Joint Ventures' Blog

Lateral epicondylitis, more commonly known as 'tennis elbow' is one of several overuse injuries that can affect your elbow. Lateral epicondylitis is an inflammation of the tendons that join the forearm muscles on the outside of the elbow (the lateral epicondyle). The forearm muscles and tendons become damaged from overuse (repeating the same motions again and again). This leads to pain and tenderness on the outside of the elbow.   Although lateral epicondylitis commonly affects tennis players, it also affects other athletes and people who participate in leisure or work activities that require repetitive arm, elbow, and wrist movement. 

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Adhesive capsulitis, more commonly known as ‘frozen shoulder’, is a condition in which the joint capsule of the shoulder becomes adhered to the humeral head.  The result is a painful and global limitation of range of motion of the shoulder. At first the shoulder will be very painful to move, but some spontaneous recovery occurs over the course of several months to 2 years. The exact cause of adhesive capsulitis is unknown. 

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Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition that occurs when the median nerve gets compressed or pinched at the wrist.  Symptoms include numbness, tingling and/or burning into the hand (usually felt in the palm of the hand, thumb, index, middle and part of the ring fingers) often times occurring at night.  You may also experience an ache or pain in the wrist and hand, weakness of the hand, difficulty gripping or holding objects, and atrophy of your thumb muscles. 

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