Medial Epicondylitis

Definition:
'Golfer's elbow', or ''medial epicondylitis'', is an inflammatory condition of the Medial epicondyle of the humerus of the elbow. It is in some ways similar to tennis elbow. The anterior forearm contains several muscles that are involved with flexing the fingers and thumb, and flexing and pronating the wrist. The tendons of these muscle come together in a common tendinous sheath, which is inserted into the medial epicondyle of the humerus at the elbow joint. In response to minor injury, or sometimes for no obvious reason at all, this point of insertion becomes inflamed.

Symptoms
  • Pain on the inside of the elbow
  • Pain with resisted wrist flexion and pronation
  • Stiffness in the elbow
  • Numbness and tingling into the 4th and 5th fingers
  • Activites that aggravate symptoms: swing a golf club or racket, squeeze or pitch a ball, shake hands, turn a doorknob, lift weights, pick up something with your palm down, flex your wrist
Causes
  • Overuse
  • Repetitive motion
  • Faulty posture
Treatment
  • Cross friction massage
  • Soft tissue massage
  • ROM and stretching
  • Hand intrinsic strengthening
  • Upper extremity strengthening
Medial Epicondylitis Phase I

Purchase Phase

  • Soft Tissue Mobilization Medial And Lateral Epicondyle
  • Wrist Extensor Stretch At Wall
  • Elbow Supination Stretch
  • Wall Clocks
  • Full Anterior Stretch
  • Overhead Warrior
  • Ice Massage Lateral Epicondyle

Medial Epicondylitis Phase II

Purchase Phase

  • Wrist Roll Ups Downs
  • Eccentric Wrist Extension
  • Rice Wrist Flexion And Extension
  • Wrist Curls

Medial Epicondylitis Phase III

Purchase Phase

  • Ulnar Radial Deviation
  • Rice Wrist Flexion And Extension
  • Wrist Curls
  • Rice Wrist Pronation Supination
  • Eccentric Wrist Flexion
  • Eccentric Wrist Extension
  • Rice Hand Opening Closing
  • Bicep Curls
  • Bicep Eccentrics