The most common overuse injuries are wrist and elbow pain such as carpal tunnel syndrome and tennis or golfers elbow (lateral epicondylitis and medial epicondylitis). This is often related to long periods sitting at a computer and using the mouse and keyboard. Tension in the neck and shoulders may also contribute to arm symptoms. There [...]
Rotator cuff muscles of the shoulder can become injured with gym training, throwing and racquet based sports. Degenerative rotator cuff tears may also occur as you get older with no specific injury. The rotator cuff is important for the stability of the glenohumeral (shoulder) joint. An injured rotator cuff can be painful by itself and [...]
Lateral or medial epicondylitis (tennis and golfer's elbow respectively) are generally caused by an increase in intensity or frequency of movements that use wrist and elbow. Often excessive mouse and keyboard use can initiate the problem and a full workstation assessment is needed to optimise the layout of your desk. An increase in racquet sports [...]
Pain, clicking and/or limited movement of the jaw is a common problem but it is generally poorly treated by physiotherapists, general practitioners and dentists. This is partly because it needs a multidisciplinary approach, but also because there is limited evidence of what works best for TMJ pain. If you have a bite that does not [...]
Wrist pain can occur from excessive mouse and keyboard work, racquet sports, playing muscial instruments, falls, trauma and after pregnancy. Common problems include tendinopathy (tendinitis and tenosynovitis), stiffness in the small bones of the wrist (carpal bones) and carpal tunnel syndrome. De Quervains's is a specific tendinosynovitis of two thumb tendons called extensor pollicis brevis [...]
