What Causes Elbow Pain?

The vast majority of elbow pain is due to the muscles around the elbow being overly tight. This tightness is caused by problems in the muscle chains or nerve segments to which they are attached. In other words, unless there is a direct strain and trauma, elbow pain is a problem in another area.

What Are the Problems That Predispose to Elbow Pain?

Problems in the neck, shoulder, and chest regions to which they are attached as a muscle chain are most frequently reflected. Due to neural connections, neck, mouth, jaw, digestive system, heart, and lung problems may be reflected.

What Are the Pathologies That Cause Elbow Pain?

According to examination and MRI imaging results, the most common direct problems are as follows.

• Tennis Elbow: It is the most common elbow problem. There is significant tenderness on the outer part of the elbow, the patient has difficulty bending his hand and elbow back.
• Golfer’s Elbow: There is tenderness on the inner part of the elbow, the patient has difficulty gripping objects and bending his elbow.
• Bursitis: Inflammation of the sacs around the joint.

Elbow Injuries: Strains due to trauma, ligament injuries, fractures and dislocations
Rare Problems: Painful swellings due to rheumatic diseases, tumors and infections spreading to the elbow

How is it Treated?

First of all, it is necessary to understand what the pathology is. If it is not due to an obvious strain and trauma, it should be determined whether there is a predisposing factor.

In the general treatment approach, painkillers are given first, and in cases that do not benefit, applications are made directly to the elbow. These include physical therapy, ESWT, cortisone to the elbow, ozone, PRP, prolotherapy. These treatments are result treatments. In other words, it focuses on the problem in the elbow and does not take into account the predisposing causes.

While neural therapy treats the elbow itself, it also takes into account and treats the factors that pave the way for the elbow to be damaged. It should not be forgotten that even if elbow pain occurs following a strain, if the elbow is prone to strain, it will strain. If lifting a weight that would not cause a problem for 8 out of 10 people causes a problem for 2 people, the problem is not in the heavy lifting but in the person’s infrastructure and should be investigated.

Good results can be obtained with prolotherapy and CGF-PRP in ligament injuries due to trauma and strain. Increasing blood flow and relaxing surrounding muscles with neural therapy will accelerate healing.

In cases where the integrity of the structures is impaired, orthopedic surgery is required.