Tendinitis

Natural Remedies for Tendinitis If you have ever felt a sharp pain in your heel with the first steps of the morning, or a nagging ache in your shoulder every time you lift your arm, you have probably dealt with tendinitis. It is a frustrating condition, especially because it limits the very activities you do every day: cooking, gardening, exercising, even typing. In Romanian villages, grandmothers used to say that “a knife’s edge dulls if you cut too much,” and that is essentially what happens to our tendons when we overwork them. ...

Natural Remedies for Shoulder Pain IMPORTANT: Shoulder pain can have various causes, from simple tendinitis, bursitis, frozen shoulder, to rotator cuff tears or osteoarthritis. The remedies in this article help with mild and moderate forms, but if pain persists beyond 3-4 weeks, if the shoulder locks, or if it appears after a trauma, consult an orthopedic doctor. The shoulder is the joint with the greatest mobility in the body, but also one of the most fragile. Exactly this freedom of movement makes it vulnerable: four thin muscles (the rotator cuff) do all the work, and when they become inflamed or worn out, the pain is sharp, limiting, and sometimes wakes you at night when you turn to the “wrong” side. Raising your arm overhead becomes torture, buttoning at the back, combing your hair, or reaching the top shelf become serious problems. ...