Tendons: When working to prevent tendon injuries, it’s important to first recognize your daily environment, because consistency is the most important factor in maintaining healthy tendons. Because overuse, repetition, and abnormal movement are all key factors that lead to tendon injuries, it’s essential to use equipment, furniture, and anything else related to your profession or daily routine that is conducive to consistent movement and relieving stress on specific body areas. For instance, if your profession requires you to use a computer for nine hours per day, you should be equipped with an ergonomic keyboard and mouse pad to help support your wrists and essentially your finger movement.

Another important factor in any daily routine is to schedule regular breaks. If you feel that a part of your body that is in constant use is becoming stiff or irritated, you should rest it for a few minutes and even rub it lightly and perform some stretching exercises. This will help alleviate stress on the body part and reduce the possibility of pulling and tearing of the tendons.

Tendonitis and tendinosis are long-term injuries and happen because of accumulated injuries. Adequate attention to your joints and bones with ensure that your tendons will not face a lifetime of pain and stiffness due to previous unhealed tears and pulls.

Ligaments: The most efficient way to avoid a sprain or strain of a ligament is to properly stretch before participating in anything that could lead to joint damage. This could mean a sporting event, a light jog, or a physically demanding job. However, that shouldn’t deter anyone from committing to a simple stretching routine every morning before beginning the day’s routine.

Because injuries to the ACL, PCL, MCL, and LCL are so common in sports, routines such as stretching, physical training and conditioning, and post-athletic treatment are the most basic and important ways in which to avoid serious ligament injuries. Age also plays an important factor as wear and tear over years increases the possibility of injury. Therefore, warming up and practicing, as well as the aforementioned routines, become incredibly essential to maintain healthy joints.

If a history of ligament problems or injuries is present, it is also beneficial to wear protective tape or bandages before engaging in any activities that could be detrimental to the body’s joints and ligaments.

Fascia: Because the fascia’s injuries are mostly stress-related, maintaining a relaxed and stress free environment is the easiest way to avoid a nerve-damaging situation. Through breathing exercises, stretching, and occasional light massages, the fascia will remain at ease and allow nerves endings to remain in their proper positions.