What to do use for tendonitis?

AsrarHussain

I was wondering is it best to use a ice or heat pad to heal tendonitis, i heard using a heat pad and when resting will promote blood to tv tendons and after training use ice.
I have been icing my tendon whilst sitting at home should I change to using heat pad.

nowine4me

I use Advil and ice. Just bought a ice/heat pack from CVS called "peas" which I've been using instead of real frozen peas. Love it. Haven't tried heat, but hope to also hear what works for others and give it a shot.

AsrarHussain

nowine4me wrote: »

I use Advil and ice. Just bought a ice/heat pack from CVS called "peas" which I've been using instead of real frozen peas. Love it. Haven't tried heat, but hope to also hear what works for others and give it a shot.

I have been icing, people I heard were saying that heat should be used when resting and ice should be used after training.

Cherimoose

AsrarHussain wrote: »

i heard using a heat pad and when resting will promote blood to tv tendons and after training use ice.

I agree with this. Warmth & movement promote circulation & repair.

KimberleyWilson2

I'm a massage therapist, what I recommend for my clients is ice for injuries and inflammation, heat for tight muscles. If you use heat for tendonitis it'll make the inflammation worse. Tumeric milk is something you can drink to help with it. Deep blue, Biofreeze, and winter green essential oil are all things you can put on it typically. The only way it'll heal is with rest but not total isolation. Use it when you need it but no more.

Sued0nim

KimberleyWilson2 wrote: »

I'm a massage therapist, what I recommend for my clients is ice for injuries and inflammation, heat for tight muscles. If you use heat for tendonitis it'll make the inflammation worse. Tumeric milk is something you can drink to help with it. Deep blue, Biofreeze, and winter green essential oil are all things you can put on it typically. The only way it'll heal is with rest but not total isolation. Use it when you need it but no more.

Why would you think turmeric milk would help? As a flavouring find but the dosage of curcumin that has been shown in limited trials to help prevent (not treat) inflammation is far higher than could possibly be put in milk through turmeric

Essential oils ...where's the proof of effectiveness?

amusedmonkey

I use alternating heat and cold. Be very careful with stretching if the injury is new. It actually made mine worse. I wish I waited and only stretched after it healed to loosen up the tightness.

julie_broadhead

For me, using heat in the morning when I would wake up stiff worked really well. I would ice after training and at the end of the day before going to bed. If you do not have a brace, I would recommend getting one. Wear it when you train and off and on during the day. If you are hurting really bad in the morning, wear your brace at night. Modify your training to avoid aggravating your tendonitis.

Roxinred

Which Tendon? Where?

Willbenchforcupcakes

Graston work. Hurts like a mother *kitten* but it works.

starfish235

I had it a lot for several years. My fix was collagen pills. It was fixed in just a few days. I have taken every since.