Tennis/Golfer's Elbow

Tennis elbow is a common term for a tendon-bone irritation on the thumb side of the elbow region. It is also known as lateral epicondylitis (epp-e-condill eye'-tis). It may be due to a one-time injury, or to an accumulation of several smaller injuries. Pain in this region can occur with playing tennis, but it may also occur with lifting, or other activities that require repetitive wrist extension while the fingers are flexed. Since the involved muscles are large while the tendon and its bony attachment are small, the site of irritation is the tendon-bone junction.

Golfer's elbow (medical epicondylitis) is similar tootennis elbow, but occurs on the pinky finger side of the elbow. It is caused by repetitive and forceful wrist flexion. It can be caused by playing golf, but can also be caused by activities such as repetitive lifting.

Treatment:

Our team of doctors at Advanced Medical have years of experience in the diagnosis and treatment of these conditions. Plus, we do love a good game of golf!

   - Initially the goal is pain relief. This can be accomplished with various therapies including ice, electrical stimulation, ultrasound and/or massage.
   - Our next goal is the restoration of good wrist flexibility by use of stretching exercises.
   - The third goal is re-establishment of normal strength and the return to full activity accomplished by strengthening exercises and activity-specific conditioning.