Tendonitis is pain in or around a tendon, which is a band of strong tissue that connects a muscle to a bone. Tendons bend, stretch, and twist to help joints and muscles move. They can become inflamed ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. – Inflammation of the tendons or tendonitis affects thousands of Americans a year. Now there’s a minimally invasive non surgical way to remove the source of the pain. It’s called Tenex ...

Over a few months, neither steroids nor platelet injections are any better than injections of inactive salt water when it comes to treating tennis elbow, according to new research. Despite its name, ...

Treatments for “tennis elbow” are generally ineffective, researchers say, but don’t despair: The painful condition will usually clear up on its own. Each year, approximately 200,000 Americans are ...

Every year millions of Americans seek treatment for tendonitis. It occurs when a tendon near a joint becomes inflamed. Treatment is often difficult and recovery can be long. Now, a new approach ...

The R.I.C.E. protocol (rest, ice, compression, and elevation) is a common natural remedy for tendonitis, an injury to a tendon that's often due to repetitive strain. Other natural remedies may include ...

"Tennis elbow" isn't restricted to tennis players; it's a common, chronic problem for people whose activities require strong gripping or repetitive wrist motions. A novel biologic treatment of ...

Our medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook reported on how doctors are using biological treatments to speed athletes' recovery times. Now he's filling in more details on how such treatments work. — and ...

Despite the name of this bewildering ailment, tennis elbow isn’t an injury exclusive to tennis players. A painful combination of muscle and joint pain which is usually the result of overuse of the ...

Douglas W. Jackson, MD: What is the underlying pathology in tennis elbow? Robert P. Nirschl, MD: A major misunderstanding still prevails in a significant segment of the medical community and is ...