If inside of your elbow hurts, this condition is called medial epicondylitis that is also called Golfer’s elbow. Inflammation at that site occurs and the patient feels pain. Pain may be localized on the bony bump or may radiate along the forearm.
What is golfer’s elbow?
Golfer’s elbow is usually a result of overuse of muscles in forearm that allows rotation of arm and flexion of wrist. Tiny tears occur in the tendon at the point where they are attached to the bone. These tears are a result of repetitive movements like flexing, gripping or swinging the arm. Any repetitive movements of hand, forearm or wrist can cause golfer’s elbow.
Most commonly the pain is felt near the bony knob on inside of elbow, but sometimes the pain extends along the inner forearm. Pain becomes worse gradually.
Golfer’s elbow and tennis elbow are closely related. In tennis elbow tendons on the outside of the joint are affected.
Tips to prevent muscle injury:
In order to prevent muscle injury you have to strengthen your muscles. Golfer’s elbow can be avoided if muscle of forearm is strong enough to bear the overuse.
• Stretching and strengthening exercises are helpful.
• Take some time to rest. Let your body heal itself.
• Squeeze a soft ball for 5 minutes is an effective exercise to strengthen your forearm muscles.
• Apply ice wrapped in a cloth on the painful elbow for 15-20 minutes for 3 or 4 times in a day.
• Using splint or strap helps in preventing the pulling of injured tendon.
Exercises those are beneficial:
• Range of motion exercise: Do back and forth movement of wrist. Bend your wrist forward and backward as far as possible 10-12 times.
• Weighted wrist flexion: Sit on a chair: Lay your forearm across your thigh with palm facing upwards. Hold a lightweight dumbbell in your hand, slowly bend your wrist and lower the weight as far as possible. In a steady motion, bend the wrist upwards as far as possible. Repeat back and forth movement 10-12 times.
• Weighted wrist extension: Sit on a chair: Lay your forearm across your thigh with palm facing downwards and wrist slightly past your knee. Hold a light dumbbell in your hand and bend the wrist upwards as high as possible, now slowly bend it downwards towards the front of knee. Repeat it 10-12 times.
How homeopathy can help?
Homeopathy is good choice for pain in your elbow. Homeopathy medicines help in reducing pain and inflammation and thus results in remission of all the symptoms. Name of few homeopathic remedies I am discussing here: arnica, rhus tox, bryonia and ruta.
