What to do when Golfers Elbow Strikes!

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Yes it is true that golfers have their own elbow as do tennis players. When golfers elbow strikes it can be really painful, extremely uncomfortable and lets face it ruin your round if you don’t enjoy it. However Golfers Elbow has its own medical name it is called epicondylitis.

Epicondylitis is inflammation on the inside of the elbow and is quite painful around the bony bump on the inside of the elbow. This is where the tendons of the forearm attach to the inside of the elbow. Pain can spread down the forearm and into the wrist and sometimes be mistaken for strain injury in the wrist.

So how do you treat it, well one of the main ways any doctor will tell you is to rest your arm as much as you can. The stronger your wrist is the less likely you will be to get Golfers Elbow but also if you have a correct swing you will put much less strain on your elbow and wrists and you will be able to avoid this injury.

Unfortunately it only takes one poor swing to bring on golfers elbow as if you take too much grounding when striking the ball you can strain your elbow and in turn bring on the dreaded injury. Also playing other racket sports such as tennis or squash, believe it or not painting and chopping wood are also included in the causes of Golfers Elbow. It is most common in men aged 20 to 49 years old.

You should seek medical advice if your elbow is swollen, you have trouble bending it, it looks deformed or you think you might have broken something.

Get treatment started as soon as you possibly can resting your arm, ice packs for around 20 minutes, strap your arm with an elastic bandage to take the load off your elbow, stretch and strengthen your elbow a little at a time and then gradually return to golf.

Golfers Elbow is not something to be taken lightly and you should seek medical advice if you think that is what you are suffering from-

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