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What Is It?
What Are the Symptoms?
What Causes It?
Treatment Options
Resources and Suggestions
More Information About Bursitis, Tendinitis and Other
Soft Tissue Diseases
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What Is It?
Soft tissue rheumatic syndromes affect tissues and the structure that surrounds a joint
producing pain, swelling and inflammation. Following are locations and names of some soft
tissue syndromes:
- Shoulder
- Rotator cuff tendinitis (Impingement syndrome)
- Subacromial bursitis
- Bicipital tendinitis
- Myofascial pain
- Elbow
- Lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow)
- Medial epicondylitis (golfer's elbow)
- Olecranon bursitis
- Ulnar nerve entrapment
- Wrist and Hand
- DeQuervain tendinitis
- Stenosing tenosynovitis
- Dupuytren's contracture
- Front of Chest
- Tietze's syndrome
- Costochondritis
- Lower Back
- Knee
- Prepatellar bursitis (housemaid's knee)
- Intrapateller bursitis
- Ankle/Foot
What Are the Symptoms?
Syndromes are groups of signs and symptoms that occur together.
What Causes It?
It is caused by overuse or injury of joint or muscle, improper body posture, or
abnormal bone or muscle structures, and may occur in association with other diseases or
conditions.
Treatment Options
- Braces or splints
- Exercise
- Heat/cold
- Medications: glucocorticoids, NSAIDs
- Occupational therapy
- Physical therapy
- Rest
- Surgery (rare)
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Information About Bursitis, Tendinitis and Other Soft Tissue Diseases
Resources and Suggestions
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