What are the most common types of sports injuries to elbows?
The most common sports-related injuries to the elbows are: Tendonitis, otherwise known as tennis elbow, pitcher’s elbow, golfer’s elbow. Caused by repeated motions of the arm, the pain of tendonitis usually is concentrated at the inside or outside of the elbow and may spread up or down the arm. Often the pain occurs only with certain movements, such as lifting objects in certain ways, rotating your hand, or squeezing something in your fist. Bursitis, the inflammation of a bursa, a soft, fluid-filled lump at the point of the elbow. Hyperextension, which occurs when the elbow is forced backward. It can happen in a fall or when a backhand tennis swing or similar movement goes wrong. The result is pain and swelling in the joint and in the soft tissue at the front of the elbow. Dislocation, which usually the result of a fall on an outstretched arm. Symptoms include obvious deformity, pain and swelling. Sprains & Strains, a sprain is an injury to a ligament; a strain is an injury to a muscle
