What is Tendonitis?
Tendonitis is a disease in which there is inflammation or irritation of a tendon. Tendons are layers of tissue cells which attach the bone to the muscle. When you suffer from any such inflammation, pain is felt near the joint. There is no limit to the occurrence of tendonitis, but the most common sites of its occurrence are wrists, elbows, shoulders, and heels. The pain makes you unable to move the ruptured joint that 
has been affected by the disease. Tendonitis is characterized by injuries that are chronically prolonged and remain unhealed.
Occurrence and Symptoms
The prevalence of tendonitis is seen in people who do not have an active body, those doing repetitive movements, and those who are elderly. Researchers have discovered that the most common reason for the occurrence of tendonitis is repetitive action, which uses the tendons to do the same work over and over again. Therefore, people who tend to perform the same action repeatedly are at a risk of contracting tendonitis. Other reasons include injury, the natural aging process and some diseases.
When you suffer from the disease, you feel pain around the affected area. As tendonitis makes the affected area tender, you tend to feel more pain. Also, there may be swelling or tightening of the muscles.
While tendonitis will cause a lot of pain, it can still be treated. The burst of the tendon will leave you with no choice other than getting surgical repairs. You can help yourself to stay out of the danger zone by using good medication that curtails discomfort, which includes fatigue and injury, using good and healthy methods to make your body parts work, taking proper rests, and staying away from the negative medications. Initially, patients suffer from a lower amount of pain, then gradually the process worsens and the pain is present more often.
Medical Treatment and Topical Medications
The general treatment for tendonitis includes participating in exercise as suggested by the doctor in order to relax the muscles. Covering the affected area with a bandage will make the swelling subside and the concerned tendon relax and contract. These few acts of physical effort will work well with the right type of medication.
Topical prescription agents are a good choice for treating tendonitis, as it will just involve physical application of a cream or ointment over the affected area, followed by waiting to see the difference. The topical prescription works by absorbing deep down into the skin, affecting the layers of the cells. Topical medications are very effective and pose less threat to health.
While tendonitis is primarily an inflammation of the muscles, it can be affectively treated with the use of topical agents, which function around the idea of instant pain relief. With the inflammation of tendons, the cure lies in relaxing the muscles. Therefore, topical medications work fairly well to offset the pain caused by the inflammation. Coming in the form of analgesics and anesthetics, these products reduce the intensity of the pain immediately upon application.
Resources
Tanaka, S., Petersen, M., and Cameron, L. (2001). Prevalence and risk factors of tendinitis and related disorders of the distal upper extremity among U.S. workers: comparison to carpal tunnel syndrome. Am J Med, 39(3), 328 – 335.
