skip to content
Tendonitis
Tendonitis (or tendinitis) is an inflammation or irritation of a tendon, one of the thick fibrous cords that attach muscles to bone. It causes pain and tenderness just outside a joint and is most common around the shoulders, elbows and knees, but it has been known to occur in the hips and wrists.
Some common names for tendonitis are tennis elbow, golfer's elbow, pitcher's shoulder, swimmer's shoulder or jumper's knee.
Follow the links below to find information about tendonitis.
Reviewed November 2010
6 Resources Found
Results 1 to 6 displayed.
| Title: | Achilles tendonitis |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Achilles tendonitis is inflammation of the Achilles tendon. This overuse injury is more common in younger people who play sport or run, but is also common for people not involved in sport. Treatment includes rest, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and physical therapy. |
| Date: | Jun 2011 |
| Title: | Tendonitis |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Tendonitis is inflammation of a tendon. Tendons are bands of strong connective tissue that attach muscle to bone. Symptoms of tendonitis include pain and swelling. Common sites include the shoulder, wrist, knee, shin and heel. The symptoms of tendonitis can be similar to those of other conditions, such as arthritis or infection. |
| Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Title: | Achilles tendinitis - myDr.com.au |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Achilles tendinitis is inflammation of the Achilles tendon. It can be caused by overly tight calf muscles and excessive uphill or downhill running, amongst other things. |
| Date: | Jul 2009 |
| Title: | Supraspinatus tendinitis (painful arc syndrome) |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Virtual Medical Centre.com |
| Description: | Information on the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of supraspinatus tendinitis, where tendonitis or tears in the tendons occur in the supraspinatus muscles of the shoulder. Written by professional health specialists. |
| Date: | Feb 2008 |
| Title: | De Quervain's tenosynovitis (washerwoman's sprain) |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Virtual Medical Centre.com |
| Description: | De Quervain's tenosynovitis or washerwoman's sprain, is a painful wrist condition involving two of the tendons at the wrist. Provides information on the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of the condition. |
| Date: | Feb 2008 |
| Title: | Deep transverse friction massage for treating tendinitis |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | This is a systematic review of two randomised clinical trials (RCTs) on the efficacy of deep transverse friction massage in the treatment of tendinitis. These RCTs showed no benefit of deep transverse friction massage combined with concurrent physiother... |
| Date: | Aug 2002 |
Results 1 to 6 displayed.
