Arthritis can result from traumatic events such as fractures or injuries to the ligaments. Osteoarthritis results from wear and tear along with the aging process. Symptoms include swelling around the joint, cyst formation, pain with motion, stiffness, and subluxation or instability in the joint. Carpenters, roofers, painters, and mechanics frequently suffer from this malady. The muscle strains eventually can cause small tears in the tendon.
Scar tissue forms as the tears begin to heal.
As they start to heal, more tears occur. Overuse eventually will cause weakness and inflexibility in the muscles of the forearm specifically the wrist extensors. Symptoms include pain and tenderness over the lateral aspect of the elbow and often times in the muscles on the top part of the forearm. Pain in experienced mostly in hitting a backhand stroke in tennis or with gripping and resisted movements at the wrist. Hitting the ball late Not transferring body weight forward as ball contact is made Talk to your local tennis pro about correcting some of your shot-making techniques that may be making you most vulnerable to these injuries, including rotator cuff problems, discussed in the shoulder section.