PAIN FROM GOLFER'S ELBOW

Golfer’s Elbow is more of a chronic condition than an injury. Most patients feel pain on the inside of their elbow, especially when they do different motions with their wrist. Most patients notice that their elbow is feeling sore and will not move like it did before. use it like they could before. Pain can start gradually, then becomes more frequent and increases over time.

Try this:

1. Rest. Put your golf game on hold until the pain is gone
2. Ice.  Apply ice packs to your elbow for 15 to 20 minutes at a time, three to four times a day for several days
3. Use a brace or splint
4. Stretch and strengthen with suggested exercises

Golfer’s elbow can often be treated by non- surgical methods such as:

• Resting, refrain from movement that puts stress on your elbow
• Appy moist heat where it hurts
• Elbow wraps
• Mild massage to the painful area
• Stretching exercises

Tennis elbow vs. Golfer’s elbow. Different conditions.

Tennis elbow and Golfer’s elbow are opposite because of the location of the pain. Although they are similar conditions, both causing pain along the forearm and elbow. Patients with a tennis elbow have pain on the outside of their elbow while patients with golfer’s elbow have pain on the inside of their elbow.