A tendon injury refers to the damage, irritation, or complete tendon disruption of the thick, fibrous cords that attach your tendon muscles to your bones. These injuries range from mild tendon inflammation (often called tendonitis) to a complete tendon tear or a sudden tendon rupture.
Commonly affected areas include the rotator cuff tendons in the shoulder, the biceps tendon, and the achilles tendon, which is the largest tendon in the body. When these tissues are compromised, they can cause significant tendon muscles pain and limit your range of motion
Repetitive stress from overhead movements or lifting.
Sudden acute injuries from sports or high-impact falls.
Age-related wear leading to a soft tendon.
Direct trauma causing a pectoralis major tendon tear.
Tissue overloading resulting in a distal biceps tear.
Repetitive injuries from manual labor or workplace tasks.
Poor biomechanics causing posterior tibial tendon inflammation.
Skipping warm-ups, increasing risk for athletes injuries.
Degeneration leading to a partial rupture of biceps tendon.
Sudden acceleration causing an achilles rupture.
Age: Loss of flexibility and tendon tightness.
Sports: Activities involving jumping or throwing.
Occupations: Repetitive reaching or heavy lifting.
History: A previous torn shoulder muscle.
Equipment: Worn-out shoes during high-impact exercise.
Intensity: Sudden increases in workout routines.
Health: Conditions impacting overall tendon health.
Anatomy: Bone spurs irritating the rotator cuff.
Medications: Drugs that weaken the achilles tendon.
Weakness: Poorly conditioned rotator cuff muscles.
Sharp or dull tendon ache.
Rotator cuff soreness during movement.
Visible achilles tendon tear bruising.
Popping sounds during tendon rupture.
Inability to lift your arm.
Achilles tendon tenderness at the heel.
Weakness when rotating the affected limb.
Posterior tibial tendon sore feelings.
Stiffness after periods of inactivity.
Biceps tendon hurts when bending.
Treatments range from conservative treatment to surgery. Our goal is to provide you with the best treatment plan to reduce pain, but these treatments do not change the underlying source of pain. Medical treatments are often used in combination such as: medications, physical therapy programs, and injection therapy.
Treats radiating pain; deposit the medication, typically steroids in the epidural space of the spine.
Targets a specific spinal nerve and deposit medication around the nerve at the point where it exits the intervertebral foramen (bony opening between adjacent vertebrae).
Treat pain stemming from a specific facet joint.
Deposit medication around the medial branches of spinal nerves. The medial branch is a nerve that sends pain signals to the brain from an arthritic facet joint. An injection directed around the medial branch can relieve neck and lower back pain.
Treats pain by lesioning medial branch nerves of the facet joints.
