Tendinitis

• Posted on: Aug 1 2016
• By: adminjeff

In his almost 30 years practicing in downtown Brooklyn, Dr. Jeff J. Mollins who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, and documentation of injuries sustained by patients involved in accidents (work accidents, automobile accidents, construction accidents, slip and falls, etc.) often has injured patients come to his office presenting with tendinitis. Tendinitis can range from mild to severe. The sooner tendinitis is diagnosed and treated, the greater the probability that this condition will be resolved and prevent a long term condition, possibly disabling which can potentially be permanent.

Tendinitis is inflammation or irritation of a tendon-any one of the thick fibrous cords that attaches muscle to bone. The condition causes pain and tenderness just outside a joint. While tendonitis can occur in any of your body’s tendons, it’s most common around your shoulders, elbows, wrists, knees and heels. If tendinitis is severe and leads to the rupture of a tendon, you may need surgical repair. But most cases of tendinitis can be successfully treated with rest, physical therapy and medications to reduce pain.

Signs and symptoms of tendinitis tend to occur at the point where a tendon attaches to a bone and typically include:

1. Pain often described as a dull ache, especially when moving the affected limb or joint
2. Tenderness
3. Mild swelling

Although tendinitis can be caused by a sudden injury, the condition is much more likely to stem from the repetition of a particular movement over time. Most people develop tendinitis because their jobs involve repetitive motions, which put stress on the tendons needed to perform the tasks. Tendinitis is more common in people whose job involve:

1. Repetitive motions
2. Awkward positions
3. Frequent overhead reaching
4. Vibration
5. Forceful exertion

Once tendinitis is diagnosed properly, it may be treated by various means. The goals of treatment are to relieve pain and reduce inflammation. Sometimes simply rest, ice, and over the counter pain relievers are all that is needed. Other treatment options (depending on severity) pain relievers, corticosteroids, platelet-rich plasma (PRP), and therapy (exercises designed to stretch and strengthen the affected muscle-tendon unit).

Remember, if tendinitis is a result of an on the job injury (whether due to an immediate traumatic accident or long term repetitive stress), it is considered a workers compensation injury. Therefore, you must be treated by a doctor who is certified to treat workers compensation patients. Dr. Jeff J. Mollins (certified New York State workers compensation doctor), can treat this condition with no cost to you. If needed to miss work (due to the injury), you can be compensated for your lost wages until you are physically able to return to work. So if you sustain tendinitis (or any injury sustained at work) call Dr. Mollins immediately.

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