Medications

• The doctor may recommend pain control with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs you can buy over-the-counter, such as ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil).
  
  
• If pain is severe, the doctor may give you an injection with steroids. This may help by decreasing pain and inflammation but should not be done more than a few times because steroids weaken the tendon, leaving it vulnerable to rupture (see ruptured tendon).

Learn more about medications like ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) on RxList.com.