Tendinitis can occur all over the body and is a very common sports injury. It is an inflammation or irritation of a tendon. The symptoms of tendinitis are pain and tenderness around the affected joint.

Sprains and strains usually occur when someone twists, falls or hits something in a way that forces the body out of its normal position. A sprain is a stretch or tear in a ligament, while a strain is also a stretch or tear, but involves a muscle or tendon.

Shin splints are a very common sports injury with athletes and runners. Shin splints are caused from overuse or intensified activity. It can occur in one or both legs and the symptoms are tenderness, sharp pains and soreness along your shin bones.

Overuse injuries are a type of injury that is caused by repetitive activities or trauma. Common overuse injuries are tendinitis or stress fractures.

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (Runner’s Knee or Jumper’s Knee) is pain at the front and around your kneecap. It is a common running and jumping injury. Patellofemoral pain symptoms occur during activity (e.g., running, squatting, going up/down stairs).

Overhead athletes (swimmer, baseball, volleyball, javelin, etc.) are more susceptible to sports injuries associated with rapid and repeated shoulder movements and rotations. Some of these sports injuries include: scapula syndrome, labral tears, nerve-related pathology, tendon injuries, fractures, and dislocations.

A joint dislocation occurs when there is a separation in the joint from its normal position. This is usually a painful injury that temporarily immobilizes the affected area. Sports injuries involving dislocations mostly happen from falls and high impact forces.

The muscles of your leg are divided into four compartments, each made of connective tissue. Compartment Syndrome is when those muscles swell up during exercise, compromising circulation and prohibiting muscular function while causing intense pain in the lower leg.

Iliotibial (IT) Band syndrome occurs when the IT band becomes inflamed and tight. Is it a common sports injury with runners because of the constant rubbing of the IT band against the knee. Common symptoms of IT band injuries are knee swelling, stiffness, knee and sometimes hip pain.

While fractures are clean breaks, a stress fracture is a small crack or severe bruising of a bone. Stress fractures occur when your muscles become tired and fatigued and are unable to absorb the shock from activity. Pain is the most common symptom of a fracture, along with tenderness and swelling.

A spinal injury is damage to any part of the spine or nerves of the spine. There are many different types of spinal injuries and those injuries vary in symptoms. Visit our Spine Injury page to find out more!