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Tendons can be found whenever muscles are, which is to say that we have tendons all over our body. Our tendons are really strong, rope-like structures that connects muscles to bones - they're really important to help us move, stand, jump etc.
And because tendons are involved in all things movement and resistance, they can be injured by
In this article, I'm gonna talk about pain and pathology in tendons and how we physiotherapists and hand therapists can help to heal injured tendons.
The medical term of pain and pathology in a tendon is called "tendinopathy", and frankly it's a very common (even recurring) injury in both
These tendon pains and injuries can be pretty tough to treat too, because they tend to come back and hang around. Typically, tendons can become tendinopathic when it is overloaded with pressure or weight more than usual or more than it can take.
Over time, if this tendinopathic tendon isn't treated, the tendon starts to change in structure resulting in pain and disability.
Tendons don’t like rapid change. A change in loading, whether that be an increase or decrease, may result in tendon pathology.
When there is a tendon injury or pain (tendinopathy), the patient should be treated with physiotherapy / hand therapy as soon as posisble.
Physiotherapy and hand therapy tendon rehabilitation process / stages:
There is no quick fix for tendinopathy
One of the failures of a tendon rehabilitation program is skipping stages and not progressing through each of these stages of physiotherapy / hand therapy properly.
If a rehabilitation sage is progressed too early, the process will not
work. Taking painkillers or steroid injections may mask the pain for a while, but it doesn't treat the underlying core problem which is the tendon tendinopathy itself.
That will cause a reinjury and it's back to zero and starting over.
Of course, at the same time, we can't just stay at one stage forever / for extended period of time. It is very important to consult a physio or hand therapist that has an understanding of
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At the first session, our specialist physiotherapists will carry out a thorough assessment, helping them to select the most appropriate treatment to help you recover as well as provide treatment in the same session.
Follow up sessions are inline to provide expert treatment for your pain as well as prescribing specific exercises to reduce your risk of re-injury and giving you a long term solution.
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