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Tendinitis - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Tendinitis bicipital; Tendinitis calcificada

Síntomas:

Dolor y sensibilidad a lo largo de un tendón, generalmente cerca a una articulación
Dolor en la noche
Dolor que empeora con el movimiento o la actividad

Signos y exámenes:

El médico llevará a cabo un examen físico y buscará signos de dolor y sensibilidad cuando se utiliza con fuerza el músculo al cual está unido el tendón. Hay pruebas específicas para tendones específicos.

El tendón puede estar inflamado y la piel que lo cubre se puede sentir caliente y enrojecida.

Tendones y ligamentos

Tendinitis

Reviewed last on: 7/22/2010
Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Choi L. Overuse injuries. In: DeLee JC, Drez D Jr, Miller MD, eds. DeLee and Drez’s Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2009:chap 14.

Shea K, Edmonds EW, Chambers H. Skeletal trauma in young athletes. In: Green NE, Swiontkowski MF, eds. Skeletal Trauma in Children. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 20.

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