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 ...

Ultrasonography reveals tendon involvement in nearly 70% of the patients with hand osteoarthritis (OA), with no significant impact on hand function or pain. Tendon damage was more frequent in the ...

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 ...

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, ...

Tenosynovitis is the inflammation of a tendon and the lining of the protective tissue that encloses it. It commonly affects the hand, wrist, and foot, causing discomfort, swelling, and pain. Tendons ...

Stiff hands in the morning are a common sign of osteoarthritis (also known as "wear-and-tear arthritis) but can be caused by other conditions as well. These include autoimmune forms of arthritis as ...

Golf has its own elbow disease which occurs on the inside of the elbow, known as golfer’s elbow. This condition also known as medial epicondylitis develops when the tendons on the inside of the ...

Jane Seaman is treated for purse-induced shoulder woes by Dr. Karen Erickson, a Manhattan chiropractor in December 2006. Many shoulder injuries stem from an inflamed rotator cuff tendon. HIROKO ...