Holistic Tendinitis Treatment At CSC

Chiropractic Specialty Center® (CSC)  offers the best tendinitis care in Malaysia through our chiropractors and physiotherapist’s integrative efforts for lasting relief. Learn the 10 things you need to know about tendon problems. 

Chiropractic Specialty Center® offers the best tendonitis treatment in Malaysia. The care you get in our center is through advanced methods of corrective chiropractic combined with physiotherapy. The term tendinitis is a reference to tendon inflammation resulting from an injury. If neglected, it can lead to degenerative changes within tendons or muscles. Before we cover renditions treatment, let’s review what tendons are and how they differ from muscles and ligaments.

Differences Between Tendon, Muscle & Ligament

Tendons are sources of pain and decreased mobility for millions of spine and joint patients. Ligaments, tendons, and muscles are collectively known as soft tissues. Our tendinitis treatment is through the combined efforts of our chiropractors and physiotherapists. The care you get from our clinical teams concentrates on tendons as much as it does on muscles, ligaments, and joints. Their clinical importance is significant. In a short while, we will go over the ten things you need about tendinitis treatment in Malaysia. However, let’s go over the differences between tendons, ligaments, and muscles.

A tendon is a sturdy, elastic fibrous band of connective tissue at each end of a muscle. Tendons connect muscles to bones. On the other hand, ligaments attach or connect bones, forming joints. Ligaments are also flexible structures, but their elasticity is not as good as a tendon’s elasticity. Of course, muscles have the highest level of flexibility. The fundamental difference between tendons and ligaments is that tendons serve to move bones or structures it attaches to, while ligaments provide stability to the two connecting bones.

Difference Between Tenosynovitis & Tendinitis?

As mentioned, muscles are attached to bones by tendons; which can be described as thick cords, in simpler terms. Irritation or inflammation of tendons leads to a condition referred to as tendonitis (tendinitis). There are many causes of tendonitis including serious physical injuries in the affected area, minor but repetitive actions, or infection. tenosynovitis is a highly specific form of tendonitis as you will find out below with our example of de Quervain’s tenosynovitis. 

De Quervain’s tenosynovitis, a painful condition that also limits wrist function, develops when the tendons located at the side of the wrist, just below the bottom of the thumb become inflamed. The abductor pollicis longus and the extensor pollicis brevis, normally extending and attached to the joints in the thumb are the two main tendons affected by this condition.

These tendons share a casing, through which they move smoothly to facilitate fluid thumb and wrist movements. However, when the tendons swell, for one reason or the other, they end up putting pressure on the casing, and nearby nerves, causing pain and limiting wrist and thumb function.  

Get expert care for your tendinitis and tenosynovitis at CSC today for lasting relief. 

What Are The Common Sites For Tendonitis?

Tendonitis can occur in any part of your body. As long as there are tendons, there can be tendonitis. The most common sites for tendonitis are the shoulder, elbows, wrist, hips: knee, and foot (Achilles heel or plantar fasciitis). Regardless of severity or location, all forms of tendonitis are treatable. The best treatment is focused physiotherapy combined with chiropractic. The absolute worse thing you can do is to get steroid injections. Steroids cause more harm than good. The steroid injection has been shown to cause degeneration in muscles, ligaments, and joints. Recent research reports steroid injections as the leading cause of irreparable damage to bones and cartilage.

Bed Rest & Tendinitis Pain Recovery As Described By Our Chiropractors

Avoidance of painful activities is better than total bed rest. The common saying of “use-it-or-lose-it” applies to tendons as much as it pertains to muscles. As recommended by so many, bed rest often led to more issues. When you rest entirely and avoid the use of muscles and tendons, they weaken. Therefore, our chiropractors do not revert to total bed rest, as it is an outdated method of pain management. Instead, we take steps to fix the root cause so that you can return to an active life as soon as possible. Hence, call us today for the best-non-invasive tendinitis treatment in Malaysia.

Difference Between Corrective Tendinitis Treatment & Passive Or General Tendon Therapy Options

General tendon therapy is not focused or targeted on the cause or level of injury. To recover, you need precision targeting of the injured area with corrective methods to repair the damage without injections or surgery. We use advanced methodology enriched with therapy devices that fix and repair the damage. As such, you recover faster.

Another critical difference between competing centers and CSC is our ability to provide you exceptional treatment by combining passive and active therapy methods for lasting relief. Passive therapies are those provided through electrotherapy, cryotherapy, or ultrasound therapy. Active treatments or therapies are condition-specific stretchings, exercises, and manual treatments that improve the injured tissues’ strength and function. Passive therapies are essential at the onset of pain or injury. However, they are limited, and as such, patients recover much slower. Our clinical teams’ treatment incorporates methods of passive with active therapies for a full recovery.

Should You Consider Tendinitis Treatment Through Steroid Injections?

Tendinitis treatment through steroidal injections has failed to produce the results patients need! Moreover, steroids accelerate degenerative changes in joints and soft tissues (muscles, ligaments, and tendons). A great example of a condition that should avoid steroid injections is Eagle syndrome.

Eagle syndrome is a complicated condition that results when the tendon of the styloid muscle calcifies, causing the styloid bone to elongate. The elongation of the styloid bone causes nerve impingement and may even compress the blood vessels in your upper back. Steiodial injection in any part, especially in the upper neck, may result in serious complications. So, before opting for any form of invasive therapy for a tendon issue, contact us. We have several therapy and treatment options that work better.

To summarize, you are better off doing nothing rather than opting for steroidal injections. Aside from being painful, steroid injections are relatively short-lived. Some may even get more pain than relief! And some have severe and even life-threatening complications. The injection of substances into a tendon is not effective in clinical trials. Steroidal injections can lead to additional or hidden damages that surface later. So, avoid the needle, don’t cover your problem with chemicals, and fix them. Let our chiropractors and physiotherapists help you recover without steroidal inactions.

Should You Opt For Aggressive Or Intensive Stretching & Exercises For Your Tendinitis Or Tendinopathy?

Stretching and exercise is vital component in tendinitis treatment. However, it would be best to start with mild exercises and stretching at the early stages. Aggressive exercises or excessive stretching can increase the inflammatory processes within your tendons. Before you begin any exercise or stretching program, contact one of our clinical teams for advice: exercise and stretching help when they are condition-specific and focused. Let our clinical teams guide you for a speedy recovery.

Is Massage Therapy Right For Tendinitis Or Tendinopathy?

Massage therapy is a time-honored profession. However, most Malaysian centers provide massage therapy through unskilled or poorly trained therapists. To benefit from massage therapy, it needs specificity and rendered through a certified therapist’s skillful hands. Massage for relaxation and massage for tendon repair and healing are quite different. Physiotherapists should only perform massage therapy for damaged tissue or tissues in need of repair. Chiropractic Specialty Center® has the best clinical teams in physiotherapy. Our clinical teams provide the best tendinitis treatment in Malaysia. We offer a combination of chiropractic with clinical physiotherapy.

If you suffer from tendinitis, it is better to avoid massage and opt for focused manual therapy programs. The physiotherapists of Chiropractic Specialty Center® provide shockwave therapy, cryo-thermal therapy, high-intensity laser therapy, ultrasound therapy, electrotherapy,  manual therapy, myofascial release, or trigger point therapy.

Tendinopathy & Tendinitis Can Lead To Tears Or Ruptures

Tendinitis or tendonitis is the most common term used to describe a tendon injury that causes swelling and pain. Tendon rupture or tears can result from a sudden injury or neglected or chronic issues, such as tendinopathy. It is common to have a tendon disorder and not feel pain. In some individuals, the tendon may swell (tendinitis), causing pain and discomfort. If the condition persists, it can lead to tears or even ruptures. Therefore, it is better to enroll in our tendinitis treatment as soon as you notice any swelling, discomfort, or pain.

Corrective care rendered by our experts can help avoid ruptures. A ruptured tendon is a serious condition. Get corrective care that restores your tendons’ integrity without surgery or injections.

Avoid Taking Shortcuts Or Going For Quick Fixes

Life teaches us that shortcuts are often more challenging than straightforward routes. But, in ligament, muscle, and tendon care, shortcuts and quick fixes usually end with disastrous outcomes. In the field of spine and joint treatments, there are no shortcuts. Anyone who tells you otherwise clearly does not understand soft tissue injury or repair. Don’t listen to the inexperienced, and opt for targeted tendinitis treatment for lasting relief.

Understand The Impact Of Loads & Weights Placed On Tendons, Muscles & Ligaments

Putting excessive loads or stressing tendons, muscles, or ligaments can lead to extreme damage and prolong your recovery. Your soft tissues (ligaments, muscles, and tendons) are like springs. In other words, they change shape and size depending on the activity or stresses placed on them.

Extreme changes occur when you are jumping or changing direction during a sprint or when jogging at a fast pace. Why is this important? Knowing this should help you understand why you need to take it easy when injured. So, to avoid further injury, start slowly, avoid fast pace activities, and use lighter weights during your exercise programs.

What Should You Do If You Have Tendinitis Or Muscle Injury?

Take care of your body, and avoid the neglect of minor injuries. And when seeking professional care, make sure the center you visit is the best in your city. Even if you have to travel a bit, do so. Your future health and wellbeing depend on the complete recovery of all root causes.

Far too often, we get patients that have sought care from the unlearned or the inexperienced. Do your homework, find the best tendinitis treatment center in your city. If you live in Malaysia, visit a Chiropractic Specialty Center® near you. We offer the most comprehensive & holistic tendinitis treatment in Malaysia at CSC for a lasting relief.