Hi everyone,
Would like some insight
This is about tendonitis/tendonosis and garlic.
Main question: Would garlic make a tendon injury worse? If I experience a sudden strange amount of mild pain after eating garlic, does that mean its tendonosis?
Injury details:
I have a mild tendon injury in my right bicep tendon that occurred in late May. It occurred near the forearm after doing too many bicep curls, but I didn't feel it until a few hours after the workout. Had some muscle spasms a few hours later. No bruising, pain laster only two days. Took two weeks off, didn't lift until early June. Lifted moderately, avoided bicep curls for a week. Then another week past, did light curls. A few days later did bench press. Two days later after bench press (June 14th) I felt pain in my right shoulder (long head of bicep) and that was constant for about 3 days. Then over the next month it came and went only after I would put excess pressure on my right arm (lifting something, moving something, doing a few pushups, etc). I've laid off it for about a month and now theres almost no pain.... except I feel tenderness after I eat garlic in my food for some odd reason.
I know garlic strengthens tendons. But if my tendon hurts after eating garlic does that mean tendonitis has turned to tendonosis? After I take over the counter anti-inflammatories I don't notice much pain.
I'm hoping to begin lifting very lightly in two weeks - granted no persistent pain - at very low intensity. My come back plan to do maybe 3 weeks of low intensity workouts and if pain free for 3 weeks then go back to high intensity. (how does this come back plan sound?)
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Originally Posted by Times Roman
