (Tylenol*) may be effective. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis generally have pain caused by inflammation and often benefit from aspirin or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen (Motrin or Advil).\n\nHeat and cold--The decision to use either heat or cold for arthritis pain depends on the type of arthritis and should be discussed with your doctor or physical therapist. Moist heat, such as a warm bath or shower, or dry heat, such as a heating pad, placed on the painful area of the joint for about 15 minutes may relieve the pain. An ice pack (or a bag of frozen vegetables) wrapped in a towel and placed on the sore area for about 15 minutes may help to reduce swelling and stop the pain. If you have poor circulation, do not use cold packs.\nWhat does it do?\n\nGlucosamine is an important building block needed by the body to manufacture specialized molecules called glycosaminoglycans, found in cartilage.\nWhere is it found?\n\nGlucosamine is not present in significant amounts in most diets. Supplemental sources are derived from the shells of shrimp, lobster, and crab, or may be synthesized.\nWhy do athletes use it?*\n\nSome athletes say that glucosamine\nhelps reduce joint pain.\nWhat do the advocates say?*\n\nFor a long time, glucosamine dominated the market among supplements used to ease joint pain. Now, many practitioners prefer to use a combination of both glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate. Many have found this combination to be effective, particularly for runners, who tend to develop problems with their knees. Glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate are well absorbed by the molecules that make up cartilage. They are not available from food. It is not uncommon to have to take these supplements indefinitely to continue to experience relief.\nRecent research has shown that the results of arthroscopic surgery for osteoarthritis in the knee is no different than that of placebo. This gives people further reason to at least give supplements, such as glucosamine sulfate, a try before enduring more invasive, expensive approaches.\nHow much is usually taken by athletes?\n\nGlucosamine sulfate, 1,500 mg per day, is effective for reducing joint pain caused by osteoarthritis according to most studies,1 2 3 Whether other forms of glucosamine, such as glucosamine hydrochloride, are as effective for joint pain as glucosamine sulfate is unclear at this time, but studies have found some benefits from the use of the hydrochloride form.4 5 Other uses of glucosamine for sports and fitness, including prevention of joint pain or treatment of sports injuries, have not been studied.\nAre there any side effects or interactions?\n\nAt the amount most frequently taken by adults—500 mg three times per day of GS—adverse effects have been limited to mild reversible gastrointestinal side effects. In one trial, people with peptic ulcers and those taking diuretic drugs were more likely to experience side effects.6\nAnimal research has raised the possibility that glucosamine could contribute to insulin resistance.7 8 This effect might theoretically result from the ability of glucosamine to interfere with an enzyme needed to regulate blood sugar levels.9 However, available evidence does not suggest that taking glucosamine supplements will trigger or aggravate insulin resistance or high blood sugar.10 Two large, 3-year controlled trials found that people taking GS had either slightly lower blood glucose levels or no change in blood sugar levels, compared with people taking placebo.11 12 Until more is
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anywhere from a teaspoon to a tablespoon of vinegar with a glass of water to wash it down with afterwards.\n\nSeriously.  It'll hurt but wait and see, it will butn the soreness and the infection right out.  Vinegar is GREAT for you!
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RICE Treatment.\nRest:\nThe first 24-48 hours after the injury is considered a critical treatment period and activities need to be curtailed. Gradually use the injured extremity as much as tolerated, by try to avoid any activities that cause pain. Often using a splint or slings is necessary to adequately rest the injured body part. \nIce:\nFor the first 48 hours post-injury, ice the sprain or strain 20 minutes at a time every 3-4 hours. The ice pack can be a bag of frozen vegetables (peas or corn), allowing you to be able to re-use the bag and it mould to your body.Alternatively, wrap ice in a clothing, place it on the affected area.\nCaution: Do NOT ice a sprain for more than 20 minutes at a time! You will not be helping heal the injury any faster, and you can cause damage to the tissues!\nCompression:\nUse compression when elevating sprain in early treatment. Using a crepe bandage, wrap the area overlapping the elastic wrap by one-half of the width of the wrap. The wrap should be snug, but not cutting off circulation to the extremity.If your fingers or toes become cold, blue, or tingle, re-wrap.It means it too tight.\nElevate:\nKeep your sprain higher than your heart if possible. Elevate at night by placing pillows under your shoulder. \n\nThis method works by constricting the flow of blood to the affected area. As blood circulation can take away the thing that repair the sprain.\nGet Well Soon :)
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Do not throw the shot put for atleast a weak. Get a brace that restrains you from bending your wrist and use warm towel therapy in the evenings. Aleve would be a good pain medication, as it sounds as if you might have slight joint damage. If it isnt better in a week, you might have to go to the doctor. If you absolutely do not want to go, then get your trainer to tape it up good!
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It sounds like you have a strain, with some minor inflamation, which is putting pressure on the nerve.\n\nAcupuncture is especially effective in this type of situation. If you don't want to seek outside care, you\ncould try acupressure and massage, at home.  \n\nOf course, if there is still swelling you should ice your hand.  Whether there's swelling or not, soaking your hand in warm water and epsom salts will help.  Especially in conjunction with massage afterward. Massage up the tendon line from the affected finger tip.  And, do make sure to include the wrist and forearm if you feel that the stress-line runs up into your arm.  Good luck!\n\nGood luck!
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Doesn't sound like tendonitis if it's on your immediate heel. It sounds like you may have a spur. The only way to know for sure is to have it x-rayed and then surgically removed. For healing tendonitis the only thing you can do is immobilize it. Don't use it. And once you get tendonitis you'll always have it. Tendonitis is cause from repetitious movement and the only way to get it to keep from coming back once it goes away is to stop the repetitious movement.When it's active immoblize and take Ibuprofen.
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Oh yeah, ain't it a pain?\n\n1) do stretching exercises to lengthen the tendons in the back of your leg.  Sorry, I can't describe them, but a web search for heel pain will turn up illustrations.\n\n2) NSAIDs like Ibuprofen will reduce the swelling and pain\n\n3) arch supports help a lot--my Dr. recommended SPENCO brand; don't bother with Dr. Shoals\n\n4) shoes with 2" heels can be more comfortable than flats\n\n5) shoes with really squishy soles help a lot\n\n6) don't go barefoot, even around the house.  Try to walk/stand on soft flooring rather than concrete or tile\n\n7) you can get splints to wear at night that keep your tendons stretched.  Haven't tried this, but may in the future\n\n8) a friend recommended DMSO, I've been using it for 3-4 days and it seems to help.  It's a cleaning solvent that's been found to help alleviate swelling and arthritis.  Get it at a health food store.
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aspirin. it'll be a couple days before the pain wears off. hurts when they tighten them too.
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you should go to a physcal therapist it could be tendenitus which will get ALOT worse if not treated for now ice it and take it easy
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Good Luck on your treatment, Tendinitis sux.  I just wanted to emphasize that you should do your best to avoid future repetitive motion.  I sometimes get a flair up of tendinitis on a three-day holiday from using the TV remote control or computer too much.:(
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Basically you have 2 choices stop doing activities that cause you pain or have the surgery.  The surgery consists of a plastic screw being inserted into the shoulder, the tendon is then weaved into another piece of flat plastic that is then attached to the screw to hold the tendon into place.  The recuperation time is around 6 months and you'll need physical therapy during that time.  It takes along time to heal because there's no way to actually reattach the tendon permanently.  The plastic just holds it into place while the tendon reattaches itself to the bone.  The pain of the surgery can be quite intense but pain medication is provided.\nHope this  helps.
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trigger thumb can be treated by injecting a combo of steroids and a local anesthetic in the thickening tendon sheath.  About 2/3 of patients will be relieved with 1 injection if not then in 1 week a 2nd injection can be administered if no relief then surgical management is appropriate hopefully you are in the 2/3 category good luck and God bless
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you need to go check it out at the chiropractice/doctor. i had the same thing, it's nothing growing faster, u must have strained your tendon. i was given painkillers to alleviate the pain ( ordinary over the counter ibrupofen/paracetamol) which were given to me also to prevent a distortion in the way i walk until i am given the proper care at the chiropractice.
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I used the pro-sero patch yesterday, I have chronic tendinitis and take 3 pain pills and 2 arthritis pills in addition. Yesterday I got relief after 15 minutes. Today I left off the pain pill and got more relief from the pro-sero patch than with the pain pill. I'm a believer!\n\nEarl
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first of all, buy better shoes. Second, take an anti-inflammatory ALL THE TIME. Just taking it when it hurts does not help the problem. Third, quit running and start walking for exercise. Shortening your stride will also help. You can strengthen those muscles by doing 30 toe-raises a day. Without the support of a wall, go from flat footed to up on your toes 30 times each day. Do so fairly slowly and let yourself back down JUST as slowly.
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Homeopathy for Strained Muscles and Sprains:-\n!.ARNICA 200\n2.RHUS TOX 200\nBoth together Thrice on the first day half hour before meals and just once in the morning from the second day till fully cured ! Works like a charm !\nTake Care and God Bless !