On 13/2/11, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >Actually, it's not inflamed. That's why they now call it "tendinosis" >rather than "tendinitis" (and why they haven't recommended any >antiinflammatory meds for you). It turns out that tendons don't get >inflammation. The sad thing is that (as of 2002, anyway) 8 out of 10 >*medical textbooks* still indicate that tendon overuse injuries >involve inflammation, even though it has been shown not to be the >case. > >I'm currently working my way through patellar tendonosis and all the >literature dispensed by my physical therapist still tells me that it's >inflammation... :( > >Here's an editorial from the British Medical Journal on the subject >for anyone interested in that sort of thing: >http://www.robertstech.com/stuff/tendonosis.pdf
I had lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) last summer and self-cured over three months using a small vibrating device which promotes blood flow through the affected area and thus healing. I can vouch for this - it works. Frankie, don't put ice on it, put heat on it - promote blood flow and therefore healing :) This thing (specifically for elbows) really worked: <http://tenease.com/index.php> -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ---------- http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
