1. Medial Epicondylitis Questions 1.) How soon should you return to play?
Structures involved: flexor-pronator muscle origin at the anterior medial epicondyle of the humerus. Prevention: Perform exercises to strengthen the forearm such as wrist curls, reverse wrist curls, and squeezing a tennis ball. Mechanism of Injury: Overuse of the extensor tendons of the forearm, specifically extensor carpi radialis brevis. Signs & Symptoms: painful resisted wrist flexion, resisted forearm pronation, tenderness around the forearm. Treatment: PRICES & Forearm exercises Return to play: Vary with symptoms, if little pain you can return to play asap. If pain continues more rest is suggested. References: treatment/other-upper-body/tennis-elbow-lateral-and-medial- epicondylitis
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Questions
1.) How soon should you return to play?
2.) Name two exercises that could help prevent Medial Epicondylitis?
3.) What structures are involved?

2. Wrist Tendinitis
Relevant Anatomy: tendon sheath (tenosynovium) become thick and inflamed constricts gliding motion of tendons in the wrists. Prevention: not grasping things with the thumb (overuse) Mechanism of Injury: overuse of thumb joint Signs & Symptoms: Stiffness, swelling, tenderness, weakness. Treatment: Take over the counter medicine like ibuprofen, the sooner treated the sooner return to play time. Reference: and m
Questions:
1.) How soon would a athlete be able to return to play?
2.) What are signs & symptoms of Wrist tendinitis?
3.) How do you treat Wrist Tendinitis?