Tendinitis in Bogotá, Colombia

What is tendinitis?

It is irritation or injury of a tendon, the tissue connecting muscle to bone. The term tendinopathy is now widely used, because in most cases the problem is overload and tendon degeneration rather than pure inflammation.

Where does it most often occur?

In the shoulder (rotator cuff), elbow (tennis and golfer's elbow), wrist and thumb (De Quervain's tendinitis), knee (patellar tendon) and ankle (Achilles tendon).

What causes it?

Repetitive movements at work or in sports, sudden increases in activity, poor technique, inadequate footwear or equipment, and factors such as age, diabetes or certain antibiotics.

How is it treated?

Adjust activity without fully immobilizing, ice, pain relievers for a few days and, above all, progressive loading exercises guided by physical therapy, which give the best results. Shockwave therapy or platelet-rich plasma is used for persistent cases. Steroid injections are used with caution, especially in the Achilles tendon.

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