| Golfer's Elbow is not as common as tennis elbow but | | | | and it is a form of tendonitis. Because of the |
| it can be just as troublesome. In this article, you will | | | | repeated overuse of the muscles causing flexion of |
| find out about the symptoms, causes and potential | | | | the forearm, small tears develop in these muscles |
| solutions to this problem. | | | | and their tendons where they join the bones at the |
| You pick up your breakfast coffee and notice that | | | | inside of the elbow. This causes inflammation and |
| the inside of your elbow hurts. It is not a bad pain so | | | | leads to the pain. It is associated with certain manual |
| you ignore it. You turn the door handle as you leave | | | | or household activities, racquet sports, bowling, and |
| for work and feel the same light pain as earlier. At | | | | golf. It is a much less common condition than Tennis |
| the start of your meeting with that important client, | | | | Elbow, which affects the outside of the elbow. For |
| you shake hands. Guess what, your elbow hurts | | | | treatment of Golfers Elbow, a doctor will generally |
| again. Over the next few days, you become aware | | | | prescribe RICE (rest, ice, compression and exercise). |
| that the pain inside your elbow is still with you. Off | | | | Rest and exercise may seem contradictory. The rest |
| you go to your doctor, Golfer's Elbow is diagnosed. | | | | is only for an initial short period. If you rest your arm |
| "How can that be" you think to yourself, "I don't play | | | | for too long, it will begin to wither so it is essential to |
| golf ..." That's right; you do not have to play golf to | | | | do some exercise to keep the arm muscles from |
| get Golfer's Elbow. You can have Tennis Elbow and | | | | deteriorating. If your Golfer's Elbow is particularly bad, |
| not play tennis and you don't need to be a | | | | you may be prescribed anti-inflammatory drugs and |
| housemaid to get Housemaid's Knee! It is regarded | | | | be given a cortisone injection. Your doctor may even |
| primarily as an injury caused by repetitive overuse of | | | | recommend physiotherapy. If you decide to try to |
| the forearm. So the repetitive action of swinging a | | | | cure your Golfer's Elbow for yourself, arranging a |
| golf club can cause it. To reduce your chances of | | | | session or two of physio would be a good idea - in |
| developing Golfer's Elbow, before playing a round of | | | | order to find out the right exercises. The wrong ones |
| golf, make sure that you warm up your muscles | | | | could prolong the condition and maybe even make it |
| before the first drive. Playing golf with cold muscles, | | | | worse. The condition is chronic (long term) and can |
| especially winter golf, can lead to all sorts of muscle | | | | last from as little as a few weeks to as much as 3 |
| strains and injuries. So how do you know that you | | | | to 4 years! Once the pain has subsided, there should |
| have Golfer's Elbow? It is a painful condition that | | | | be a gradual resumption of specific activities to |
| affects the inside of the elbow. Signs and symptoms | | | | strengthen the affected muscles, again for which a |
| may vary. Generally you will experience pain or | | | | course of physiotherapy may be helpful. During the |
| discomfort when carrying out simple everyday tasks | | | | rehabilitation of the elbow, the proper diet is also |
| like picking up a cup, shaking hands or turning a door | | | | important. You should ensure that you supply your |
| handle. In some cases, aching may increase in the | | | | body with the essential tools for the proper healing |
| evening causing you to wake during the night and | | | | and regeneration of healthy tissue. Your doctor or a |
| experience stiffness of the elbow in the mornings. In | | | | dietician will advise you on that. Prevention is clearly |
| very severe cases, almost any elbow movement can | | | | better than cure so ... - Make sure that you eat a |
| be uncomfortable. It is common to develop | | | | properly balanced diet - Keep your arm muscles |
| symptoms after either adopting a new activity, as | | | | strong so they can absorb the energy of sudden |
| your muscles are not yet trained for that activity or | | | | physical stress. - Learn the proper technique for |
| after increasing the duration or intensity of an | | | | activities that require forearm motion. - After |
| established one. For a firm diagnosis, consult a | | | | repetitive movements of the arms stretch the whole |
| qualified doctor. This is highly advisable because there | | | | arm to avoid tension build up. DISCLAIMER - probably |
| are also other causes related to diet, pathogenic | | | | not necessary but just in case ... this article is for |
| organisms, toxins such as heavy metals, radiation | | | | information only, it is not intended as medical advice, |
| (including that from mobile phones and air travel). The | | | | that should be obtained from a properly qualified |
| medical name for Golfer's Elbow is medial epicondylitis | | | | physician. |