The elbow is a hinge joint with rotational abilities that allow a person to turn or twist the forearm. You can break your elbow around either the upper arm bone (humerus), the forearm (radius or ulna bones), or directly on the olecranon – which is the pointed bone at the tip of the elbow. The […]
elbow injury
Tennis Elbow Treatment
Even if you have never played a single game of tennis in your life, you may still be susceptible to developing tennis elbow – which is pain and inflammation in the outer side of the elbow. You may develop this condition if you tend to perform repetitive overhand motions or even if you frequently engage […]
Little League Elbow
Little League elbow is an overuse injury that affects young athletes as a result of their placing too much pressure on the elbow in sports, usually among pitchers. The condition results in swelling and limited range of motion of the elbow, and it develops because the young arm is not yet fully developed. The repeated […]
Tennis Elbow Can Happen to Anyone
Did you know it’s possible to get tennis elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis) without having ever played tennis? Tennis elbow is an orthopedic condition of the elbow typically caused by overuse, and a very small amount of people actually develop the condition because of playing tennis. Most people get the condition by doing a variety of ordinary […]
Elbow Replacement Surgery
The elbow joint consists of several moving parts, and it is one of the most flexible joints in the body. When an elbow has deteriorated due to arthritis, traumatic injury, tennis elbow, or golfer’s elbow, sometimes the best option is to remove and replace the joint. Chronic elbow pain that is not responding to other […]
