ROME — Tenosynovitis detected with a brief ultrasound examination predicts rheumatoid arthritis in patients who present with early undifferentiated disease, and is particularly helpful in seronegative ...

Tendinitis can take time to heal. Natural remedies for the inflammation include rest, ice, compression, physical therapy, and complementary treatments, such as acupuncture. Tendons are cords ...

Background Recent investigation of human tissue and cells from positional tendons such as the rotator cuff has clarified the importance of inflammation in the development and progression of tendon ...

Tendon tears, both to the rotator cuff and Achilles heel, are common injuries, especially in aged individuals. Painful and disabling, they can adversely impact quality of life. New approaches are ...

Why are your wrists so weak? And what can you do to remedy the problem?Using your smartphone and a computer mouse less frequently can help spare your wrists, as "repetitive motions can overstrain them ...

Tendinosis is where a tendon’s collagen degenerates in response to overuse. Tendonitis, however, is when a tendon becomes inflamed. The umbrella term for these conditions is tendinopathy. Tendinosis ...

Among 86 patients with hand OA, 70% showed involvement of at least one tendon with ultrasound examination, compared with 9% of a control group of age- and sex-matched controls with no hand complaints, ...

Our addiction to phones is seeing a rise in the trigger finger phenomenon. Considered to be one of the most common causes of hand pain, trigger finger is believed to have impacted about 2% of the ...

Hamstring tendonitis occurs when the soft tissues that connect the muscles of the back thigh to the pelvis, knee, and lower legs become inflamed. Hamstring tendonitis is often brought on by overuse ...