You don’t have to be the next Rory McIlroy or Serena Williams to end up with elbow tendonitis. We see golfers, tennis players, carpenters, desk workers, and even parents juggling babies all walk through our doors with the same complaint — a sharp, nagging pain on the inside or outside of the elbow that just won’t quit.
Our goal isn’t just to quiet the pain. It’s to fix why that tendon is angry in the first place — and build a stronger, more resilient arm that can handle whatever you throw at it (or swing, or type, or hammer).
Tendinopathies—including tendonitis (inflammation) and tendonosis (chronic tendon injury) can occur to a myriad of joints and areas of the body. Whether you’re dealing with pitcher’s shoulder, tennis elbow, jumper’s knee, or Achilles tendon pain, our evidence-based treatments help patients from the greater Lake Minnetonka area recover and prevent re-injury.
Both tendinitis and tendonosis can present with sharp pain at the muscle-joint connection, stiffness, reduced mobility, and tenderness.
I am going to run the Twin Cities Marathon this upcoming October.
Why? Because so many people are telling me not to. And I’m stubborn.
For every person telling me not to, there are 3.3 people telling me I should and cheering me on (I took a poll on Instagram so these numbers are accurate), so it’s not all negative reinforcement happening.
But why are people telling me that I shouldn’t run this marathon?! Or what are some common reasons people are against running? And why are their reasons all wrong?
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