Tendonitis Relief in Glen Carbon
Tendonitis flares up when the tendons are pushed beyond their limits, leaving them inflamed and irritated and causing discomfort that can make it challenging to engage in everyday activities. It typically affects areas like the elbows, knees, shoulders, and Achilles tendon, causing stiffness, sharp pain, or discomfort during certain movements, such as climbing stairs.
While tendonitis can heal over time, it’s important to seek treatment, which can significantly speed up recovery, often reducing the healing period from nearly a year to a few months.
Symptoms and Types of Tendonitis
Morning stiffness that eases throughout the day, localized pain during specific movements, and a persistent ache in the affected area are some common symptoms of tendonitis, which can impact multiple regions. These include:
- Elbow (e.g., tennis or golfer’s elbow)
- Knee (e.g., jumper’s knee)
- Shoulder (e.g., rotator cuff tendonitis)
- Achilles tendon (in the back of the ankle)
How We Address Tendonitis
Superior Chiropractic & Rehab offers a variety of effective therapies to treat tendonitis and promote faster recovery:
- Muscle Stimulation: Reduces inflammation by gently relaxing the affected muscles.
- Laser Therapy: Stimulates cellular regeneration, helping the tendon repair itself quicker.
- Ultrasound Therapy: Promotes blood flow to the area, reducing inflammation and promoting healing.
- Joint Adjustments: Ensures proper joint alignment and movement, decreasing strain on the tendon.
- Strengthening Exercises: Targets muscles surrounding the tendon, helping reduce excess pressure and increasing overall resilience.
By addressing both pain and inflammation, we aim to restore proper mobility and strengthen your tendon, allowing it to adapt better to stress.
How Many Sessions Are Needed?
The number of sessions needed to treat tendonitis varies based on how long you’ve had the condition and its severity. If you begin treatment shortly after symptoms appear, recovery may require around 12 to 15 sessions.
For chronic cases or those that have persisted for an extended period, 18 to 24 sessions may be necessary to achieve lasting relief. Early intervention is key to faster recovery, but even if you’ve been managing tendonitis for some time, our treatments can significantly reduce the time it takes to heal compared to letting it recover on its own.
Lifestyle Changes to Manage Symptoms
In addition to care in our clinic, there are some things you can do at home to manage your tendonitis. A high-protein diet rich in fruits and vegetables helps support tissue repair, while staying hydrated is essential; aim to drink half your body weight in fluid ounces each day.
Regular physical activity is also crucial, but it’s important to pay attention to your body’s signals and take breaks as needed. Getting enough sleep each night and managing stress levels are also key.
A Patient Success Story
One of our patients, a nurse who struggled with elbow tendonitis, came to us after experiencing significant pain during her daily work routines. Because she had limited mobility in the shoulder, we treated it with adjustments and targeted rehab exercises while applying laser and ultrasound therapy to her elbow.
By addressing the root cause of her pain in addition to the affected area, her tendonitis improved faster than expected.
Take the Next Step Toward Pain Relief
If tendonitis is impacting your quality of life, reach out today to schedule your first visit with Dr. Brad Polen. We want to get you back to pain-free movement.
