Elbow Injuries : complex area
common elbow problems
- Tennis elbow
- Triceps tears
- Ulnar collateral ligament injuries
- Biceps tears
- Golfers elbow
- fracture around elbow
symptoms
- Stiffness around the elbow
- Swelling
- Weakness in the hands and wrists
- Tenderness and moderate pain around the injury
- Reduced motion all around the wrist, arm, elbow, forearm
The ligament and tendon tears are often caused by overuse from sports, including golf, tennis, baseball, or jobs requiring additional swinging, including carpentry or manufacturing. A sudden blow is known as traumatic injury, also tends to cause a ligament tear around the elbow.
How to manage
elbow injuries and other elbow problems are difficult to treat and require great expertise and knowledge