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Tendinitis: Introduction

Tendinitis: This refers to inflammation of tendons (tough cords of tissue that connect muscle to bone) caused by overuse, injury, or related rheumatic ... more about Tendinitis.

Tendinitis: Inflammation of a tendon. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Tendinitis is available below.

Symptoms of Tendinitis

• Joint pain
• Joint warmth
• Joint swelling
• Joint pain on movement
• Grating feeling of tendon on movement
• more symptoms...»

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Treatments for Tendinitis

• Rest
• Immobilization
• Plaster cast
• Splinting joint
• Steroid injections
• more treatments...»

See full list of 11 treatments for Tendinitis

Wrongly Diagnosed with Tendinitis?

• Failure to diagnose Tendinitis
• Hidden causes of Tendinitis (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Tendinitis

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Alternative Treatments for Tendinitis

Alternative treatments or home remedies that have been listed in various sources as possibly beneficial for Tendinitis may include:

• Ice compress and massage
• Acupressure
• Jin Shin Do shoulder and neck release (acupressure)
• Rest
• Heat after initial ice treatment
• more treatments »

Types of Tendinitis

• Tennis elbow
• Golfer's elbow
• Trigger finger - fixed bending of one or more fingers
• Shoulder tendinitis
• Hip tendinitis
• more types...»

See full list of 7 Types of Tendinitis

Diagnostic Tests for Tendinitis

• X-ray - to see any calcium deposits
• more tests...»

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Causes of Tendinitis

• Rheumatic diseases
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Gout
• Connective tissue diseases
• Tenosynovitis
• more causes...»

See full list of 12 causes of Tendinitis

More information about causes of Tendinitis:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Tendinitis (4 listings)
• Underlying causes of Tendinitis
• Tendinitis as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Tendinitis

Disease Topics Related To Tendinitis

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Tendinitis:

• Pain at tendinous insertions
• Lateral epicondylitis
• Tennis elbow
• Medial epicondylitis
• Calcific tendinitis
• Rotator cuff tendonitis
• Patellar tendonitis
• more related diseases...»

Research about Tendinitis

Visit our research pages for current research about Tendinitis treatments.

Clinical Trials for Tendinitis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Tendinitis include:

• Work and Health Disparities Among Rural Women - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Efficacy and Safety of Ketoprofen Topical Patch 20% in the Treatment of Pain Associated With Shoulder, Elbow or Knee Tendonitis or Bursitis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Ketoprofen Topical Patch 20%
• more trials...»

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Tendinitis: Broader Related Topics

• Rheumatic conditions
• Non-pathogenic inflammatory conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions
• Limb conditions
• more types...»

Types of Tendinitis

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Article Excerpts about Tendinitis

This refers to inflammation of tendons (tough cords of tissue that connect muscle to bone) caused by overuse, injury, or related rheumatic conditions. Tendinitis produces pain and tenderness and may restrict movement of nearby joints. (Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers About Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases: NIAMS)

Definitions of Tendinitis:

Inflammation of tendons and of tendon-muscle attachments. (Dorland, 27th ed) - (Source - Diseases Database)

Inflammation of a tendon - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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