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Bursitis, Tendinitis, Epicondylitis
Bursitis - The bursae, small sacs or cavities
lined with synovial fluid (a viscous liquid), can become inflamed with
abrupt movement or repeated rubbing. The little sacs of synovia allow
the muscles, bones, and ligaments to move smoothly without colliding, preventing
friction and irritation. An inflamed bursae causes sharp pain that may
be aggravated by certain movements that produce friction on the affected
bursae. The inflammation may be considered acute or chronic,
depending on the particular case. Bursitis of the shoulder is the
most frequent form, and the best known. However bursitis may also occur
in the knee or any other joint.
Tendinitis - Tendinitis is an inflammation of the tendon, a strong fibrous band that attaches a muscle, most commonly to a bone. The inflammation may occur with sudden, abrupt movement, repeated movement, or a grinding effect. The diagnosis of Tendinitis will be confirmed if you experience pain when you make an effort to raise the affected limb, but not when someone else raises it for you.
Epicondylitis - Epicondylitis is an inflammation of the epicondyle, where the tendons are attached to the elbow joint. It frequently occurs with repeated movements of the arm or a repeated rotation of the wrist. Most likely to suffer from this type of problem are people whose professional or athletic activities involve repeated movements, such as truck drivers secretaries , manual labourers, tennis players, golf players, and so on.
Pain or hypersensitivity caused by the inflammation may extend to the end of the forearm or towards the shoulder Sometimes, irritation of a nerve in the neck causes pain in the elbow that is felt from the forearm to the thumb. Small lesions in the elbow cartilage may also provoke Epicondylitis, in which case you would be unable to extend your arm fully. This also occurs in people who have had some trauma to the forearm.
Epicondylitis may result in limited use of the fore arm and hand, ruling out certain sports or work- related activities. Chiropractic treatment will eliminate the problem and help you regain the use of your arm or hand.
Your chiropractor is the best health-care professional to treat any problem related to the nervous system or the musculoskeletal system. As long as the disorder is not genetic or infectious, the chiropractor can intervene, since the problem is frequently a non-invasive pathology that can be reversed quite naturally and treated without medication or surgery.
Chiropractors have undertaken four to five academic years of education
and clinical training in chiropractic schools, encompassing no less than
4,500 hours of instruction. They learn to diagnose health problems
through a combination of questionnaires, examinations and X-rays.
For those who prefer to avoid medication and surgery as much as
possible, chiropractic care is the natural choice.