Do you have nagging, persistent elbow pain that is preventing you from doing all of your daily activities or from being your best at a sport you love?
You might have either lateral or medial epicondylosis, more commonly known as tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow, respectively. Both of these conditions are frequently seen in people who play those sports, but they actually can have many other causes. Activities ranging from cooking to carpentry, and sports ranging from racquetball to weight lifting can cause development of these conditions, in addition to the eponymous sports of tennis and golf.
Regardless of what activity contributes to development of this condition, it is caused by wear-and-tear over time. It is characterized by an aching or possibly sharp pain on either side of the elbow that is aggravated by certain activities or movements. They are caused by repeated flexion or extension of the wrist and elbow.
A solution that includes Active Release Technique® soft tissue therapy and IASTM or Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Manipulation to muscles of the arm, adjusting of pertinent joints, and strengthening of weak muscles can help this problem resolve. Because this is an injury involving chronic irritation to certain tendons, if it does not resolve shortly following onset it is very important to receive treatment as soon as possible in order to avoid a longer recovery period.
However, no matter how long you have had pain, with the right practices in place you can improve your function and be pain free!
Lateral epicondylosis, or tennis elbow, involves irritation to tendons of the “outside” of the elbow, while medial epicondylosis, or golfer’s elbow,involves irritation to the “inside” of the elbow. These chronic tendon injuries, commonly referred to as forms of “tendonitis”, have of late been correctly re-identified as forms of “tendonosis”, meaning different characteristics than previously thought, such as a lack of inflammatory cells in the injured area.
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