We have previously explored tennis elbow, but what about golfer’s elbow? No I’m not making medical conditions up it is another form of epicondylitis, medial epicondylitis to be specific. So, what is golfer’s elbow? Is there any difference to tennis elbow?
Where tennis elbow affects the outer part of the elbow, golfer’s elbow affects the inner part. The inner part of your elbow will be very tender to touch and movement such as lifting (especially with palms facing up) can be very painful.
Pain will be felt more when gripping tightly and also on wrist flexion. Wrist pain is a common symptom of golfer’s elbow.
The name gives away the most common cause of the injury but a bang, fall and repetitive activities such as typing etc can all cause symptoms.
Golfers elbow can be treated but the key to successful treatment is identifying the cause of the problem. Whether it be faulty equipment, bad training techniques or a clumsy fall, finding the problem will assist in making it better.
If your work station is set up incorrectly then steps need to be taken in order to correct the situation or if you have been trained to carry out an activity incorrectly then this needs to be addressed.
You can take other steps to help prevent/reduce symptom:
- Warm up properly before engaging in sporting activity
- Take regular breaks – avoid repetitive activity for long periods of time
- Don’t keep you elbows in one place for too long
- Ensure you have good grip if you play racquet sports
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