Elbow Pain Treatment

Elbow pain refers to provide comprehensive pain-in-elbow treatment.

Bursitis elbow (olecranon bursitis) is a condition afflicting the olecranon bursa, one of many thin, slippery sacs located throughout the body that lubricate the joint regions and prevent friction. Bursitis elbow is typically characterized by swelling around the elbow that can the arm an odd, lumpy appearance. Patients suffering from bursitis elbow may experience limited range of motion and pain in the elbow.

Weight-lifting elbow pain may result from elbow tendonitis, which typically manifests in two different ways: through tennis elbow or through golfer’s elbow. Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) is a painful overuse condition causing inflammation of the tendons on the outside of the elbow. This condition frequently occurs in people who are constantly using their forearm muscles, and is characterized by swelling and outer elbow pain. Symptoms may also include pain when playing tennis or racquetball and elbow pain when weightlifting.

Golfer’s elbow (medial epicondylitis), by contrast, is a condition causing inner elbow pain (or inside elbow pain) at the exact spot where the tendons of the forearm muscles attach to the bony protuberance on the inside of the elbow. Golfer’s elbow develops from overuse of the muscles and tendons of the forearms and elbow. This can occur because of repetitive activities like shoveling or hammering nails. Golfer’s elbow is characterized by tenderness, and inside elbow pain that can be exacerbated by bending, twisting, or grasping objects. Patients may also experience left-sided arm and elbow pain, or left elbow pain. (By contrast, bilateral pain is pain in both elbows simultaneously).

Pain in the elbow is also one of the chief characteristics of pinched nerve in elbow, a condition in which a nerve in the elbow (most often the ulnar nerve) becomes pinched or entrapped. Pinched nerve in the elbow is characterized by numbness, a burning sensation, and pain in the elbow radiating outward from the site of injury. Pinched nerve in elbow can normally be treated with conventional treatments like rest, stretching exercises, and anti-inflammatory medications.

Patients suffering from bilateral elbow pain, left elbow pain, inner elbow pain or other ailments will find comprehensive treatment at NYDNRehab. Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) has been demonstrably effective in relieving painful conditions like tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow, and elbow bursitis. A patient undergoing ESWT receives a high-frequency pressure wave at the site of injury. This pressure wave passes through the skin at near-supersonic speeds, restoring blood circulation, bringing oxygen and nutrients, and regenerating damaged tendons. It is one of several advanced methods for elbow pain treatment available at NYDNRehab.