EPISODE · Aug 29, 2018 · 32 MIN
Extensor Tenosynovitis in Runners
from Doc On The Run Podcast · host Dr. Christopher Segler
Why runners get extensor tenosynovitis? Basically what happens is that you get this problem from a number of things. The most common thing is overuse. When you get inflammation of the tendon sheath injury it’s usually because you work the tendons too hard. But with the extensor tendons, it really doesn't happen that much unless you do a lot to hill repeats. But it’s not the tendons that get injured, it’s the inside of the tendon sheath that becomes inflamed and that's what causes pain. The first thing is what exactly does that mean? All these medical terms you hear like extensor tenosynovitis, they all sound very long and they sound very technical or important but I think that's because most doctors just want to charge you by the syllables. In this episode we're talking about Extensor Tenosynovitis.
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Why runners get extensor tenosynovitis? Basically what happens is that you get this problem from a number of things. The most common thing is overuse. When you get inflammation of the tendon sheath injury it’s usually because you work the tendons too hard. But with the extensor tendons, it really doesn't happen that much unless you do a lot to hill repeats. But it’s not the tendons that get injured, it’s the inside of the tendon sheath that becomes inflamed and that's what causes pain. The first thing is what exactly does that mean? All these medical terms you hear like extensor tenosynovitis, they all sound very long and they sound very technical or important but I think that's because most doctors just want to charge you by the syllables. In this episode we're talking about Extensor Tenosynovitis.
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