The Elbow joint is more commonly injured through repetition, overuse and overload. Injuries such as tennis elbow and golfers elbow as well as bicep and tricep injuries often are caused through repetitive strain and overuse from work or sporting activities. Less common are injuries sustained through trauma such as elbow fractures and elbow dislocation. Occasionally pain referring down from the nerves in the neck and shoulder could mimic elbow pain.
Physiotherapy treatment of elbow pain and injuries firstly lies in a correct diagnosis and identification of why the injury has occurred. Successful physiotherapy management may involve treatments to help settle your elbow pain, for example; Focused Shockwave Therapy is a great treatment to help treat tennis elbow and golfers elbow.
Pain treatments will then often be followed by a progressive, tailored exercise plan aimed at rehabilitating and strengthening your elbow and surrounding tissues. This will enable your elbow to tolerate the demands the individual wishes to place on them. Many failed treatments are due to a lack of rehabilitation and a failure to identify and modify any causative factors such as sporting technique, ergonomic or repetitive work activities.
Book a physiotherapy appointment to get your elbow assessed, find out how we can help you eliminate your pain and find a long term solution to your problem.