Three soothing remedies for tendonitis

I found these remedies online and I think that they are useful, so I post them here. Sorry, I forgot the page that I had found them in.

Switch instead of fight. If your tendinitis is exercise induced, a new exercise may be just what your inflamed tendon needs. Runners with tendon problems in the lower legs, for example, can stay on the road if you're willing to hop on a bicycle, which will still give you a good upper-leg workout.
Give it a whirl. Taking a whirlpool bath or just soaking in warm bathwater is a good way to raise body temperature and increase blood flow. Warming the tendon before stressful activity decreases the soreness associated with tendinitis, says Mangine.
Use the ballerina treatment. The New York Jets football team finds using this method (inspired by a ballet dancer who had tendinitis) successful. With tendinitis of the knee, for example, treatment involves placing a warm, moist towel over the knee, then a plastic bag, then a heating pad, and last, a loose elastic wrap just to hold everything in place. Keep it on from 2 to 6 hours. To avoid burning yourself, keep the heating pad on low, advises Bob Reese, head trainer for the Jets and president of the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society. For maximum success, your injured body part should be kept at a level higher than your heart.