Inflammation
Inflammation is the body's response to infection, irritation or injury, which causes redness, swelling, pain and sometimes a feeling of heat in the affected area. Inflammation can arise through overuse particularly through running on hard surfaces or in racket sports where you have to change direction frequently.
Inflammation of the Achilles tendon is common among sportspeople, whether amateur or professional. Below are a few possible cases of tendonitis or tensynovitis: Achilles tendonitis is inflammation of the tendon between the heel and the calf muscle and can be the result of a sports injury or wearing shoes that do not fit or support your foot properly.
Rotator cuff injury or painful arc syndrome is when the tendons that lift the arm out to the side can tear, which causes pain and inflammation in the arm when it is moved. Plantar fasciitis is inflammation of the flat tendon that covers the sole of the foot and is painful when standing or walking. Suprastinatus tendonitis is inflammation of the tendon connected to a bone and suprastinatus muscle in the shoulder and is usually caused by repetitive strain injury. Avoid continuing with the activity that caused the condition in the first place, for example, exercising or typing, to prevent any further inflammation or damage to the area.
Knee
The condition, which causes pain and tenderness just outside a joint, is most common around the shoulders, elbows and knees, but it has been known to occur in the hips and wrists. Some common names for tendonitis are tennis elbow, golfer's elbow, pitcher's shoulder, swimmer's shoulder or jumper's knee.
The patella is the small bone that sits in the front of the knee to which the quadriceps muscle and the quadriceps tendon attach to its superior pole. The two most important groups of muscles supporting the knee are the quadriceps muscle, which is the large bulk of muscle lying at the front of the thigh, and the hamstrings which lie behind the thigh. The force of the quadriceps extends or straightens the knee.
Gentle exercise to keep the area mobile will help, it is a fine line to draw to over working. If you work too strong you could damage the area further so be careful how you work. Gentle and regular exercise is the key. Any lateral movement will help, half lotus to start with – be gentle. You do not to introduce further tension or stress to the area so listen to your body.
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