Golf elbow and tennis elbow tests
Pain in the area of the outer elbow: Epicondylitis humeri ulnaris (golfer’s elbow). Pain in the area of the inner elbow: Bending of the wrist, turning the forearm against resistance, lifting heavy things. Pain in the area of the inner elbow through:
- Rotation of the forearm
- Wrist extension against resistance
- Extension of the middle finger against resistance
- Stretching of the elbow and passive bending of the hand
- Bending of the wrist
- Rotation of the forearm against resistance
- Lifting heavy things
If complaints have occurred in the form of a golfer’s arm, it is advisable to spare the affected arm.
This will prevent the inflammation process from progressing and the symptoms from worsening. Treatment of the golfer’s arm is usually conservative, only in rare cases surgery is performed. There are numerous possibilities and variants of conservative therapy, some of which are presented below: As with other inflammations in the body, it is helpful if the golfer’s arm is cooled.
This stops inflammatory processes and relieves pain. It is advantageous that the cooling of the painful areas can also be carried out by patients themselves. In addition, many physiotherapists use electrostimulation when treating the golfer’s arm.
The technique used is called TENS, which stands for “transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation”. Here, electrical impulses are emitted onto the skin via electrodes. With the help of this procedure, the nerve fibers that transmit the pain should be reached.
The goal is that less pain information is transmitted to the brain. The therapy is not painful, so that the patient only feels a tingling sensation on the skin. An advantage of this procedure is that patients can also carry out applications independently at home using a rented or purchased device.
Another widely used therapy is shock wave therapy. Here, an attempt is made to stimulate the tissue with the help of shocks, thereby increasing blood circulation and regenerating the tissue, which should ultimately result in a cure.
- Physical measures
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