Symptoms of Tendonitis
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Symptoms of Tendonitis

Below I will direct you to pages about symptoms of each location of tendonitis.

As a generalized statement....

Symptoms of Tendonitis start out mild, and as time passes and more Repetitive Movement Injury takes place, the symptoms get worse and worse, and can become severe and the pain disabling.

While Tendonitis can happen from a single event like a race or first day on the job, mostly it comes on over time...and you didn't even notice it until it got bad.

Maybe you noticed some ache, but assumed it would go away.

Maybe you took a couple days off, and the pain went away, but now it's back.

That's how it works. Left to it's own devices, it will get worse.

Tendonitis Symptoms include:

* Ache and Pain, -especially- when the body part is being used.

* Sharp and/or shooting pain. Again, mostly with movement.

* Numbness and/or Tingling.

* Muscle weakness, which can be due from nerve impingement and/or so much potential pain the the muscle doesn't fire fully.

* Occasional or constant Spasm in the affected muscles.

Symptoms of Tendonitis by Location

Achilles Tendonitis Symptoms

Achilles Tendonitis is damage on the Achilles Tendon of the lower leg.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Symptoms

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is tendonitis commonly associated with the palm side of the wrist of the lower arm.

Neck Tendonitis Symptoms

Tendonitis of the Neck rarely happens as a Repetitive Strain Injury.

However, sudden impact injuries like car crashes cause Whiplash.

Whiplash, for all intents and purposes, is Neck Tendonitis.

Plantar Fasciitis Symptoms

Plantar Fasciitis is an issue with the connective tissue of the bottom of the foot, including Tendonitis of the tendon that attaches to the heel bone.

Shin Splints Symptoms

Shin Splints is Tendonitis on the front part of the shins, of tendon connecting muscle to the shin bone, the Tibialus.

One can get Anterior and/or Posterior Shin Splints, the Anterior is the most common.

Shoulder Tendonitis Symptoms

Shoulder Tendonitis is Tendonitis of Rotator Cuff tendons.

This can be one or more of the Biceps tendons, Supraspinatus tendon, Subscapularis tendon, Teres Minor tendon, and Infraspinatus tendon.

Any other muscle that connects to the top of the arm/shoulder can play a role as well, including Pectoralis Major, Latissimus Dorsai, Teres Major, etc.

Tennis Elbow Symptoms

Tennis Elbow is Tendonitis in the area of the Lateral Epicondyle, or outside of the elbow.

The forearm muscles on the top of your forearm connect to tendon, which then connects to bone.

Wrist Tendonitis Symptoms

Wrist Tendonitis is Tendonitis on...you guessed it...the wrist.

Forearm muscles turn into tendons which cross the wrist joint and attach to the bones of the wrist.

You can have Wrist Tendonitis on the front and/or back of the wrist.

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