ESS 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Tendinosis, Hyaline Cartilage, Osteoarthritis
6 Apr 2018
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Pain, redness, swelling, loss of function and warmth. Inflammation s essential part of healing process. Tendinosis refers to a chronic tendon injury without inflammation. Likely that pain occurred with initial stages of injury without proper tendon healing. Crackling sound caused by sticking of tendon when sliding. Sticking occurs due to chemical products of inflammation. Key to treatment is rest and removal of causal actors. Work to maintain cardiovascular fitness using means that don"t irritate inflamed tendon. Result in thickening of tendon with pain and crepitus. Often develops in long flexor tendons of fingers. Fluid filled sac that develops in area of friction. Sudden irritation can cause acute bursitis, while overuse and constant external compression can cause chronic bursitis. Result in increased fluid production, causing increases in pressure due to limited space around anatomical structures. Swelling, pain, and some loss of function. Three most commonly irritated area shoulder , elbow and knee.
