Tendonitis / tendinitis physiotherapy appointment with our sports physiotherapists in London (Physio or/and Shockwave Therapy) – Treat your Achilles tendonitis, wrist tendonitis, De Quervain’s tendinitis, thumb tendonitis with our experts physio at home in London or at our practices in Monument Moorgate EC3, Belgravia SW1 & Clapham SW4

We are Team of Physiotherapists specialised in the treatment of tendonitis (tendinitis) and sports injuries, muscle tears & inflammation, tennis elbow & golf elbow in London. Physiotherapy or Shockwave therapy

What is Tendonitis?

Tendonitis, also known as tendinitis, is determined by the inflammation or irritation of a tendon due to overuse or chronic strain. As a common sports injury, it is nonetheless important to avoid the symptoms and not wait for the pain to increase. You should seek help from a sports physiotherapist as early as possible to treat your tendonitis and avoid it from affecting your quality of life.

Recover from tendinitis rapidly with sports physiotherapy rehabilitation in London

Our highly trained physiotherapists in London are experts in sports injuries such as tendonitis or tendinitis, treating many patients along the years and getting them back to their day-to-day activities safely. Our sports physio will also be able to help rebuild your muscle strength and advise you on how to avoid your tendonitis to come back in the futur, so you can go back to your favorite training quickly and without risk.

Shockwave Therapy to Treat Tendinitis (Tendonitis) in London

ShockWave Therapy (ESWT) is a non-invasive treatment method that activates the body’s own healing processes with short, painless, and intense sound waves. Shockwave Therapy focuses on relieving tendinitis pain and stimulating tendonitis healing. Shockwave Therapy is the most efficient and fastest treatment for tendinitis (golfer and tennis elbow). When general treatment can take months, shockwave therapy will cure your tendinitis in an average of only 3 shockwave sessions and a success rate of 91%. Shockwave is definitely the best treatment that modern sports physiotherapy can offer. 

You can book your Shockwave therapy session in our Clapham Shockwave practice online, by calling us or by using our contact form on the right side of this page.

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More information about tendonitis (tendinitis) and physiotherapy treatment for Achilles tendonitis, elbow tendonitis, wrist tendonitis, thumb tendonitis in London with our experts in post injury rehabilitation

What can cause tendonitis/tendinitis?

Tendons are described as bands of fibrous collagen tissue, attaching your muscles to your bones. By overusing these tendons with repetitive movements, they may become irritated or inflamed, which can result in chronic pain and restricted mobility of the affected joint. This is the main cause for tendonitis (tendinitis) but tendonitis can sometime happen because you are using your joint in a bad position and the tendon get inflamed over time. Sometime just changing your work or sports position can fixe your tendonitis.

What are the different forms of tendonitis?

The most common types of tendonitis are:

• Achilles tendonitis: back and sides of your heel & lower part of the calf
• Shoulder tendonitis (or rotator cuff tendonitis)
• De Quervain’s tenosynovitis: wrist and thumb tendonitis, often happening in young mothers carrying their baby, or in people who work in an office
• Tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow: elbow joint affected, also known as lateral and medial epicondylitis
• Patellar tendonitis: affects the tendon that connects the kneecap to the shinbone

What can physiotherapy do to treat tendonitis?

Physiotherapy will be able to determine which factor led to the inflammation or irritation of the affected tendon, and will help release the symptoms of tendonitis with various physio techniques such as:

• Deep friction massage: accelerates the recovery from tendonitis, often used on professional athletes
• Mobilisation
• Stretching and strengthening to avoid any risk of recurrence
• Cold therapy

You can also help in fastening your recovery and relieve from the pain by stretching every day and applying ice on your injury during 15 to 20 minutes, twice a day.