Title: Bursitis,%20Tendonitis,%20Fibromyalgia,%20and%20RSD
1Bursitis, Tendonitis, Fibromyalgia, and RSD
- Joe Lex, MD, FAAEM
- Temple University School of Medicine
- Philadelphia, PA
- joe_at_joelex.net
2Objectives
- Explain how bursitis and tendonitis are similar
- Explain how bursitis and tendonitis differ from
from another - List phases in development and healing of
bursitis and tendonitis
3Objectives
- List common types of bursitis and tendonitis
found at the - Shoulder
- Elbow
- Wrist
- 5. List indications / contraindications for
injection therapy of bursitis and tendonitis
4Objectives
- Describe typical findings in a patient with
fibromyalgia - Describe typical findings in a patient with
reflex sympathetic dystrophy
5Sports
- Society more athletic
- Physical activity ? health benefits
- Overuse syndromes increase
- 25 to 50 of participants will experience
tendonitis or bursitis
Intro
6Workplace
- Musculoskeletal disorders from
- repetitive motions
- localized contact stress
- awkward positions
- vibrations
- forceful exertions
- Ergonomic design ? incidence
Intro
7Bursae
- Closed, round, flat sacs
- Lined by synovium
- May or may not communicate with synovial cavity
- Occur at areas of friction between skin and
underlying ligaments / bone
Intro
8Bursae
- Permit lubricated movement over areas of
potential impingement - Many are nameless
- 78 on each side of body
- New bursae may form anywhere from frequent
irritation
Intro
9Bursitis
- Inflamed by
- chronic friction
- trauma
- crystal deposition
- infection
- systemic disease rheumatoid arthritis,
psoriatic arthritis, gout ankylosing spondylitis
Intro
10Bursitis
- Inflammation causes bursal synovial cells to
thicken - Excess fluid accumulates inside and around
affected bursae
Intro
11Tendons
- Tendon sheaths composed of same synovial cells as
bursae - Inflamed in similar manner
- Tendonitis inflammation of tendon only
- Tenosynovitis inflammation of tendon plus its
sheath
Intro
12Tendons
- Inflammatory changes involving sheath well
documented - Inflammatory lesions of tendon alone not well
documented - Distinction uncertain terms tendonitis and
tenosynovitis used interchangeably
Intro
13Tendons
- Most overuse syndromes are NOT inflammatory
- Biopsy no inflammatory cells
- High glutamate concentrations
- NSAIDs / steroids no advantage
- TendonITIS a misnomer
Intro
14Bursitis / Tendonitis
- Most common causes mechanical overload and
repetitive microtrauma - Most injuries multifactorial
Intro
15Bursitis / Tendonitis
- Intrinsic factors malalignment, poor muscle
flexibility, muscle weakness or imbalance - Extrinsic factors design of equipment or
workplace and excessive duration, frequency, or
intensity of activity
Intro
16Immediate Phase
- Release of chemotactic and vasoactive chemical
mediators - Vasodilation and cellular edema
- ?PMNs perpetuate process
- Lasts 48 hours to 2 weeks
- Repetitive insults prolong inflammatory stage
Phase
17Healing Phase
- Classic inflammatory signs pain, warmth,
erythema, swelling - Healing goes through proliferative and maturation
- 6 to 12 weeks organization and collagen
cross-linking mature to preinjury strength
Phase
18History
- Changes in sports activity, work activities, or
workplace - Cause not always found
- Pregnancy, quinolone therapy, connective tissue
disorders, systemic illness
History
19History
- Most common complaint PAIN
- Acute or chronic
- Frequently more severe after periods of rest
- May resolve quickly after initial movement only
to become throbbing pain after exercise
History
20Articular vs. Periarticular
- Periarticular
- Pain not uniform across joint
- Pain only certain movements
- Pain character radiation vary
- In joint capsule
- Joint pain / warmth / swelling
- Worse with active passive movement
- All parts of joint involved
21Physical Exam
- Careful palpation
- Range of motion
- Heat, warmth, redness
Exam
22Lab Studies
- Screening tests CBC, CRP, ESR
- Chronic rheumatic disease mild anemia
- Rheumatoid factor, antinuclear antibody,
antistreptolysin O titers, and Lyme serologies
for follow-up - Serum uric acid not helpful
Labs
23Synovial Fluid
- Especially crystalline, suppurative etiology
- Appearance, cell count and diff, crystal
analysis, Grams stain - Positive Grams diagnostic
- Negative Grams cannot rule out
Labs
24Management
- Rest
- Pain relief meds, heat, cold
- No advantage to NSAIDs
- Exceptions olecranon bursitis and prepatellar
bursitis have a moderate risk of being infected
(Staphylococcus aureus)
Rx
25Management
- Shoulder immobilize few days
- Risk of adhesive capsulitis
- Lateral epicondylitis forearm brace
- Olecranon bursitis compression dressing
Rx
26Management
- De Quervains splint wrist and thumb in 20o
dorsiflexion - Achilles tendonitis heel lift or splint in
slight plantar flexion
Rx
27Local Injection
28Local Injection
- Lidocaine or steroid injection can overcome
refractory pain - Steroids universally given, often with great
success - No good prospective data to support or refute
therapeutic benefit
Rx
29Local Injection
- Short course of oral steroid may produce
statistically similar results - Primary goal of steroid injection relieve pain
so patient can participate in physical rehab
Rx
30Local Injection
- Adjunct to other modalities pain control, PT,
exercise, OT, relative rest, immobilization - Additional pain control NSAIDs, acupuncture,
ultrasound, ice, heat, electrical nerve
stimulation
Rx
31Local Injection
- Analgesics exercise better results than
exercise alone - Eliminate provoking factors
- Avoid repeat steroid injection unless good prior
response - Wait at least 6 weeks between injections in same
site
Rx
32Indications
- Diagnosis
- Obtain fluid for analysis
- Eliminate referred pain
- Therapy
- Give pain relief
- Deliver therapeutic agents
Inject
33Contraindication Absolute
- Bacteremia
- Infectious arthritis
- Periarticular cellulitis
- Adjacent osteomyelitis
- Significant bleeding disorder
- Hypersensitivity to steroid
- Osteochondral fracture
Inject
34Contraindication Relative
- Violation of skin integrity
- Chronic local infection
- Anticoagulant use
- Poorly controlled diabetes
- Internal joint derangement
- Hemarthrosis
- Preexisting tendon injury
- Partial tendon rupture
Inject
35Preparations
- Local anesthetic
- Hydrocortisone / corticosteroid
- Rapid anti-inflammatory effect
- Categorized by solubility and relative potency
- High solubility ? short duration
- Absorbed, dispersed more rapidly
Inject
36Preparations
- Triamcinolone hexacetonide least soluble,
longest duration - Potential for subcutaneous atrophy
- Intra-articular injections only
- Methylprednisolone acetate (Depo-Medrol)
reasonable first choice for most ED indications
Inject
37Dosage
- Large bursa subacromial, olecranon,
trochanteric 40 60 mg methylprednisolone - Medium or wrist, knee, heel ganglion 10 20 mg
- Tendon sheath de Quervain, flexor tenosynovitis
5 15 mg
Inject
38Site Preparation
- Use careful aseptic technique
- Mark landmarks with skin pencil, tincture of
iodine, or thimerosal (Merthiolate) (sterile
Q-tip) - Clean point of entry povidone-iodine (Betadine)
and alcohol - Do not need sterile drapes
Inject
39Technique
- Make skin wheal 1 lidocaine or 0.25
bupivacaine OR - use topical vapocoolant e.g., Fluori-Methane
- Use Z-tract technique limits risk of soft tissue
fistula - Agitate syringe prior to injection steroid can
precipitate or layer
Inject
40Complications Acute
- Reaction to anesthetic rare
- Treat as in standard textbooks
- Accidental IV injection
- Vagal reaction have patient flat
- Nerve injury pain, paresthesias
- Post injection flare starts in hours, gone in
days (2)
Inject
41Complications Delayed
- Localized subcutaneous or cutaneous atrophy at
injection site - Small depression in skin with depigmentation,
transparency, and occasional telangiectasia - Evident in 6 weeks to 3 months
- Usually resolve within 6 months
- Can be permanent
Inject
42Complications Delayed
- Tendon rupture low risk (lt1)
- Dose-related
- Related to direct tendon injection?
- Limit injections to no more than once every 3 to
4 months - Avoid major stress-bearing tendons Achilles,
patellar
Inject
43Complications Delayed
- Systemic absorption slower than with oral
steroids - Can suppress hypopituitary-adrenal axis for 2 to
7 days - Can exacerbate hyperglycemia in diabetes
- Abnormal uterine bleeding reported
Inject
44Some specific entities
45Bicipital Tendonitis
- Risk repeatedly flex elbow against resistance
weightlifter, swimmer - Tendon goes through bicipital (intertubercular)
groove - Pain with elbow at 90 flexion, arm internally /
externally rotated
Shoulder
46Bicipital Tendonitis
- Range of motion normal or restricted
- Strength normal
- Tenderness bicipital groove
- Pain elevate shoulder, reach hip pocket, pull a
back zipper
Shoulder
47Bicipital Tendonitis
- Lipman test "rolling" bicipital tendon produces
localized tenderness - Yergason test pain along bicipital groove when
patient attempts supination of forearm against
resistance, holding elbow flexed at 90 against
side of body
Shoulder
48Calcific Tendonitis Supraspinatus Tendonitis
Subacromial Bursitis
- Calcific (calcareous) tendonitis hydroxyapatite
deposits in one or more rotator cuff tendons - Commonly supraspinatus
- Sometimes rupture into adjacent subacromial bursa
- Acute deltoid pain, tenderness
Shoulder
49Calcific Tendonitis Supraspinatus Tendonitis
Subacromial Bursitis
- Clinically similar difficult to differentiate
- Rotator cuff teres minor, supraspinatus,
infraspinatus, subscapularis - Insert as conjoined tendon into greater
tuberosity of humerus
Shoulder
50Calcific Tendonitis Supraspinatus Tendonitis
Subacromial Bursitis
- Jobes sign, AKA empty can test
- Abduct arm to 90o in the scapular plane, then
internally rotate arms to thumbs pointed downward - Place downward force on arms weakness or pain if
supraspinatus
Shoulder
51Calcific Tendonitis Supraspinatus Tendonitis
Subacromial Bursitis
- Other tests Neer, Hawkins
- Passively abduct arm to 90, then passively lower
arm to 0 and ask patient to actively abduct arm
to 30
Shoulder
52Calcific Tendonitis Supraspinatus Tendonitis
Subacromial Bursitis
- If can abduct to 30 but no further, suspect
deltoid - If cannot get to 30, but if placed at 30 can
actively abduct arm further, suspect
supraspinatus - If uses hip to propel arm from 0 to beyond 30,
suspect supraspinatus
Shoulder
53Calcific Tendonitis Supraspinatus Tendonitis
Subacromial Bursitis
- Subacromial bursa superior and lateral to
supraspinatus tendon - Tendon and bursa in space between acromion
process and head of humerus - Prone to impingement
Shoulder
54Calcific Tendonitis / Supraspinatus Tendonitis /
Subacromial Bursitis
- Patient holds arm protectively against chest wall
- May be incapacitating
- All ROM disturbed, but internal rotation markedly
limited - Diffuse perihumeral tenderness
- X-ray hazy shadow
Shoulder
55Rotator Cuff Tear
- Drop arm test arm passively abducted at 90o,
patient asked to maintain ? dropped arm
represents large rotator cuff tear - Shrug sign attempt to abduct arm results in
shrug only
Shoulder
56Elbow and Wrist
57Lateral Epicondylitis
- Pain at insertion of extensor carpi radialis and
extensor digitorum muscles - Radiohumeral bursitis tender over radiohumeral
groove - Tennis elbow tender over lateral epicondyle
Elbow
58Lateral Epicondylitis
- History repetitive overhead motion golfing,
gardening, using tools - Worse when middle finger extended against
resistance with wrist and the elbow in extension - Worse when wrist extended against resistance
Elbow
59Medial Epicondylitis
- Golfer's elbow or pitchers elbow similar
- Much less common
- Worse when wrist flexed against resistance
- Tender medial epicondyle
Elbow
60Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
- Ulnar nerve passes through cubital tunnel just
behind ulnar elbow - Numbness and pain small and ring fingers
- Initial treatment rest, splint
Elbow
61Olecranon Bursitis
- Student's or barfly elbow
- Most frequent site of septic bursitis
- Aseptic motion at elbow joint complete and
painless - Septic all motion usually painful
Elbow
62Olecranon Bursitis
- Aseptic olecranon bursitis
- Cosmetically bothersome, usually resolves
spontaneously - If bothersome, aspiration and steroid injection
speed resolution - Oral NSAID after steroid injection does not
affect outcome
Elbow
63Septic Olecranon Bursitis
- Most common septic bursitis olecranon and
prepatellar - 2o to acute trauma / skin breakage
- Impossible to differentiate acute gouty olecranon
bursitis from septic bursitis without laboratory
analysis
Elbow
64Ganglion Cysts
- Swelling on dorsal wrist
- 60 of wrist and hand soft tissue tumors
- Etiology obscure
- Lined with mesothelium or synovium
- Arise from tendon sheaths or near joint capsule
Wrist
65Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Median nerve compression in fibro-osseous tunnel
of wrist - Pain at wrist that sometimes radiates upward into
forearm - Associated with tingling and paresthesias of
palmar side of index and middle fingers and
radial half of the ring finger
Wrist
66Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Patient wakes during night with burning or aching
pain, numbness, and tingling - Positive Tinel sign reproduce tingling and
paresthesias by tapping over median nerve at
volar crease of wrist
Wrist
67Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Positive Phalen test flexed wrists held against
each other for several minutes in effort to
provoke symptoms in median nerve distribution
Wrist
68Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- May be idiopathic
- Known causes rheumatoid arthritis pregnancy,
diabetes, hypothyroidism, acromegaly
Wrist
69Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Insert needle just radial or ulnar to palmaris
longus and proximal to distal wrist crease - Ulnar preferred avoids nerve
- Direct needle at 60 to skin surface, point
toward tip of middle finger
Wrist
70de Quervains Disease
- Chronic teno-synovitis due to narrowed tendon
sheaths around abductor policis longus and
extensor pollicis brevis muscles
Wrist
71de Quervains Disease
- 1st dorsal compartment
- Radial border of anatomic snuffbox
- 1st compartment may cross over 2nd compartment
(ECRL/B) proximal to extensor retinaculum - Steroid injections relieve most symptoms
Wrist
72Trigger Finger
- Digital flexor tenosynovitis
- Stenosed tendon sheath
- Palmar surface over MC head
- Intermittent tendon catch
- Locks on awakening
- Most frequent ring and middle
Finger
73Trigger Finger
- Tendon sheath walls lined with synovial cells
- Tendon unable to glide within sheath
- Initial treatment splint, moist heat, NSAID
- Steroid for recalcitrant cases
Finger
74Hip and Groin
75Trochanteric Bursitis
- Second leading cause of lateral hip pain after
osteoarthritis - Discrete tenderness to deep palpation
- Principal bursa between gluteus maximus and
posterolateral prominence of greater trochanter
Hip
76Trochanteric Bursitis
- Pain usually chronic
- Pathology in hip abductors
- May radiate down thigh, lateral or posterior
- Worse with lying on side, stepping from curb,
descending steps
Hip
77Trochanteric Bursitis
- Patrick fabere sign (flexion, abduction, external
rotation, and extension) may be negative - Passive ROM relatively painless
- Active abduction when lying on opposite side ?
pain - Sharp external rotation ? pain
Hip
78Ischiogluteal Bursitis
- Weaver's bottom / tailors seat pain center of
buttock radiating down back of leg - Often mistaken for back strain, herniated disk
- Pain worse with sitting on hard surface, bending
forward, standing on tiptoe
Hip
79Ischiogluteal Bursitis
- Tenderness over ischial tuberosity
- Ischiogluteal bursa adjacent to ischial
tuberosity, overlies sciatic / posterior femoral
cutaneous nerves
Hip
80Legs and Feet
81Prepatellar Bursitis
- Housemaids knee / nuns knee swelling with
effusion of superficial bursa over lower pole of
patella - Passive motion fully preserved
- Pain mild except during extreme knee flexion or
direct pressure
Knee
82Prepatellar Bursitis
- Pressure from repetitive kneeling on a firm
surface rug cutter's knee - Rarely direct trauma
- Second most common site for septic bursitis
Knee
83Bakers Cyst
- Pseudothrombophlebitis syndrome
- Herniated fluid-filled sacs of articular synovial
membrane that extend into popliteal fossa - Causes trauma, rheumatoid arthritis, gout,
osteoarthritis - Pain worse with active knee flexion
Knee
84Bakers Cyst
- Can mimic deep venous thrombosis
- Ultrasound eseential
- Many resolve over weeks
- May require surgery
- Steroid injections not performed risk of
neurovascular injury
Knee
85Anserine Bursitis
- Cavalryman's disease / pes bursitis / goosefoot
bursitis obese women with large thighs, athletes
who run - Anteromedial knee, inferior to joint line at
insertion of sartorius, semitendinous, and
gracilis tendon
Knee
86Anserine Bursitis
- Abrupt knee pain, local tenderness 4 to 5 cm
below medial aspect of tibial plateau - Knee flexion exacerbates
87Iliotibial Band Syndrome
- Lateral knee pain
- Cyclists, dancers, distance runners, football
players - Pain worse climbing stairs
- Tenderness when patient supine, knee flexed to 90o
Knee
88Ankle and Foot
Ankle
89Peroneal Tendonitis
- Peroneal tendons cross behind lateral malleolus
- Running, jumping, sprain
- Holding foot up and out against downward pressure
causes pain
Ankle
90Peroneal Tendon Rupture
- Torn retinaculum
- Have patient dorsiflex and plantar flex with foot
in inversion - Feel for snapping behind lateral malleolus
Ankle
91Retrocalcaneal Bursitis
- Ankle overuse excessive walking, running, or
jumping - Heel pain especially with walking, running,
palpation - Haglund disease bony ridge on posterosuperior
calcaneus - Treatment open heels (clogs), bare feet,
sandals, or heel lift
Foot
92Plantar Fasciitis
- Policeman's heel / soldier's heel associated
with heel spurs - Degenerated plantar fascial band at origin on
medial calcaneous - Heel pain worse in morning and after long periods
of rest - May be relieved with activity
Foot
93Plantar Fasciitis
- Microtears in fascia from overuse?
- Eliminate precipitators, rest, strength and
stretching exercises, arch supports, and night
splints - Sometimes need steroid injection
- Risk of plantar fascia rupture and fat pad atrophy
Foot
94Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Between medial malleolus and flexor retinaculum
- Vague pain in sole of foot burning or tingling
- Worse with activity, especially standing, walking
for long periods - Tender along course of nerve
Foot
95Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Between medial malleolus and flexor retinaculum
- Vague pain in sole of foot burning or tingling
- Worse with activity, especially standing, walking
for long periods - Tender along course of nerve
Foot
96Fibromyalgia
F M
97Fibromyalgia
- Pain in muscles, joints, ligaments and tendons
- Tender points
- Knees, elbows, hips, neck
- 5 of population, including kids
- Main symptom sensitivity to pain
F M
98Fibromyalgia
- Pain chronic, deep or burning, migratory,
intermittent - Fatigue, poor sleep
- Numbness or tingling
- Poor blood flow
- Sensitivity to odors, bright lights, loud noises,
medicines
F M
99Fibromyalgia
- Jaw pain
- Dry eyes
- Difficulty focusing
- Dizziness
- Balance problems
- Chest pain
- Rapid or irregular heartbeat
F M
100Fibromyalgia
- Shortness of breath
- Difficulty swallowing
- Heartburn
- Gas
- Cramping abdominal pain
- Alternating diarrhea constipation
- Frequent urination
F M
101Fibromyalgia
- Pain in bladder area
- Urgency
- Pelvic pain
- Painful menstrual periods
- Painful sexual intercourse
- Depression
- Anxiety
F M
102Compare to Somatization
Somatization Fibromyalgia
Vomiting ? ?
Abdominal pain ? ?
Nausea ? ?
Bloating ? ?
Diarrhea ? ?
Leg / arm pain ? ?
Back pain ? ?
F M
103Compare to Somatization
Somatization Fibromyalgia
Joint pain ? ?
Dysuria ? ?
Headaches ? ?
Breathlessness ? ?
Palpitations ? ?
Chest pain ? ?
Dizziness ? ?
F M
104Compare to Somatization
Somatization Fibromyalgia
Amnesia ?
Dysphagia ? ?
Vision changes ? ?
Weak muscles ? ?
Sexual apathy ? ?
Dyspareunia ? ?
Impotence ? ?
F M
105Compare to Somatization
Somatization Fibromyalgia
Dysmenorrhea ? ?
Irregular menstruation ? ?
Excessive menstrual flow ? ?
F M
106Fibromyalgia
?
F M
107Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
- Causalgia
- Shoulder-hand syndrome
- Sudeck's atrophy
- Post-traumatic pain syndrome
- Complex regional pain syndrome type I and type II
- Sympathetically maintained pain
R S D
108Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
- Distal extremity pain, tenderness
- Bone demineralization, trophic skin changes,
vasomotor instability - Precipitating event in 2/3 injury, stroke, MI,
local trauma, fracture - Associated with emotional liability, depression,
anxiety
R S D
109Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
- Treatments medication, physical therapy,
sympathetic nerve blocks, psychological support - Possible sympathectomy or dorsal column
stimulator - Pain Clinic with coordinated plan may be helpful
R S D