What is the treatment for elbow pain

Elbow pain is an experience that many sports enthusiasts have had. If the elbow pain is simply caused by excessive exercise, as long as you pay more attention to rest and do not do strenuous exercise during the pain, the phenomenon will improve on its own after a few days. However, if the elbow pain lasts for a long time, then everyone must pay attention, because this means that there is a problem with the joint. Go to the local hospital in time to take treatment measures and try to avoid delays to avoid causing greater damage to the joint. So what are the common elbow treatments? Here are some illegal treatment measures you can take at home to avoid delaying the disease.

Treatment Methods

1. Rest and change activity patterns. Proper rest is particularly important during the acute phase (severe redness, swelling, and pain), but changing activity patterns is even more important. By identifying the cause of the injury and making appropriate changes, you can slow down the condition. Studies have shown that tennis players who suffer from tennis elbow can reduce their symptoms by 90% by simply reducing training intensity and exercising scientifically.

2. Physical therapy. In the early stage, rest, local hot compress, fixed and suspended the affected limb in front of the chest with a triangular bandage, elevated and electrotherapy can control inflammation, and physical therapy can allow the tendon to heal in a good environment.

3. Medicine. Anti-inflammatory medications can help relieve pain and inflammation. Some people want to reduce pain quickly and choose local steroid injections, but in fact it is very harmful to tissues and is therefore not recommended.

4. Acupuncture and massage Acupuncture and massage stimulates the acupuncture points and mobilizes the muscles of the elbow. It can be massaged by kneading, pressing, straightening, and calming techniques, once a day. It can relieve blood vessel and muscle spasms, relax tendons and activate blood circulation, and regulate tendons and restore tendons. Be careful to be gentle when massaging, and avoid rough or strong pulling to avoid causing secondary injuries.

5. Chinese herbal medicine for external washing, external application, and applying analgesic plasters can also have certain effects, achieving the purpose of dispelling wind and dampness, relaxing muscles and tendons, and promoting blood circulation and relieving pain.

6. During sports, tennis elbow is mostly caused by improper use of force. To prevent tennis elbow, you should move your elbows and arms more before exercising. It is best to wear an elastic bandage on your forearm to relieve pressure on the elbow muscles.

After tennis elbow occurs, you should rest and stop doing actions that put stress on your elbows and wrists. Various thermal physical therapies, or hot compresses with hot water bottles or hot towels, combined with acupuncture, massage, etc., all have certain therapeutic effects.