An ounce of prevention Top of page. Epicondylitis - a tendonitis of the elbow from excessive, repetitive, or forceful movements of the wrist. That s right, muscle-tendon units moving the wrist originate at the elbow. Lateral epicondylitis occurs at the origin of the lateral epicondyle, the major bony prominence on the outside of the elbow. This usually occurs from excessive extension of the wrist or holding the wrist up in extension as a static posture.
Many people hold the mousing wrist up in extension for hours, instead of relaxing it.
Ligament - a band of collagen fibers that connects bone to bone. An example is the transverse carpal ligament, which spans the carpal bones at the wrist, forming the arched roof of the carpal tunnel. All joints have ligaments, even those in the fingers. Musculoskeletal - referring to the muscles, nerves, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, bone, joints, and spinal discs. Rotator cuff syndrome - inflammation of the rotator cuff, a band of tendons from muscles in the back of the shoulder that course through a narrow slot under the collar bone.