Tendinitis Laser Treatment - Relief and Recovery

Tendonitis can occur as a result of long-term, one-sided or unfamiliar muscle work.

Published: 31/10/2024 | Updated: 22/01/2026 | : 10 |

Pain, especially when the inflamed tendon is moved. It can become swollen around the tendon and the tendon attachment. Sometimes it “creaks” if you press on the swollen area. It almost feels like pressing on a bag of potato flour. The most common places to get tendinitis are in the fingers, wrists, elbows, shoulders, back of the knees and Achilles tendons.

What is tendinitis?

A tendinitis is an acute reaction in the tendon and muscle as a result of overload or friction. Many people mistakenly equate tendinitis with an infection. This can be explained by the fact that the word inflammation is often used in connection with inflammation. In the case of an infection, a foreign bacteria or similar has attacked the body. The body must defend itself against this.

An inflammation, on the other hand, is a physiological reaction to an overload, and completely natural. When a structure such as If a tendon is overloaded, it is the body’s natural defense mechanism to initiate an inflammatory process. During the first weeks, the area may become swollen, hot and painful. This process is a repair phase and the body depends on this process to repair the damage.