Why use Elbow Supports?
Elbow Supports
Elbow supports can help to alleviate elbow pain, and protect your elbow.
Elbow pain is a frequent complaint with various causes, playing tennis being just one example. However many people do not view the pain as a real problem until it persists for a long period of time. Frequently patients that I see leave their elbow until the pain progressively becomes worse. We rely so much on our elbows each day, it is important to consider all of the activities we perform with the use of our arms and how essential it is to protect the elbow from injury.
When the elbow becomes swollen and stiff, the pain becomes greater and the need for identifying the problem becomes a concern. Instead of waiting for the problem to get worse, it is important to acknowledge elbow pain early on and to do something about it, for example wearing an elbow support.
Elbow supports can help the healing process and help to protect the elbow. There is a such a wide range of different types of elbow supports that there is bound to be something suitable for your conditions:
Types of elbow support
The differenent rage of of elbow supports available include the following:
- Elbow Braces
- Elbow Slings
- Elbow Guards
- Elbow Wraps
Elbow support costs
Elbow supports vary in price from just a few dollars to several hundred dollars. Top reputable brands for Elbow support include Mueller, Imak, Yasco, ProGlide, Mayo Clinic and Static Pro.
Elbow support reviews
Over the next few weeks I will review some of these top Elbow supports for you.
Buying Elbow supports
Always get proper medical advice to ensure that you get the right support for your elbow condition and buy from a reputable supplier. I recommend buying your elbow support safely and securely from Amazon.
Filed under Elbow Brace, Elbow Supports by on Nov 9th, 2011. 
Do you suffer from Elbow Tendonitis or Tennis Elbow?
Elbow tendonitis, popularly known as Tennis Elbow affects millions of people, typically in the age group of 35-60 all over the world.
The association with the highly popular sport of tennis has made the medical condition tennis elbow famous. But the term tennis elbow creates a false impression. Tennis elbow’s exclusive association with the sports is false. The idea of elbow tendonitis being caused by tennis alone is a misconception. Cases of tennis elbow have been reported from people and parts or the world, who haven’t even watched tennis on TV!
Tendonitis doesn’t just affect the elbow. In fact tendonitis or severe and repetitive pain in the ‘tendons’ can and does occur in other joints in the human body too.
Elbow tendonitis symptoms
The major symptoms of Elbow tendonitis are severe and recurrent pain at the elbow joint, especially when stressed to lift a weight or during sudden movement.
In pure medical terms, the ‘elbow’ is the joint at the meeting of the upper and lower arms, where the humerus (upper arm bone) meets the twin bones of radius and ulna (lower arm bones) and the connecting tendon tissues covering both sides is called lateral epicondyles. Hence, in medical terms, the problem is referred as lateral epicondylitis. The suffix ‘itis’ is used in medical terms to convey, pain at times associated with inflammation.
Symptoms may also include tenderness on the outside of the upper arm at the elbow (lateral epicondyles) and swelling associated with pain to the touch at the inflamed joint.
Causes of Elbow tendonitis
What exactly are the causes of this syndrome, if tennis alone is not the culprit? The most important cause of Elbow tendonitis is repetitive strain on the tendon (including tennis) due to work habits such as heavy manual labor, lifting of heavy objects in the factory or porters lifting heavy cases and weight lifters.
Elbow tendonitis and Age
Elbow tendonitis may occur due to advancing age, which causes the ‘hardening’ of tendons and consequent losing the flexibility at the joint.
Injury induced elbow tendonitis
Elbow tendonitis can occur at times due to ‘one-off’ stressing of the elbow joint by putting the joint and the tendons to very high stress levels that they are not used to. This is often referred to as ‘injury induced’ tendonitis. This can also happen to athletes, body builders, weight lifters etc, who in an attempt to reach their self-defined goals, over-stretch themselves, leading to injuries. Elbow tendonitis may also occur due to injuries due to accidents, especially in the aged, who in trying to cushion a slip or fall may cause injury.
Medical conditions that may cause or trigger elbow tendonitis
Other existing medical conditions such as arthritis, diabetes may either cause or trigger elbow tendonitis. Some sports such as mountain climbing, rock climbing etc may suffer ‘thermal ‘injuries leading to tendonitis.
Treatment of elbow tendonitis
Treatment of elbow tendonitis to a great extent depends on what exactly has caused the problem.
Rest
In cases other than previous medical problems, the first treatment is to give the joint ‘total rest’ which may at times require application of suitable harness or bandaging. This helps the body’s natural recuperative process to take charge and repair the damage.
Ice Treatment
Use of ice is recommended for tendonitis triggered by injury or sudden extreme stress. Hot or cold compression helps to reduce the inflammation and tenderness at the side of the joint.
Arm elevation
Keeping the arms elevated above heart level relieves pain and help in countering swelling. Once these have failed to give desired relief, consult a doctor, who in extreme cases may suggest surgery.
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Filed under elbow injuries, Elbow Pain, Tennis Elbow by on Oct 3rd, 2011.
The importance of Tennis Exercises
The tennis season traditionally starts with the first big grand slam in Australia. For many amatuer players the recent warmer weather has meant returning to the court. So it is time for a friendly reminder from your resident physiotherapist to always warm up properly by doing tennis warm-up exercises before you start playing tennis.
Tennis exercises and supports
Without performing a proper warm-up your muscles will be vulnerable to injury. All too often players are so eager to start playing that they forget or don’t bother with tennis warm up exercises. Remember, those simple stretches and tennis exerices really do help prevent injuries. Also consider using elbow and knee supports if you are prone to weakness in those areas. Prevention really is better than cure.
Filed under elbow injuries, Tennis Elbow Exercises by on Apr 19th, 2011.
Yes it is true, the elbow is one of the most frequently injured joints in the body. I see patients at my clinics with elbow dislocation, fractures and sprains, Elbow Bursitis, elbow arthritis, and other elbow conditions.
Connecting the bones of the upper arm to the inner and outer bones of the forearm, the elbow works much like a hinge, able to move forward, backward and in rotational movement. The elbow is made up of three long bones. These bones gives the arm full mobility, but in doing so, puts the elbow in a dangerous position.
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If you’re suffering from elbow pain, the first treatment that I usually recommend is recommend is RICE. That is rest, ice, compression, and exercise.
Resting the elbow, ice treatment, applying compression, and elbow exercise is vital to the recovery of sprained tendons, mild cases of tendonitis, tennis/golfer’s elbow, and arthritis.
If, however, this treatment doesn’t work it may be necessary to look at more invasive treatment or even elbow surgery as a last resort.
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Filed under Elbow Pain by on May 2nd, 2010. Comment.
Types of tennis elbow band
If you suffer from elbow problems, you will want to relieve the pain and be able to continue using your elbow as much as possible. This is where a tennis elbow band is often recommended.
There are several different types of tennis elbow bands depending on the cause of your pain.
For example the EpiPoint elbow band is an elbow strap and provides stability to the arm, and also gives flexibility for movement of the muscles.
The Stromgren Tennis Elbow Support on the other hand is adjustable and provides pin-point pressure to the tendon area. There are also elastic wrap bands that use a reinforced elastic wrap to give proved compression and support.
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Filed under Elbow Brace, Elbow Pain by on Mar 27th, 2010.
A tennis elbow band is worn around the upper forearm and reduces the strain that is applied to your muscles.
If you suffer from elbow pain tennis elbow bands can be extremely useful. Tennis elbow bands take away some of the pain and also helps protect against further elbow damage.
Tennis elbow bands are inexpensive and I frequently recommend them to my patients. Elbow bands provide relief to the injured area, help the healing process and providing comfort.
There are a range of different elbow bands depending on the symptoms that you are suffering from.
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Filed under Tennis Elbow by on Mar 23rd, 2010. Comment.
An Aircast tennis elbow brace is a special device that provides comfortable padding and has air cells that provide a cushion effect. Tennis elbow can affect medial or lateral parts of the elbow and this device provides excellent support to both whilst encouraging the healing process.
The Aircast is placed on the affected tendons in the arm and this compresses the tendons that are responsible for wrist movements. Aircast braces are available in varying sizes and comes with a strap lined with foam. The purpose of this is to offload the tension and weight from the tendons and allow them to relax and heal over time.
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Tennis elbow splints are commonly recommended by the physicians or therapists in the treatment of tennis elbow splint.
Tennis elbow involves inflammation of the tendons so the use of a tennis elbow splint can often help the elbow and tendons rest long enough to be able to recover and heal.
Filed under Elbow Brace, Tennis Elbow by on Mar 4th, 2010.
Tennis elbow is sometimes mistaken for elbow bursitis.
Elbow Bursitis is often caused by leaning too much on a joint, it can be caused by falling on the joint or by a direct blow to the tip of the elbow. If you are suffering from bursitis, you can usually see a lump and feel pain at the back of the joint.
Filed under Blog by on Mar 2nd, 2010.
