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Treatment Options for Golfers Elbow

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Golfers elbow or medial epicondylitis is an injury of the elbow.There is a bony prominence at the inner side of the elbow. This is known as the medial epicondyle Few muscles link up this bony bump to the fore arm. Tendons link these muscles to the epicondyle. Many times excessive use of forearm leads to damage in the tendons. This is termed as golfers elbow .

Pain near the bony area of your elbow is the first symptom of golfers elbow. When you press the bony area of your elbow lightly you will feel more intense pain. The pain may spread to your forearm and go up to the back of the palm. It becomes painful to do even some very simple activities using your wrist and forearm. You may feel more pain when you hold a coffee cup, shake hands, or use a pen.

There are five forms of golfers elbow treatment available. Mainly one or a combination of two or three options is adopted as a cure of the problem.

Keeping you arm in rest is the basis of golfers elbow natural home cure. Regular icing using an ice pack is very helpful.It is recommended to wrap the ice pack moderately using a bandage to alleviate swelling .Keeping the elbow above the heart level is also recommended to reduce swelling and inflammation.

If you go to a doctor, he or she may recommend non steroidal anti inflammatory medicines. But this relieves only temporarily. If the problem is at its extreme, operations such as making an incision, ossatripsy, cutting the tendon or removing inflamed tissue is performed. This may involve side effects like nerve damage.

Practicing few simple exercises in a proper way can be helpful in uprooting golfers elbow completely. Few examples of these exercises are forearm twist etc. However, remember that practice of wrong exercise or right exercise in a wrong way may even intensify the problem. It is recommended that you consult an expert for golfers elbow treatment by a well designed exercise plan.

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