Natural treatments for tendonitis

[blueyz72]

Hello everyone, hoping someone may have some ideas I haven't though of already. I am looking for natural treatments for tendonitis to help with what Dr is giving me with PT excercises to do for strengthening the tendons and muscles

Comments

[wolfden]

Try massage therapy for the shoulder impingement. It can really help. My PT had massage therapists right in the office.

[awesomlytwisted]

This is what I was going to say too. I had more success with massage for injuries than I ever did with PT. That said, find a good therapist, not just spa treatment will do.

[blueyz72]

Good idea both of you, will ask when I go to PT about massage. The best thing that worked last time(besides constant use during the day) was a TEMS unit but last Dr didn't get the form until after PT so denied it because I had range of motion back(even if pain wasn't gone, grrr).

[ptitsa]

I'm a MT and I would also recommend massage therapy. Tell your MT everything you posted here and hopefully they'll be able to grant you some relief! best of luck.

[shalora]

I've gotten good pain relief with acupuncture when I had a hip injury last year. One treatment would grant me a few *days* of relief, rather than the hour or so I'd get from pain meds, without the impact on my liver and stomach and such. Good stuff. Skullcap tincture can also give good pain relief. I've read that meadowsweet has the highest concentration of natural salicylates (the stuff they extracted to make aspirin), along with a stomach protectant. Depending on what you're allergic to, it might help.

[blueyz72]

Good to know, I don't doubt acupuncture will help(love it) but I have to wait on that until August(my naturopath is still on maternity leave and covering Dr's only are PT and for visits....can't wait fr her to return

[shalora]

Science nerds FTW! Great connection on the stock there, that makes perfect sense. Fingers crossed that it helps for you! :) Maybe see if there are any community acupuncture places near you? You can usually get treatments there for $15 or so - might be nice if you could get treated before August (though at least we're halfway through July now, so August isn't too far). LOL, my ND is on maternity leave too.

[blueyz72]

Any chance you are in CT, would be too funny if we had the same Dr.

[burntbuffalo]

Omega 3 helps with inflammation. Fish oil is a good, bio-available source if fish is an option for you. Krill oil is also good. Flax seed is a vegan alternative, but fish oil is best I've been told. Be careful to find one that is only omega 3, as western diets (even modified ones) are high in omega 6 already, and omega 6 is inflammatory when out of balance with omega 3. My doctor said I could take more than the 1000mg the bottle recommended. If you see a chiropractor, as him about it, or ask your acupuncturist when you go in.

[blueyz72]

Fish is always an option for me, especially in the summer time! I am not one for the oil supplements simply because I have tried flax seed and others in the past with no results at all(I tend to do better getting nutrients straight from foods).

Will check back into Omega 3's, thanks for the reminder!!

[alasbabylon]

tumeric (in pill form, or add a lot of it to food) is a decent anti-inflammatory

[blueyz72]

I have been adding tumeric to a lot of dishes lately, lol so much that I had to designate one spoon to the use because I already died it yellow!!