• Medial Epicondylitis (aka golfers elbow, baseball elbow, suitcase elbow)Caused by forceful wrist flexion and pronation injuring the tendons that attach to the medial epicondyle of the humerus.Symptoms: Pain in the flexor pronator tendons and medial aspect of elbow when the wrist is flexed or rotated outward against resistance.
• Lateral Epicondylitis (tennis elbow)Caused by continued stress on grasping muscles of the hand on rotation so the forearm faces upward or forward.Symptoms: Pain in the lateral epicondyle of the elbow when the wrist is extended against resistance.
• Rotator Cuff Tendonitis (swimmers shoulder, tennis shoulder, pitchers shoulder)Caused by sports that require movement of the arm over the head repeatedly causing inflammation on the rotator cuff—a group of muscles that control shoulder rotation.Symptoms: Pain initially when the arm is brought forward over the head, severe pain when bringing the arm across the chest.
• Peripatellar Tendonitis (jumpers knee)Caused by repetitive jumping, running, or cutting.Symptoms: Pain in the region of the kneecap during or after physical activity.
• Popliteus Tendonitis Caused by downhill running or walking.Symptoms: Pain in the side of the knee with downhill running.
• Achilles Tendonitis Caused by downhill running.Symptoms: Pain with dorsiflexion of foot usually while running.
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