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Tendonitis

Tendonitis. By: Tamein Jackson. What is Tendonitis . A tendon is a tough yet flexible band of fibrous tissue. The tendon is the structure in your body that connects your muscles to the bone. Symptoms.

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Tendonitis

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  1. Tendonitis By: Tamein Jackson

  2. What is Tendonitis • A tendon is a tough yet flexible band of fibrous tissue. The tendon is the structure in your body that connects your muscles to the bone.

  3. Symptoms • Tenderness directly over the tendon. There’s pain with movement of muscles and tendons. Also swelling of the tendon.

  4. Prevalence • It’s a common sports injury, often occurs from overuse. Nationally, there are 400,000 cases of tendonitis each month. This means, there are 4,800,000 cases of tendonitis each year.

  5. Causes • Overuse injuries to tendons demand too much from the tendon without allowing the tendon to have time to repair. There’s also trauma, tendons become inflamed after a traumatic injury.

  6. Treatments • To treat tendonitis doctors prescribe non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Such as aspirin and ibuprofen. • Also resting is a big part of recovering or treating the tendon.

  7. Interesting Facts • Tendon problems account for almost 30% of all running injuries and 40% of all tennis injuries.

  8. Works Cited • Sports Medicine.about.com • Orthopedics.about.com • Eorthopod.com

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