Signs and symptoms
... Tendinitis produces the following symptoms near a joint that is aggravated by movement: Pain Tenderness Stiffness Tendinitis in various locations in your body produces these specific types of pain: Te...

Causes
... Tendons are usually surrounded by a sheath of tissue similar to the lining of the joints (synovium). They''re subject to the wear and tear of aging, direct injury and inflammatory diseases. The most c...

Risk factors
... You have a greater risk of developing tendinitis if you perform excessive repetitive motions of your arms or legs. For instance, professional baseball players, swimmers, tennis players and golfers are...

When to seek medical advice
... Most cases of tendinitis don''t require a doctor''s care. But if you experience pain that interferes with your normal day-to-day activities or have soreness that doesn''t improve within two weeks desp...

Screening and diagnosis
... Your doctor may suspect you have tendinitis after observing the signs and symptoms of the condition or discussing them with you. But to make a diagnosis of tendinitis, your doctor will most likely wan...