Another symptom you might experience with tendonitis is tenderness. This is different from a painful feeling and both terms are used differently in a diagnosis. When something is painful, that means it gives off that feeling all the time regardless of what you're doing. When something is tender, that means that it hurts when the area is touched or bothered. For example, you might have a stomach ache, but if someone presses on your stomach, it doesn't hurt more. This is an important distinction in the medical field as a tender abdomen could indicate appendicitis as an example. A tender joint feeling means pressing or moving the area hurts.Next
