Living with Elbow Pain

• How do you get tennis elbow if you don’t play tennis or golfers elbow if you have never even putted a golf ball. Well both conditions are overuse injuries that have nothing to do with either sport but can be linked to repetitive movements of the forearm leading to inflammation of the tendon. While the elbow is mainly affected there is usually underlying biomechanical issues of the neck, upper back, shoulder and wrist.Symptoms may involve pain and tenderness around the elbow and forearm. The pain is often made worse with gripping and twisting motions.

How osteopathy can help

Osteopaths work to identify and diagnose patterns of strain within your entire body. These strain patterns are often the cause of your pain as they place excessive stress on the tissues found around the elbow. By focusing on increasing joint motion, blood supply and drainage to the elbow Osteopathic techniques help to decrease muscle tension, inflammation and nerve irritability which can help unlock these patterns of stress and pain.

Osteopaths use a number of hands on techniques in the treatment of elbow pain and combined with our thorough assessment we can devise an individualised treatment plan to suite your particular needs. If you feel that we may be of assistance to your back pain, please contact us directly on 0413 900 932 or you can make an appointment using our online booking tool.