When one hears the word “tendonitis” (aka tendinitis), the first thing that usually comes to mind is tennis elbow. However, there are many different parts of the body that can be afflicted with this condition besides your elbow. After all, as its name implies, tendonitis is an irritation or inflammation of a tendon, the thick…
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What is Tendonitis?
Tendonitis, put simply, is an inflammation of one of the body’s many tendons. Tendons are the strong, fibrous cords that attach muscle to bone. While made of similar material as ligaments, the difference between the two is ligaments connect bone to bone, while tendons connect bone to muscle. Tendonitis is considered to be a type…
Common Causes of Tendonitis
Tendonitis (also tendinitis) is an inflammation, or irritation, of one of the body’s many tendons. To understand the cause of tendonitis, you should first know what tendons are and what they do; tendons are strong, somewhat elastic, fibrous cords of tissue that attach various muscles to bones. Tendons enable movement by working with the surrounding…