What is an 'overuse' injury?

What is an 'overuse' injury?

Gary Brazina (Sports Medicine Physician) gives expert video advice on: What is an 'acute' injury?; What is an 'overuse' injury?; What is a 'fracture'? and more...

Overuse injuries are a generalised term, which mean that a particular part of the body has been overused repetitively. The most common that we think of is tennis elbow. Everybody thinks it happens just in tennis players. However, it's an overuse injury that we can see from carpenters using a hammer and screwdrivers. Also, a gardener who's been hoeing all weekend and begins to get an overuse of that tendonous area.