chronic

• what is medial epicondylitis known as?

  Golfers elbow
• what is medial epicondylitis?

  damage to muscles, tendons that control your wrist and fingers
• where does medial epicondylitis occur in the body?

  inside of elbow
• how does medial epicondylitis occur?

  excessive force used to bend wrist towards palm
• how is medial epicondylitis treated?

  Rest, ice, physical therapy, anti-inflammatory medications, corticosteroid injections, surgery.
• give a sporting example of medial epiondylitis?

  swinging a golf club
• what is shin splints?

  pain, tenderness against large bone in lower bone
• where does shin splints in the body?

  Lower leg - tibia
• how does shin splints occur?

  hard exercise, repetitive activity
• how is shin splints treated?

  cold compress, anti inflammatory drugs and rest
• give a sporting example of shin splints?

  high impact and repetitive exercise gymnastics
• what is tendinitis?

  when a tendon swells after an injruy
• where does tendinitis occur in the body?

  any tendon
• how does tendinitis occur?

  Overuse
• how is tendinitis treated?

  Rest, ice, compression, elevation, physical therapy, anti-inflammatory medications
• give a sporting example of tendinitis ?

  Tennis elbow
• what is lateral epicondylitis known for?

  Tennis elbow
• what is lateral epicondylitis ?

  swelling of the tendons that bend your wrist backwards away from your palm
• where does lateral epicondylitis occur in the body?

  out side of elbow
• how does lateral epicondylitis occur?

  repetitive strain, repeated gripping and or wrist extension
• how is lateral epicondylitis treated?

  Rest, ice, physical therapy, surgery.
• give a sporting example of lateral epicondylitis ?

  tennis groundstroke
• what is a stress fracture ?

  tiny cracks in a bone
• where does stress fractures occur in the body?

  often in weight bearing bones e.g. shin, foot
• how do stress fractures occur?

  practicing/training too much, new sport, increase activity level
• how is a stress fracture treated?

  brace, crutches or surgery
• give a sporting example of a stress fracture?

  a ballet dancer may experience stress fractures in her toes if she wears worn out shoes