Elbow Pain Treatment in NYC

Do you treat Elbow pain at CSC+M?

Yes! We treat the whole body and can help you manage your elbow injury so you can recover faster and get back to training.

Elbow pain is a very common complaint. Without proper treatment elbow pain can progress from a nagging annoyance to a chronic arthritic condition. Identifying the painful structures is a key to guide your specific treatment plan.

Medial elbow pain or “golfer’s elbow” is pain on the inside of the elbow. Lateral elbow pain or “tennis elbow” is pain on the outside of the elbow. Both conditions are considered repetitive stress injuries- where the capacity of the respective muscles and tendons are overloaded resulting in irritation and eventual soft tissue changes.

The elbow joint itself can be overloaded which causes a deep pain within the joint. Classically, the common flexor tendons get over used and irritated with gripping activities like golf and the common extensor tendons get over used and irritated with wrist extension activities like tennis, (hence the names), however you don’t need to play golf or tennis to get the pain. Poor lifting technique, throwing sports, martial arts, using tools, or repetitive occupational movements can all cause elbow pain.

How we Treat Elbow Pain in NYC

At CSC+M we manage elbow conditions by first performing an exam to come up with an accurate diagnosis and developing a treatment plan to include chiropractic, physical therapy, massage, acupuncture, and medical care. In a typical case we use chiropractic care to decrease inflammation using anti-inflammatory protocols, ultrasound, Graston Technique, and passive modalities.

We introduce Active Release Technique, specific soft tissue work and adjustments to release trigger points, adhesions, and joint dysfunction. Corrective exercises are then added to stabilize the joint in the new found ROM.

What’s causing your elbow pain?

1. Is there pain with resisted wrist flexion? If yes, most likely medial pain (golfer’s):
2. Is there pain with resisted wrist extension? If yes, most likely lateral pain (tennis):
3. Is there pain with resisted wrist Supination/Pronation? If yes, most likely extensor/supinator injury or pronator teres/flexors with joint involvement:

Treating Elbow Pain at Home

Self myofascial release for Elbow Pain

Use your thumb or lacrosse ball for self release

1. Common Flexor Release
2. Common Extensor Release
3. Supinator release
4. Pronator teres release
5. Triceps Release

Self-Joint Mobilizations

1. Use the 2” band quadruped position
2. Posterior glide of ulna on humerus
3. Anterior glide of humerus on ulna
4. Anterior glide of distal radial-ulnar joint on carpals

Stretches

1. Wrist flexor stretch
2. Wrist extensor stretch

Exercises

1. Stick Ulnar Deviations 3 directions
2. Stick Supinations banded w/ resistance
3. Tyler Twist
4. Reverse Tyler Twist