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Symptoms: Pain
and tenderness along the tendon, usually in proximity
to a joint (shoulder pain, elbow pain, wrist
pain, or pain in other joints). The result is
swelling, tenderness, pain, heat, and redness
if it is close to the skin. Pain is worse with
movement or activity and may increase at night.
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Cause of Symptoms: Sudden
trauma, overstretching or repeated overuse injures
the connective points between the tendon and
its bone (tenoperiosteal junction) or the tendon
and the muscle (muscluloskeletal junction). The
injury is largely mechanical, but when it appears,
the body tries to heal it by initiating inflammation
of the tendon. Inflammation increases the blood
supply, bringing nutrients to the damaged tissues.
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Treatment
of Symptoms: FLEXTEND® may increase
circulation to rebuild/regenerate affected
areas, and strengthen the musculotendinous
and tenoperosteal junctions of the damaged
tendon(s), making them much stronger in order
to help reduce symptoms and possibly prevent
re-injury from direct trauma or overuse.
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