{"id":956,"date":"2009-10-21T12:57:47","date_gmt":"2009-10-21T11:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=956"},"modified":"2016-01-25T11:30:23","modified_gmt":"2016-01-25T11:30:23","slug":"golfers-elbow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2009\/10\/21\/golfers-elbow\/","title":{"rendered":"Golfers Elbow Claims!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have previously explored tennis elbow, but what about golfer\u2019s elbow? No I\u2019m not making medical conditions up it is another form of epicondylitis, medial epicondylitis to be specific. So, what is golfer\u2019s elbow? Is there any difference to tennis elbow?<\/p>\n

Where tennis elbow affects the outer part of the elbow, golfer\u2019s elbow affects the inner part. The inner part of your elbow will be very tender to touch and movement such as lifting (especially with palms facing up) can be very painful.<\/p>\n

Pain will be felt more when gripping tightly<\/strong> and also on wrist flexion. Wrist pain is a common symptom of golfer\u2019s elbow.
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The name gives away the most common cause of the injury<\/a> but a bang, fall and repetitive activities such as typing etc can all cause symptoms.<\/p>\n

Golfers elbow can be treated but the key to successful treatment is identifying the cause of the problem. Whether it be faulty equipment, bad training techniques or a clumsy fall, finding the problem will assist in making it better. <\/p>\n

If your work station is set up incorrectly then steps need to be taken in order to correct the situation<\/strong> or if you have been trained to carry out an activity incorrectly then this needs to be addressed.<\/p>\n

You can take other steps to help prevent\/reduce symptom:<\/p>\n