Physical Therapy for Elbow Pain in Norwood
The elbow is a joint that is essential for allowing us to perform many daily activities such as feeding ourselves, getting dressed, and lifting objects. Elbow pain can greatly impact our ability to perform many of those daily tasks. When you experience elbow pain, it can come from a structure within the elbow, or the pain may be referred from other body parts such as your neck, shoulder, wrist, or hand. Many people have heard of tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow, which typically affect athletes. Little League elbow is also common in baseball players.
About Your Elbow
Your elbow is made of three stable joints between your arm (humerus) and forearm (radius and ulna). The elbow is supported by various muscles, tendons, and ligaments that together help you bend and straighten your elbow as well as turn your palm up and down.
What are Common Symptoms of Elbow Pain?
Some people experience elbow pain due to overuse, such as with tennis/pickleball elbow or golfer’s elbow. Sometimes people experience elbow pain that actually comes from a structure in the neck, shoulder, or wrist.
Some symptoms of elbow pain may include:
- Pain
- Swelling
- Stiffness and limited range of motion
- Numbness/tingling in the arm
- Weakness
- Difficulty performing daily tasks such as feeding, dressing, gripping objects, or lifting objects
Treating Elbow Pain with Physical Therapy
Whether you are seeking treatment for a recent injury, dealing with chronic elbow pain, or recovering from elbow surgery, at Powered Up Physical Therapy, you will always work one-on-one with a Doctor of Physical Therapy who will create an individualized treatment plan catered specifically to your needs.
Your Initial Evaluation
During your first visit, you will receive a thorough initial evaluation, which will include a discussion of the history of your elbow pain or injury as well as a physical examination to determine your range of motion, strength, movement patterns, posture, etc. Your physical therapist will also evaluate whether your elbow pain is coming from your elbow or whether your pain is from other areas such as your neck, shoulder, or wrist. Based upon the findings of your evaluation, your physical therapist will use their clinical expertise and the best evidence available to devise a treatment plan for you.
Follow Up Treatments
Each visit will entail one hour of personalized treatment. Your physical therapist will track your progress and adjust your treatment plan as needed. Your treatment plan may include services such as manual therapy, therapeutic exercises, posture and ergonomic education, or other services to help you achieve your goals. You will always receive a targeted home exercise program at the end of each session to perform in between sessions so you’re constantly working on improving your symptoms and addressing your strength and mobility. When done regularly, these exercises will help lead to a faster and stronger recovery!
Below are a few strategies that we use at Powered Up Physical Therapy to help rehabilitate your eblow:
- Manual therapy such as joint mobilization and soft tissue mobilization (massage)
- Therapeutic exercises
- Education on posture
- Home exercise programs
What Separates Us
At Powered Up Physical Therapy, you will always receive individualized, one-on-one care with a Doctor of Physical Therapy. We dedicate a full hour of our time to work with you. Our treatment philosophy revolves around decreasing your symptoms, identifying the cause of your symptoms, targeting any deficits in strength or mobility, and working with you to achieve your goals and return to the activities you love. We use the best available evidence to create an individualized treatment plan for you that may include services such as manual therapy, therapeutic exercises, posture and ergonomic education, or other services to help you achieve your goals. At Powered Up Physical Therapy, we are committed to getting you back to a better and stronger version of yourself than before!
Elbow Conditions We Treat
Some examples of elbow conditions we treat include:
- Lateral elbow tendinopathy (also known as tennis elbow or pickleball elbow)
- Medial elbow tendinopathy (also known as golfer’s elbow)
- Little League elbow
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