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Wrist Tendonitis Tendonitis of the wrist is quite common among athletes; over a quarter of all athletic injuries involve injuries to the wrist or hand. Overuse injuries to the wrist usually involves tendonitis, tenosynovitis, stress fractures and tunnel syndromes (ie. carpal tunnel syndrome). The wrist provides positioning and support for the hand, combining strength, specific positioning and stability with a wide range of movement. Tendons in the wrist are closely attached to the joint, and this results in high tension in these tendons when powering wrist movement. The anatomy of the wrist is essentially unstable, relying on the restraint of many tendons, muscles and ligaments to prevent collapse of the carpal bones. Any condition affecting the function of the wrist tendons will definitely result in a reduction of grip strength. Injury to tendons in the wrist typically originate from work related movement (usually from forceful repetitive actions) or from sport activities that involve forced, repetitive overuse of the write. Clarity in determining cause is difficult, as factors such as gender, neurogenic (nerve), hormones and mechanics influence the level of risk for wrist tendonitis. Wrist Tendonitis TreatmentThe wrist will continue to be inflamed until you allow it to rest from the pain causing activity. Continued damage will cause chronic inflammation, secondary adhesion and general degeneration of the tendon. The tendon sheath itself with probably be injured as the tendon swells, increasing the pain of the condition. When treating the wrist tendon(s), rest the area, apply cold compression for 10-20 minutes at a time for at least 3 times a day. Do this to the injured area for the first day to 3 days of inflammation. Blood Flow Stimulation Therapy may be used after the acute swelling is improved and rest prevents further muscle injury. This can be further helped by the use of therapeutic ultrasound applications over the affected area, as it reduces swelling quickly, minimizes scar tissue build up and increases blood flow to the area.  Often when a tendon injury occurs, the injured area is rested a bit, a pain killer is taken and we continue on with our normal activities. If the strain was minor, the body may be able to heal the tendon fibers normally. Unfortunately, this is not the usual result because the injured tendon is being used instead of rested. Because of the stress on the tendon, the body heals the injured fibers by binding them together with fibrotic adhesions or scar tissue. This is done in an attempt to prevent further damage to the injured area. It is a normal protective response of the body. The trick to any tendon injury is getting it to heal with minimal scar tissue formation and with as much realignment of tendon fibers as possible - something Blood Flow Stimulation Therapy and ultrasound are great at! Even with optimum healing there is always less elasticity in a previously injured tendon. The trick is to make sure you heal it the best you can, that way your chance of reinjury down the road is much lower than average - which is well over 50%.
| Tendon Injury Facts: When the tendon gets inflamed it is known as tendonitis, and when the tendons are chronically overused, it may lead to microscopic tears in the collagen matrix and causes a gradual weakening of the tissues. Achilles tendonitis is a common injury among runners, as the Achilles tendon is responsible for helping you lift off the ground with each stride. As computers become ever more important elements of the work place and everyday life, incidents of wrist tendonitis are on the rise. Oral Medications can mask the pain but do not aid in the healing of tendonitis. Anti-inflammatories and pain killers can cause tendonitis to worsen. Ice and Compression are the easiest and most effective treatments for tendonitis. Dear MendMeShop, The Ultrasound HT-901 with the MendMeShop gel, works! I've suffered with bursitis in my right shoulder for over a year and a half. As you're aware, it can be quite painful. After the first day's treatment, the pain subsided substantially. Thereafter, I have been treating it only as it flares up. The treatments are being applied less frequently. Thank you for a fine product. Rating: Norris Kai Dear MendMeShop, My experience with Mendmeshop has been great from the beginning. I hurt my knees last August, and at one point I couldn't even walk. I had tried everything from chiropractic treatments to physical therapy to traditional rest, and nothing really seemed to help a whole lot. One thing that made my knee problems worse was the muscles spasms I was having in my legs. Nothing really helped these, and they sometimes would last for days. So I ordered the Platinum Knee Therapy Kit because I wanted to try the ultrasound. I have been using it for the past couple of months. The number and frequency muscle spasms have greatly lessened, and this has made healing easier. I use the ultrasound daily, and have found that it can provide immediate relief to pain now that I have been using it for awhile. I also use the cold pack when I feel acute pain, and I find it to be really easy to use and really comfortable. The heat pack is good for when my knees are feeling stiff. The lavender ultrasound gel is very cooling and soothing, and I can feel it going deeply into my knees when I use the ultrasound. I have also been extremely happy with the customer service I have received. The staff have always been happy to answer my questions and very prompt in getting back to me. I even received a personal phone call letting me know when an order would be shipped, which I really appreciated. Thank You Very Much Mendmeshop, and I hope that I can continue ordering products from you for a very long time. Rating: Jessica Dunton  Dear MendMeShop, Thanks so very much for rushing a new adapter for my Ultrasound device. It works perfectly again, and I am excited! Also, it was very kind of you to send a bottle of the Ultrasound Gel, which I can certainly use. I have never dealt with a company that provides the excellent service Mend Me Shop does. Thank you again!! I fell from a ladder onto a cement floor last October and broke my hip--my first broken bone--and was unable to walk for six weeks. My left foot was very swollen and bruised for months afterward. After six weeks, my hip had healed well, and my orthopedic surgeon told me I could walk again. Although I experienced no pain in my hip, there was extreme pain in my heels when I would get up to walk. I apparently banged my feet very hard on the ladder steps when I fell. The orthopedist just shrugged his shoulders and told me there were no broken bones in my foot. He did send me to a podiatrist, who diagnosed inflamed bursae in my heels. He simply told me to wear shoes with a little heel, to purchase some inexpensive heel cups, and said it might take a year or two for my feet to heal. I followed the podiatrist's instructions, which eased the pain very little. I am so thankful I was introduced to the Ultrasound device! I have used it three weeks per Mend Me Shop's instructions and am now taking the fourth week off. My heels are 99% better, and I have almost no pain in them at this time. I am going to continue the treatment for another week or so until I feel certain everything has healed and then plan to use it for some arthritis in my right knee. Thank you, Mend Me Shop, from the depths of my heart (and my husband's too)! Rating: Linda Johnson           |
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