Golfers elbow

Orando Broom

Have any of you ever had experience of it. A very awkward injury. Not painful for the most part but just in certain movements and rotations. The doctor said it just has to heal naturally but said to expect it to take six weeks! He showed me a few exercises for rehab.

Have any of you guys ever had it? How long did it last for? How did you tailor your programme around the injury? It is very frustrating as I was going well and in a good groove.

For those of you who do not know it's a tendon injury on the inside of your elbow at the site of the funny bone.

brian plank

i have it now from what your describing. is it like a stinging pain right in the joint? its weird because it only hurts on specific movements. i could do bench press or push ups and not feel a thing.

waterford1988

I'm a student physio, still have two years to go but we covered golfers elbow recently. From my understanding of what you have described, it is prontator teres tendinopathy you are suffering from. The movement that some people would suffer from most is pronation, which involves having your elbow bent at your side, with the palm of your hand facing upwards, and turning your forearm so that the palm of your hand faces down towards the ground.

You should contact a good physio as some studies have shown that taping will reduce symptoms. In Australia they are treating tendinopathies such as yours ( which is basically an overuse injury) with nitric oxide donor therapy in the form of a patch. Australia tend to be a few years ahead of everyone else in terms of treatment in physical therapy but no harm in asking your physiotherapist.

I would recommend goint to see a physio as that injury is in close proximity to the ulnar nerve and as your tendon heals it can form scar tissue that could compress your ulnar nerve, leading to more trouble down the line, and lead to a longer time out of training.

As I said earlier I am by no means a qualified physio yet, so I would recommend you go to see one. Good luck.

Brian?

Go to see a physio. Thread closed.