Golfers Elbow, also known as Medial Epicondylitis, is inflammation in the forearm tendons on the medial(inside) elbow.  These forearm muscles are known as the “Forearm Flexor” muscles, they help with grip, bend the wrist(flex) and help with rotation of the forearm.  Typically, you will see this in people that are gripping things more often or people that are doing repetitive activities with their hands.  Anyone can get tennis elbow, but we see this in people that weightlift, work at a computer, and have a physical labor job.

People can experience symptoms of pain, increased sensitivity to the medial elbow, swelling, stiffness, loss of grip strength, weakness in the muscles of the forearm.  You may also notice that it is harder with pulling motions and some pushing motions.  If left untreated this can cause severe pain and sensitivity with a loss of activities of daily living.

The best course of action for this issue is to seek professional help.  Someone that can properly examine, evaluate, diagnose, and treat the injury.  With Medial Epicondylitis our main goal is to decrease pain and inflammation in the area through manual therapy and mobilization/manipulation of the joints in the elbow and wrist.  Stability and strengthening exercises help build support and function which helps decrease risk of further and future injury.  And finally, build a self-care program for the individual to manage this issue on their own.