Tendonitis Can Be Cured

What are tendons, and what do they do?

Tendons are composed of white fibrous tissue that connects muscles to bones. Without tendons, muscles, and a proper nerve supply, a person would be unable to move the various body parts.

What causes Tendinitis, and whom does it affect?

The tendons are innocent victims of muscle over-use, or abuse.

Please Note: It is what the body considers is over-use, not the brain!

B. Direct injury to the tendons and muscles.

C. Certain drugs can either initiate this condition or make it worse while taking them.

1. Antibiotics called fluoroquinolones, (brand names Cipro, Floxin, and Levaquin) used to treat bladder, respiratory, and other infections. These can inflame, and even rupture tendons.

2. Also, Ciprofloxacin, Enoxacin, Lomefloxacin, Norlofloxicin, and Ofloxicin.

3. Certain Cholesterol lowering drugs such as Zocor, Lipitor, Baycol, Pravachol, Lescol, and Mevacor can rarely bring on Rhabdomyolysis, (deterioration of the muscles). If you are taking any of the above drugs, ask your doctor if he can switch you to something different before you begin our treatment program.

4. The chronologically gifted are subject to tendinitis. Why? Because, as we age, we lose muscle mass, muscle strength, muscle tone and elasticity. This places stress on the tendons, and leads to tendinitis even when there is no over-use.

The following collage is only representative of the various activities that can precipitate tendinitis. Some others are aerobic exercises, rock and mountain climbing, handball, racquetball, mail handling, tennis, repetitive factory work, or any other repetitive muscle-tendon activity.