If you’ve been told you have “tendonitis” in your Achilles, peroneal tendon, or another tendon in your ankle, that term may be outdated. More importantly, it could be leading you toward the wrong approach for recovery. Tendonitis suggests that inflammation is the main cause of your pain. This can make it seem like the answer […]
Tendonitis vs. Tendinopathy: Why the Difference Matters Read More »
Tennis elbow rarely gets better by simply resting your forearm and waiting for the pain to fade. The problem may not start at your elbow at all. In some cases, weakness around your shoulder blade and mid-back may also play a role in why your elbow continues to hurt. If you have pain around the
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One of the most common mistakes people make after an abdominal strain is jumping straight into exercises they already know, like sit-ups, crunches, and leg raises, and calling it rehab. The problem isn’t that these exercises are inherently bad. The problem is that they can place significant stress on healing tissue before it’s ready. If
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Two people can go through the exact same car accident and end up in completely different places a year later. One may be back to normal, while the other may still be dealing with pain. That difference may have less to do with the physical injury than you would think. Whiplash occurs when the head
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You do not need an MRI to know how to rehab a calf strain. Waiting for a scan to look “fully healed” before returning to activity is also the wrong benchmark. This is one of the most common misconceptions after a calf muscle injury. Research on similar lower-body muscle strains shows that MRIs often provide
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If your Achilles tendon looks “damaged” on an MRI or ultrasound, that finding may have nothing to do with why it hurts. This trips up almost everyone with Achilles tendinopathy. Research shows that tendon abnormalities on imaging can appear in 0 to 80% of people with no symptoms at all. One study found tendon pathology
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The biggest mistake people make with front-of-shoulder pain is assuming that a special test or MRI can tell them exactly what’s wrong. Usually, it can’t. If you’ve had a shoulder exam where someone pressed on a specific spot or performed a special test to “confirm” biceps tendon pain, you should know that research shows these
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Stretching more, resting more, and waiting for the pain to go away is a common approach people take when dealing with proximal hamstring tendinopathy. Unfortunately, this strategy often does not address the actual problem. The missing piece is usually progressive loading: gradually rebuilding the tendon’s ability to tolerate stress and return to normal activity. Where
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The advice many people with neck pain and nerve symptoms receive, whether from a well-meaning family member, an online article, or even a healthcare provider, is some version of “fix your posture.” Keep your shoulders back. Sit up straight. Stop slouching. For people dealing with neck pain and nerve symptoms, this can be one of
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Resting until your knee feels better is one of the most common mistakes people make with quad tendon pain. It seems logical: pain means something is wrong, and if something is wrong, you should stop doing the activity that hurts. The problem is that tendon pain does not always follow that logic. If you have
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