Tendinopathy is defined as which of the following?

Tendinopathy is defined as which of the following?

• A. Inflammation of tendon sheath with rest
• B. Chronic joint pain
• C. Pain in tendons with movement or tension
• D. Nerve entrapment

Answer: (C)

Tendinopathy is a tendon disorder where pain arises when the tendon is loaded—during movement, resisted contraction, or stretching—reflecting pathology in the tendon itself rather than inflammation or neural or joint problems. In chronic tendinopathy, the tissue shows degenerative changes, and pain is typically provoked by loading rather than by rest or inflammatory signs. The option describing inflammation of the tendon sheath with rest points to tenosynovitis, not tendinopathy. Chronic joint pain and nerve entrapment involve joints or nerves, not the tendon’s response to load, so they don’t capture the defining feature of tendinopathy.

Tendinopathy is a tendon disorder where pain arises when the tendon is loaded—during movement, resisted contraction, or stretching—reflecting pathology in the tendon itself rather than inflammation or neural or joint problems. In chronic tendinopathy, the tissue shows degenerative changes, and pain is typically provoked by loading rather than by rest or inflammatory signs. The option describing inflammation of the tendon sheath with rest points to tenosynovitis, not tendinopathy. Chronic joint pain and nerve entrapment involve joints or nerves, not the tendon’s response to load, so they don’t capture the defining feature of tendinopathy.