Tendonitis Treatment &
Joint Rehab in Colwood
Elbow screaming after a day on the tools? Achilles stiff every morning? Stop "resting and hoping." We rebuild your tendon strength so you can lift without fear.
Signs Your Tendons are Overloaded
🤖 The Morning Creek
Your elbow, knee, or heel feels excessively stiff and achy when you first wake up, but "warms up" as you move.
☕ The Coffee Lifting Pain
Simple tasks like picking up a coffee cup, turning a doorknob, or gripping a tool cause a sharp pain.
🎾 The Backhand Zap
Specific sports movements (like a backhand in tennis/pickleball) trigger an immediate, localized pain on the bone.
🧊 Ice Doesn't Help
You've tried resting and icing for weeks, but the moment you return to activity, the pain comes right back.
Why "Rest" is the Wrong Advice
Understanding the difference between Inflammation and Degeneration.
1. The Rusted Spring
Think of a chronic tendon injury (Tendinopathy) as a rusted spring. If you just leave it alone (rest), it stays rusted. You need to move it to restore its elasticity.
2. Load Management
Tendons love "steady" load but hate "surprise" load (spikes in activity). We calculate the exact amount of load your tendon can handle to stimulate repair without damage.
3. Muscle Drag
If the muscle belly (e.g., forearm or calf) is perpetually tight, it acts like a constant tensile load on the tendon attachment. We release the muscle to slacken the rope.
Total Rest Actually Makes Tendons Weaker
It sounds counter-intuitive, but tendons need stress to maintain their strength. When you rest completely, the tendon fibers become disorganized and weaker.
Our approach combines manual therapy to fix the tissue with progressive loading to fix the structure. We don't just treat the pain; we make the tendon stronger than it was before.
How We Rehab Tendons →The Difference is Clear
Our Tendon Repair Toolkit
Specific protocols for tennis elbow, golfer's elbow, Achilles, and patellar tendonitis.
Loading Protocols
Heavy Slow Resistance (HSR) and Isometric holds are statistically proven to reduce tendon pain and rebuild collagen.
Biomechanics Correction
We check your swing, your lift, or your run. If your technique is off, you're constantly overloading the tendon.
Tension Release
Manual therapy to relax the muscle belly upstream of the injury, immediately reducing the pull on the painful tendon.
Your Path to Pain-Free Movement
The Audit
We determine if it's inflammatory (active) or degenerative (chronic) to set the right load tolerance.
The Release
Hands-on work to break up adhesions and improve blood flow to the avascular tendon tissue.
The Loading
A specific, progressive exercise plan that strengthens the tendon without flaring it up.
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Kind Words from Our Patients
Recent 5-Star Reviews from your neighbors in Colwood & Langford.
Common Questions
Why isn't resting helping my tendonitis?
Tendons require mechanical load to heal. While rest reduces acute pain, it weakens the tendon structure. Progressive, heavy-slow resistance training is needed to rebuild healthy collagen fibers.
Does massage help tendonitis?
Yes. We use deep friction techniques to break down scar tissue alignment and release the tight muscles pulling on the tendon attachment point.
Can I keep playing my sport?
Usually yes, but with modifications. We might reduce the volume or intensity while you rehab, but complete cessation is rarely necessary unless the pain is severe.
Rebuild Your Strength
Serving Colwood, Langford, and the West Shore. Appointments often available same-week.
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