Index Finger Flexor Tendinopathy

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I've developed chronic pain in my left index finger over the last few weeks, which I'm guessing is a tendinopathy of the flexor tendon.

What...

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What else is there to besides minimizing stress, optimizing sleep, and taking fish oil?...

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Can I replace walking with the bike and/or elliptical at an equivalent intensity and still get the health benefits?

My toes hurt because...

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I received two rounds of cortisone shots in my elbows prior to finding BBM's content on tendinopathy. The first shot was into the tendon itself and the...

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of following a 3-day per week, A/B/C routine instead of the traditional B/A/B, A/B/A routine for novices? Three...

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Also curious about ESWT treatment, and getting frustrated trying to manage tendinopathies that don't go away (I'm at a year of trying to treat these problems,...

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Is overcoming depression and anxiety a requirement to get rid of chronic pain? Or can chronic pain be overcome solely through doing rehab? How important...

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Thank you, Jordan. I will make these changes based on your recommendations.

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Thank you for the response. Assuming I heal my tendons, can strength gains be made at my current intake? I am eating the lower end range for protein,...

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I've gotten down to 1500 calories, but my weight loss has slowed or seems to have stalled. I am finally within a healthy BMI, and my waist is at 34"....

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Thanks for the response. Currently, I'm sedentary with the exception of walking 1 to 1.5 miles per day depending on symptoms. My reasoning for this...

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Or the least aggravating?

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You could move on to curls, rows, and/or pulldowns. That's what I did after a few months....

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Have you increased the load any?...

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My severe elbow tendinopathy, which I had for 15 years, is almost entirely gone at this point. So I would say it isn't permanent. I was much worse off...