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De Quervain's tenosynovitis is inflammation of tendons on the side of the wrist at the base of the thumb. These tendons include the extensor pollicis brevis and the abductor pollicis longus tendons, which extend the joints of the thumb. De Quervain's tenosynovitis can be brought on by simple strain injury to the extensor pollicis longus and abductor pollicis tendons (tendinitis). Often this form of tendinitis is a result of repetitive motion injury.
Tendons of the shoulder (rotator cuff): Inflammation of these tendons is the most common cause of shoulder pain (Rotator Cuff Injury/Subacromial Bursitis). The two tendons that extend the thumb away from the hand: Inflammation of these tendons is called de Quervain syndrome (see De Quervain Syndrome).