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Apr 23, 2018
wrist pain but no swelling
Hello, i have been experiencing pain in my right wrist, on the inside, below my thumb for about 2 weeks. i am not quite sure what i did to it. i do work
Apr 22, 2018
Tendonitis Pain In Right Hand, Wrist, Top Of Hand, Knuckles, Fingers, and Forearm
I have had the electro tests on my nerves and they do not believe I have carpal tunnel. The doctor there told me it is more likely to be tendonitis.
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Apr 22, 2018
Severe and debilitating pain in left elbow, doctors no help
Hi, I'm very excited about finding your page as it explains SO much that even the doctors haven't been able to explain. THANK YOU!!!Over a year ago my
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Apr 22, 2018
24 year old with Wrist Pain that reappears every few months or so
Hi, I'm a 24 year old female and for about the last year or two I've been having issues with my right wrist. The pain will suddenly begin out of nowhere,
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Apr 22, 2018
Plantar Fasciitis is back after Topaz surgery, with more pain and lump
I had been having foot problems for nearly 2 years. I had anti-inflammatories then opted to have cortisone injections. After the first injection,
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Apr 19, 2018
Possible Trigger Finger and Guitar Tendonitis symptoms from starting to play guitar again
Hello Joshua, I have been playing guitar for about 10 years now, practicing at LEAST 3-4 hours a day and never had a problem with my hands. That is
Apr 19, 2018
Achilles Tendonitis Surgery two years ago, still healing.
Looks like I'm the first story on here. Cool! 4 years ago I started having pain in my right Achilles Tendon, halfway between the calf and the heel.
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Apr 17, 2018
Had carpal tunnel surgery and still have pain in my hands.
I had carpel tunnel surgery on both of my hands sept 2009 and after that my hand have not been better. I am in pain with my fingers, hand and wrist. I
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Apr 17, 2018
Does feet and legs have to do with CarpalTunnel Syndrome??
It started 4 months ago, I woke up with my both hands tingling, so far i have this every day. During the day while I am moving its OK but then when I
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Apr 17, 2018
I have carpel tunnel so I had to get the nerve test now lump and bone spur
I was not prepared for the pain and the shocks you get from the test. It was very painful!! But my concern is after the test my thumb started to get
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Apr 15, 2018
Plantar Facia release and heel spur removal - One month ago
This is just sort of an FYI, because I know a lot of people have plantar fasciitis and heel spurs. I'm writing this because these are things that doctors
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Apr 15, 2018
Help identifying inner elbow pain, can't straighten arm
I am a 39 year old male and live in Maryland. I am in good physical health. Average weight. Average height. No medical history. Pretty much problem free
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Apr 14, 2018
A Soft Lump On The Inner Part Of My Wrist. Is It Carpal Tunnel?
My wrist usually has a soft lump on the inner part. Is that carpal tunnel? Usually this happens when i lift heavy objects. ---- Joshua Answers:
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Apr 14, 2018
Achilles Tendon Rupture, complications after surgery, numbness in foot and toes
Hi all, I'm 20 weeks post op. My surgery to repair a completely ruptured achilles was on March 12, 2012. I was in a cast for 2 weeks, then the stitches
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Apr 11, 2018
Tenosynovitis and Tendonitis in multiple joints, what can cause this?
In the last few years I have been diagnosed with tendonitis, tenosynovitis, and tendonopathy in my feet, wrists, thumbs, shoulders, and also as having
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Apr 11, 2018
Chance of recovering from Ciprofloxacin side effects?
I agree with all that you have listed about Ciprofloxacin. I have taken it for 3 days 250 mg I believe. Took 2 a day for 3 days. I began to experience
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Apr 09, 2018
Playing guitar is getting a nightmare
Hi! I had my first episode with what probably is some kind of tendonitis back in April 2016. I play guitar since I was a teenager (almost 15 years), always
Apr 09, 2018
New Mom, Crappy Wrists
Hi Joshua, I just recently had my first baby who is now 3 months old. I'm 25 years old and am generally a healthy person unless i'm sick with a cold
Apr 09, 2018
Long term hand injury from punching a wall, hand tendonitis and knuckle pain
Hi Joshua, A year ago I hurt my right hand during a incident where I punched a stone wall. I remember immediately feeling sharp pains in my knuckles
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Apr 08, 2018
Needing relief from hand pain; Physical Therapy not much help so far.
I'm nearing 50 and have worked on computers all my life. I've also gamed off-and-on for years at a time throughout my life and rarely had any overuse problems.
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Apr 07, 2018
Joshua Tucker, Massage Therapist, The Tendonitis Expert
Joshua Tucker is an Expert at Eliminating Tendonitis and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. That means he knows how to help you live pain free.
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Apr 05, 2018
Persistant, abundunt, unhealing tendonitis in 17 year old female!?
Hello! I'm 17 years old and have been suffering with tendinitis for 1 1/2 years, but already it's lost me an athletic scholarship, limited my mobility
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Apr 02, 2018
Tendinitis vs Tendinosis? Long Time Athlete Who Can't Train Anymore
I am a 45 year old female, very active for most of my adult life, a dance and fitness instructor, runner and triathlete, but am now at the point where
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Mar 30, 2018
Want To Return My Levaquin Prescription
I was recently prescribed Levaquin. After reading your article I want to contact my doctor and tell her to send me a refund for the two prescriptions I
Mar 27, 2018
Pinching, sharp pain after blood drawn
About two weeks ago I had a routine blood draw. Now, whenever I straighten my arm or attempt to lift something slightly heavy (i.e. gallon of milk) I
Mar 27, 2018
Ice Dipping - When?
With the ice dip procedure for wrist tendonitis, is the dipping supposed to be done once a day, dipping the wrist at least 10 times in a 2 hour span?
Mar 27, 2018
Terrible Pain From Wrist Tendonitis and Ganglion Cyst
Hello, I have been having right wrist pain for several years. Three years ago I had repetitive motion tendonitis from using a tape machine at work. I have
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Mar 26, 2018
Loss of strength in left arm after heavy lifting
Hi, I started going seriously to the Gym and eating healthy on Jan 2 of this year, after 4 weeks of training i decided to go real heavy for 4 weeks, working
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Mar 24, 2018
Is it possible to correct Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendonitis and if so how?
I joined the military with no foot problem that I was aware of. I was required to run many times every day for 6 weeks. I not only ran accidently in
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Mar 24, 2018
Thumb Tendonitis or Thumb Tenosynovitis? Shooting Pain In The Thumb
I have a shooting pain in my thumb when I do certain activities involving grabbing something. There is no swelling or pain under normal movement but when
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Mar 24, 2018
I have foot tendonitis and have to wear a boot for support
I found out I have tendonitis in my right heel and foot. I have to wear a boot for a week is the boot for ankle tendonitis the right thing for tendonitis
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Mar 24, 2018
Tendonitis pain around thumbs when grasping objects
Dear Joshua, Your site is amazingly informative. I am having a bit of pain in both hands, around the thumb (in the basal joint area from what I can
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Mar 24, 2018
Fractured Fibula, Healing But Pain Won't Go Away
On 7/28 I fractured my fibula. On 7/30 I was put in an air cast by a nurse practioner and the orthopedist office. I kept the cast on except for showering
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Mar 08, 2018
Quad Injury from Biking
I am a 51 year old male and fairly active cyclist in otherwise pretty good health who injured my quad tendons through over exerting on a training bike
Mar 05, 2018
Achilles Tendon Severed At Heel In Accident
11 weeks ago I stepped on a piece of broken glass and it pivoted up and through the back of my heel, completely severing my achilles tendon (and gashing
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Mar 02, 2018
Chemical Tendotitis From The H1N1 Flu Shot
Recently I received the H1N1 vaccine, and the nurse inserted the needle in my shoulder not my muscle. For the first week I could not lift my shoulder above
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Mar 02, 2018
chronic jaw tension, dizziness, and possible sinus infection
I've been suffering from extreme jaw tightness and dizziness for 5 months now. I am at the point where I feel completely hopeless. So many of the doctors
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Mar 02, 2018
I can hardly hold anything in my left hand due to weakness and pain in my wrist!!
Hello..well first of all I should start with saying that my name is Maria and I am 21 years old.. I just had a baby 2 and a half months ago. About a
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Mar 02, 2018
Severed Achilles Tendon - no pain and can still walk with a limp - can I just not treat ?
I severed my Achilles tendon 6 weeks ago. An MRI only just revealed a 2cm gap between the two ends of my Achilles tendon There is no sign of any fibrous
Mar 02, 2018
Why Only "5 to 10 second" Ice baths for "Tennis Elbow"?
Hi I have what I assume is tennis elbow, had it on and off for 10 years. Was a bit lazy in treating it, and now it has reappeared. (I also have pain from
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Mar 02, 2018
Does tendonitis include snapping and clicking at the elbow?
I have been an office manager for 18 years. Due to having a desk job, I suffer with pain in my elbow, shoulder, rotator cuff & shoulder blade. With this
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Mar 02, 2018
Peroneal Tendonitis and lump on tendon Division 1 Cross country runner
Hi Joshua, I've been suffering from chronic pain in my foot and was diagnosed with peroneal tendonitis and possible partial tendon tears (in the peroneus
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Mar 01, 2018
Achilles Tendonitis and high protein diets
I started a high protein/low carb diet in late January this year. By the end of Feb, I had lost about 6 kg. At that time, (late Feb) I also got Achilies
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Mar 01, 2018
Foot pain from taking Levaquin for an upper respiratory infection
Took Levaquin for an upper respiratory infection. This was my 3rd round of antibiotics. Started out with Amoxicillin for sinus infection. It moved
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Mar 01, 2018
1 week post-op Achilles Tendon Tear repair, pain increasing
I am Patrice, a healthy and active 40 year old. I tore my achilles tendon at work on 12/12/10. I had surgery to repair the tendon on 1/19/11. The surgery
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Feb 18, 2018
My 16 year old son has pain in his wrists, possibly tendonitis, from rock climbing?
Hi Joshua, My 16 year old son is an avid rock climber. He has been climbing for over a year, and is in love with the sport. The past few months his
Feb 18, 2018
Update on my wrist tendonitis
Hey Joshua, I've been applying your ice-dipping routines to my left arm since I heard about it on your page about 2 months ago. Thus far it has given
Feb 17, 2018
Failed Plantar Fasciitis Release Surgery
6 years ago I agreed to Plantar Fasciitis Release surgery on my right foot because a Podiatrist insisted that I had no other choice. I had already had
Feb 17, 2018
Achilles Tendonitis, and Want To Be Running Again
I am a runner, last year I averaged 35 miles a week, did multiple races and the 2008 Chicago Marathon. Since around the end of Oct. 2008 I have had achilles
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Recent Articles
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wrist pain but no swelling
Apr 23, 18 02:03 PM
Hello, i have been experiencing pain in my right wrist, on the inside, below my thumb for about 2 weeks. i am not quite sure what i did to it. i do work
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Tendonitis Pain In Right Hand, Wrist, Top Of Hand, Knuckles, Fingers, and Forearm
Apr 22, 18 07:39 PM
I have had the electro tests on my nerves and they do not believe I have carpal tunnel. The doctor there told me it is more likely to be tendonitis.
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Severe and debilitating pain in left elbow, doctors no help
Apr 22, 18 07:31 PM
Hi, I'm very excited about finding your page as it explains SO much that even the doctors haven't been able to explain. THANK YOU!!!Over a year ago my
