{"id":591,"date":"2016-09-27T21:06:57","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T21:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stadiasportsmedicine.com\/info\/?p=591"},"modified":"2017-09-26T14:32:40","modified_gmt":"2017-09-26T14:32:40","slug":"elbow-pain-and-golf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stadiasportsmedicine.com\/info\/2016\/elbow-pain-and-golf\/","title":{"rendered":"Elbow Pain and Golf: Don’t let your golf season end this way."},"content":{"rendered":"

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My elbow hurts when I swing a club with any force at all.\u00a0 Why is that?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Although only a medical doctor can properly provide diagnosis, you are most likely experiencing irritation of the elbow at a point where the muscles that move your wrist attach.\u00a0 When these muscles are tight, or when there is restriction of free movement at the wrist, there is an overly forceful pull of these muscles on the bony \u201canchor\u201d at the elbow (such as when a golf club is swung forcefully), which causes predictable aching as the round of golf progresses.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t recall being injured.\u00a0 What did I \u201cdo?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nothing, usually.\u00a0 These injuries slowly develop because of subtle tightness patterns in the arms (and sometimes back).\u00a0 In this case, predisposition<\/strong> plus repetition<\/strong> results in a painful problem.<\/p>\n

Anti-inflammatories (like Advil) don\u2019t seem to be very helpful.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Because this is a slowly developing problem, there is essentially progressive, microscopic injury occurring around the elbow.\u00a0 After about two months of symptoms, this problem becomes less a problem of \u201cinflammation\u201d and more a problem related to scar deposition within the tendon itself (a tendon is the attachment of muscle to bone).\u00a0 Once the problem gets to this point, medication such as Aleve or Advil can no longer eradicate it.\u00a0 These medications may settle down the flare-ups, but they won\u2019t take away the tendency for the problem to flare up<\/em>, or prevent the slow progression of the problem that often occurs.<\/p>\n

Is there anything that will<\/em> treat this effectively?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes!\u00a0 Give us a call at 221-1102 for physician consultation to confirm the diagnosis.\u00a0 Although this problem can be \u201cmanaged\u201d with traditional stretches or injections, there is another way.\u00a0 ASTYM (pronounced \u201ceh-stim\u201d) is a technique exclusive in Des Moines to Stadia Sports Medicine which our therapists are sent to certify in that addresses the underlying problem of scar tissue deposition which is causing the pain in the first place.\u00a0 Response rates to this form of treatment are about 75-80% regardless of duration of symptoms<\/strong>.\u00a0 Total treatment time is usually about 4 weeks, so now is the time to get started if you want to optimize your chances to feel better for the golf season. <\/strong>Give us a call.\u00a0 You\u2019ll be glad you did.<\/p>\n

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