Tennis Elbow -Lateral Epicondylitis

An overuse injury caused by repetitive wrist extension. This action strains the muscles of the forearm and places undue stress on the tendons that attach to the bone of the outside of the elbow causing inflammations. This condition is common with tennis players, people who work with tools a lot, and lifting and carrying.

Signs and symptoms:

  • Wrist weakness
  • Tenderness over the outside of the elbow
  • Pain when lifting or bending the arm
  • Difficulty extending the forearm fully
  • Pain when gripping, lifting and carrying
  • Pain and discomfort can continue for years, if untreated

Golfer’s and Baseball Elbow- Medical Epicondylitis

An overuse syndrome of the flexor muscles of the forearm. Common in sports that require repeated wrist flexion and straining. Common in golf, baseball pitching, throwing sports, and racquet sports. It is less common than lateral epicondylitis.
Repetitive microtrauma of the tendon insertion of the flexor muscles of the forearm. Causes inflammation of the tendons and ligaments. Chronic inflammations of the connective tissue thicken and becomes fibrous. Fibrosis leads to decrease of flexibility and functions.

Signs and symptoms:

  • Gradual onset of pain over the medial elbow
  • Worse with wrist and forearm movement
  • Worse when gripping
  • Painful with throwing and sports
  • Muscle hypertonicity. Muscles are contracted and tender to touch

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

“I can’t open a jar anymore…”
A compressed or pinched nerve in your wrists. Straining and overusing of the hands and wrist causes pressure, swelling and inflammation to your wrist compresses the nerves and causes pain and discomfort.

Signs and symptoms:

  • Numbness and tingling of the hand
  • Pain and/or numbness in the fingers
  • Burning or tingling of the
  • Pain often travel up your arm
  • Weakness in your hands
  • Hand muscle spasm
  • Muscle wasting
  • Difficulty with grip, tendency to drop things
  • Hands feel clumsy
  • Symptoms start slowly, comes and goes, worse at night

Radial Nerve Entrapment or Radial Tunnel Syndrome

Radial nerve entrapment or radial tunnel syndrome is a condition in which a nerve in the forearm is squeezed and compressed, causing elbow pain and weakness of the wrist or hand. Repetitive activity and injury are the most common causes of radial nerve entrapment.

Signs and symptoms:

  • Pins and needles or tingling of the back of the hand and outer forearm
  • Tenderness at the outer forearm
  • Dull ache and referred pain to the wrist and upper arm
  • Working with elbow extended
  • Constant exertion of the forearm muscles
  • Always squeezing or pinching tools or objects
  • Turning your palm up and down causes pain and tingling along the outside of your forearm

Ulnar Nerve Entrapment

A pinched nerve (nerve entrapment) in or near the elbow can cause elbow pain, numbness, tingling, or weakness of the arm, wrist or hand. The ulnar nerve gets pinched in or near the inside of elbow. Symptoms of ulnar nerve entrapment are often confused with cervical herniated discs and compression of the brachial plexus.

Signs and symptoms:

  • Weakness and tenderness in the hands
  • Loss of pinch strength and grip
  • Clumsiness
  • Wasting of muscles in the hands
  • Weakness and decrease in control of the 4th and 5th digits