Common Sports Injuries — Upper Limb

Rotator Cuff Syndrome Pain and loss of function from the rotator cuff tendons, spanning tendinopathy, partial tear and full-thickness tear. Preferred…
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome Pain from the subacromial space, where the cuff tendons and bursa lie beneath the acromion and coracoacromial arch.…
Biceps Tendinitis (Long Head) Pain and dysfunction of the long head of biceps (LHB) tendon in the bicipital groove and intra-articular portion.…
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Disruption Injury to the acromioclavicular joint and its stabilising ligaments, from mild sprain to complete dislocation.
Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow) Tendinopathy of the common extensor origin, most often the extensor carpi radialis brevis (ECRB). Degenerative, not inflammatory, so…
Medial Epicondylitis (Golfer’s Elbow) Tendinopathy of the common flexor-pronator origin at the medial epicondyle, mainly pronator teres and flexor carpi radialis. Degenerative,…
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Compressive neuropathy of the median nerve at the wrist. The most common peripheral nerve entrapment.
De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis Stenosing tenosynovitis of the first dorsal compartment, affecting abductor pollicis longus (APL) and extensor pollicis brevis (EPB) at…
Trigger Finger (Stenosing Flexor Tenosynovitis) Stenosing tenosynovitis of the flexor tendon sheath at the A1 pulley, causing painful catching or locking of a…