Is my elbow pain tennis or golfer's elbow? Good question and neither are necessarily related to participation in either activity. Let’s discuss the difference between tennis and golfers’ elbows. Generally speaking, tennis elbow is outer elbow pain while golfers’ elbow...
Golfer’s elbow an injury that can negatively impact a person’s golf game. From a more technical perspective, golfer’s elbow is an irritation or inflammation of the inner elbow. The medical diagnosis is medial epicondylitis or inflammation of the medial elbow. It is a...
For those avid golf enthusiasts never a one wants to be limited playing due to elbow pain. Inner elbow pain, often termed “golfer’s elbow”, can be quite a problem for golfers. This pain is common in some golfers due to swing mechanics or accidently grounding of the...
Repetitive strain injuries in the elbow can be quite bothersome for daily activities. Whether it is the inside or outside of the elbow we are talking about, no one wants to deal with an injury. Often the inner elbow issue is called Golfer’s elbow while the outer side...
A routine question asked is how is golfer’s elbow different from tennis elbow? The answer is location and specific muscle(s) involved. With tennis elbow the outer elbow muscles (a.k.a. the wrist extensors) become irritated or strained. This happens with repetitive...
Golfer's Elbow is very similar to Tennis Elbow except for the location. With Golfer's Elbow, the person will report pain on the inside vs outside of the elbow. The main cause of Golfer's Elbow is often chronic strain of forearm muscles, in this case the muscles that...