Description Painful inflammatio...
Description
Painful inflammation of a tendon. Tendons are the fibrous attachments of the muscles to the bones. The inflammation can result from: overuse or over stretching of the tendon, trauma, infection, or inflammatory diseases. The sheath of the tendon can also become inflamed causing tenosynovitis. Common areas for tendonitis include the shoulder, elbow, knee, ankle, wrist, and hand.
Symptoms
Pain and tenderness along a tendon, pain is worse with movement or activity, redness of the area over the tendon when there is tenosynovitis.
Tests
Common tests used for diagnosis and treatment
Workup:
A history and physical exam will be performed. Usually no additional tests are needed. Rarely, an MRI may be done to further identify damage or rule out other causes of the symptoms.
Tests:
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray
Specialists:
Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine, Pediatric Sports Medicine, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
Workup:
A history and physical exam will be performed. Usually no additional tests are needed. Rarely, an MRI may be done to further identify damage or rule out other causes of the symptoms.
Tests:
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray
Specialists:
Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine, Pediatric Sports Medicine, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
Treatment
The goal of therapy is to relieve pain and reduce inflammation. Treatment includes: rest, immobilization, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications/NSAIDs (ibuprofen/Motrin or Advil, naproxen/Naprosyn or Aleve), pain medications such as acetaminophen (Tylenol), physical therapy, steroid injections. Rarely surgery is needed. If an infection is thought to be the cause antibiotics will be administered.