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Golfers Elbow Pain

Treatment for Golfers Elbow

Golfers elbow is the name given to pain at the knobbly bump of bone on the inner aspect of your elbow.

This bone is called the medial epicondyle. Itis means inflammation. The medical name for golfers elbow is medial epicondylitis.

The problem arises as a result of overuse.

The tendons that flex the wrist (bend the wrist towards the palm) are attached to the medial epicondyle at the elbow.

If the attachment point becomes inflamed then pain develops.

Because the tendons are constantly in use for gripping and lifting, the pain tends to grumble on. The contracting muscle pulls on the tendon which in turn tugs at the inflamed anchor point at the golfers elbow insertion

Golfers elbow is not only seen in golfers. Anyone can develop it.

Doctors or physical therapists will diagnose golfers elbow when there is pain at the medial epicondyle of the elbow and when that pain is made worse by resisting the contraction of the wrist flexor muscles. This is tested by asking the sufferer to push down with their hand while the doctor pushes against the movement. In golfers elbow this will provoke pain at the elbow.

Treatment options for golfers elbow include: rest, anti-inflammatory gels, anti-inflammatory tablets, massage, physiotherapy or osteopathic treatment and steroid injection

Read more about golfers elbow here:

About guide to golfers elbow

Mayo Clinic Golfers Elbow Pain Guide