Brian Kwon Acupuncture Golfer’s elbow, aka medial epicondylitis, is very similar to tennis elbow; however, unlike tennis elbow, it causes pain and inflammation on the inside of your elbow. Golfer’s elbow isn’t limited to golfers. It could happen to anyone who uses their wrists or clenches their fingers repeatedly. The pain gets aggravated when you flex your wrist toward your palm
Golfer’s elbow isn’t just a muscle pain. If untreated, the tear on the muscle and tendon would become aggravated, which can lead to chronic pain. If it becomes severe, the pain can interfere with your sleep at night. If you’ve been experiencing the golfer’s elbow symptoms for more than 8 weeks, it is strongly recommended that you receive treatments to prevent the condition from becoming chronic. The main symptoms of golfer’s elbow are:
• Pain and tenderness on the inside of your elbow, which can extend to the inner side of your forearm
• Stiffness on the elbow, sometimes pain with a fist
• Weakness in your hands and wrists
• If you have numbness or tingling sensations radiating to your ring and little fingers, it is considered a more severe condition.
Similar to the treatment for the tennis elbow, surgery and non-surgery options are available for golfer’s elbow.
Early detection and treatment are the keys for fast recovery. Also, its recurrence rate is high and thus it is strongly recommended that you follow up with arm strengthening exercise and stretching after the treatment.
