The elbow joint play an important role in the biomechanics and function of the upper limb. Injuries and pain involving the can impact how your daily activities at sport, at work and at home. There are multiple structures in the elbow that can cause pain front joint and ligaments to tendons, fascia and nerves.

If undiagnosed elbow pain can last for a long time and may cause other issues below it in the wrist and hand or above it in the shoulder girdle and neck. Early assessment, diagnosis and treatment will enable you to get back to your normal activities without impacting the rest of your body.

Some of the elbow presentations we manage

✓ Tendon injuries
✓ Tennis elbow
✓ Golfer’s elbow
✓ Joint sprains – synovitis
✓ Joint instabilities
✓ Nerve entrapments
✓ Ligament sprains
✓ Muscle strains
✓ Post-fracture rehabilitation
✓ Post-surgery rehabilitation
✓ Osteochondritis dissecans – children

Management principles

• Sports and functional modifications
• Load modifications
• Education on your condition, management and return to sport plan
• Treat and relieve your symptoms
• Retrain your functional movements
• Maintain strength and conditioning of unaffected body areas
• Appropriate graded strengthening exercises
• Referral for further investigation or specialist second opinion as indicated