Ankle The most common tendon areas that become inflamed are the elbow, wrist, biceps, shoulder (including rotator cuff attachments), leg, knee (patellar), ankle, hip, and Achilles. Your Achilles tendon joins the bottom of your calf muscle to your heel, at the back of your ankle. Achilles tendonitis and tendonosis are also common in individuals whose…
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Back Pain and Tendonitis Part 3
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…
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Back Pain and Tendonitis Part 2
Health We’re passionate about keeping patients healthy and fit by helping recovery from back and joint pain, and maintaining improvement on an ongoing basis. Provide the skills to maintain a strong & healthy back to last a lifetime. Free from pain and more energetic, confident and active, happier, fitter and stronger. Healthy and young again,…
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Back Pain and Tendonitis Part 1
Introduction Tendonitis is most commonly caused by overuse or an injury to a particular tendon, such as a sports injury or repetitive strain injury (RSI). Tendonitis usually occurs at the thumb, elbow, shoulder, hip, knee, heal and wrist, but can occur anywhere there is a tendon. Tendonitis is difficult to diagnose as it shares many…
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