Pain around the inner side of the elbow? Feeling sensations when you flex the wrist? Dr. Jen & Dr. Dom dive into golfer’s elbow, also known as medial epicondylitis. Kicking off the episode, Dr. Jen & Dr. Dom describe the anatomy and the muscles that play in golfer’s elbow. With a now-debunked conception about inflammation and golfer’s elbow, they explain the more recent research surrounding the causes around the symptoms of golfer’s elbow. Moreover, they highlight how to test for golfer’s elbow and how it may manifest in grip strength, lack of shoulder strength, and muscle tenderness. Finally, they provide and instruct you through some ways to treat your golfer’s elbow, focussing on passive and active range of motion exploration, isometrics, eccentrics, and the areas above and below the elbow. Listen in to hear all about golfer’s elbow!

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What You Will Learn in this PT Pearl:

3:50 – Inflammation? Maybe not the case...

5:00 – Golfer’s Elbow Anatomy.

6:45 – Ulnar Nerve.

7:42 – Causes of Golfer’s Elbow & Relation to Grip Strength.

12:17 – Prevalence of Golfer’s Elbow.

12:49 – Passive Modalities of treatment.

16:00 – What you can do!

18:25  – Isometrics.

19:14  – Eccentrics.

20:04  – Research.

To Watch the PT Pearl on YouTube, click here: https://www.youtube.com/docjenfit/watch/

For research and full show notes, visit the full website at: https://jen.health/podcast/104

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