title: Sports and performing arts medicine. 2. Shoulder and elbow overuse injuries in sports.
abstract: This self-directed learning module discusses classic topics and highlights new advances in this area. This article discusses upper-limb sports injuries as part of a section of the study guide on sports and performing arts medicine in the Self-Directed Physiatric Education Program for practitioners and trainees in physical medicine and rehabilitation. This article uses case vignettes as a vehicle to elaborate on shoulder and elbow pain in the athlete.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To discuss shoulder and elbow overuse injuries in sports.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, USA. venu.akuthota@uchsc.edu
authors.forename: Venu
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Akuthota
authors.forename: Larry H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: David F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Drake
authors.forename: Scott F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Nadler
authors.forename: Santiago D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Toledo
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D020968:Brachial Plexus Neuritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D012540:Scapula / Q000293:injuries; D000070599:Shoulder Injuries; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D000092464:Elbow Injuries