Elbow Pain Relief in Greenville
Repetitive motion sports like golf, baseball, tennis and weightlifting can cause elbow pain, which can sideline you from your favorite sport. Elbow injuries can cause various problems, and even brachial neuralgia. Damage to the brachial plexus can cause serious arm and hand pain, and even motor dysfunction.
Our Expert Approach to Care
At Brown Chiropractic Center, we help treat various injuries that can cause elbow pain. If the joint is not functioning properly, often we can help correct that by properly articulating the bones of the elbow (radius, ulna and humerus).
In addition to our various chiropractic techniques, we have a complete physical therapy modality area, which includes ultrasound, muscle stim, traction, cold laser and other therapies that help the tissue surrounding the injured area heal faster and reduce pain expression in the damaged area.
Types of Elbow Pain
Here are some of the most common forms of elbow pain that we see at Brown Chiropractic Center.
This malady is a form of tendonitis, where inflammation occurs in the tendons that connect the forearm to the elbow. Unlike tennis elbow, which occurs in tendons on the outside of the elbow, golfer’s elbow occurs in tendons on the inside and is less common.
Tennis elbow occurs in both the tendons and muscles in the forearm, extending down to the wrist and fingers. This type of elbow pain isn’t always tied to playing too much tennis, but rather stems from overusing the muscles, ligaments and tendons.
Elbow pain is more common for those suffering from rheumatoid or osteoarthritis. When arthritis extends to the elbow, the following can be experienced: pain, swelling and redness, limited range of motion and difficulty straightening the elbow.
Elbow sprains and strains are common occurrences that can happen in everyday life. These issues can lead to pain, inflammation, swelling, bruising and restricted motion of the elbow. Here are some ways these elbow sprains and strains can occur:
- Using your arm to break a fall
- Lifting weights
- Hitting your elbow hard on something
- Making repetitive motions
Identifying the Cause
As a chiropractor, Dr. Brown first seeks to pinpoint the root cause of a patient’s elbow pain. Taking pictures is an important part of the diagnostic process. We use either X-rays or ultrasound images of damaged areas to get a clear picture of exactly what’s going on in the area. So if there’s dysfunction in the joint of the elbow or in the tissue around it, we try to diagnose what that is first, before providing corrective care.
Frequently Asked Questions
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