Tendinopathy
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Tendinopathy is a type of tendon disorder that results in pain, swelling, and impaired function.[3][1] The pain is typically worse with movement.[6] It most commonly occurs around the shoulder (rotator cuff tendinitis, biceps tendinitis), elbow (tennis elbow, golfer's elbow), wrist, hip, knee (jumper's knee, popliteus tendinopathy), or ankle (Achilles tendinitis).[3][7][2]
Tendinopathy | |
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Other names | [1] tendinosus[2] |
Achilles tendon (a commonly affected tendon) | |
Specialty | Primary care |
Symptoms | Pains, swelling[3] |
Causes | Injury, repetitive activities/overuse[3] |
Diagnostic method | Based on symptoms, examination, medical imaging[4] |
Treatment | Rest, NSAIDs, splinting, physiotherapy[5] |
Prognosis | 80% better within 6 months for overuse tendinopathy[2] |
Frequency | Common[3][2] |
Causes may include an injury or repetitive activities.[3] Less common causes include infection, arthritis, gout, thyroid disease, diabetes and the use of quinolone antibiotic medicines.[8][9] Groups at risk include people who do manual labor, musicians, and athletes.[10] Diagnosis is typically based on symptoms, examination, and occasionally medical imaging.[4] A few weeks following an injury little inflammation remains, with the underlying problem related to weak or disrupted tendon fibrils.[11]
Treatment may include rest, NSAIDs, splinting, and physiotherapy.[5] Less commonly steroid injections or surgery may be done.[5] About 80% of overuse tendinopathy patients recover completely within six months.[2] Tendinopathy is relatively common.[3] Older people are more commonly affected.[10] It results in a large amount of missed work.[2]