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June 15, 2004
Summer Sports Injuries
More people have elbow pain during the summer. Why is this? The answer lies with weekend warriors, and I'm not just talking sports. Yard work, home maintenance and just about anything you can think of to do outside during the summer can make a person vulnerable to injuries of all kinds.
If a person is experiencing pain and discomfort on the inside of the elbow, this is considered golfer's elbow or, as it is more medically know, medial epicondylitis.
Tennis elbow has a similar mechanism of injury but is located on the other side of the arm's elbow. This condition is medically named lateral epicondylitis.
Symptoms can include pain in the elbow, swelling and muscle tightness.
Avoiding these injuries is always the best advice in preventing both golfer's and tennis elbow. Pre-sport conditioning like strength training and stretching helps. If you want to be an injury-free weekend warrior, the best injury prevention is conditioning yourself during the week.
In summary, condition your muscle groups for specific sports, recognize the early signs of overuse syndromes, get treatment early on and see how injury free your summer can be.
Posted by linda at June 15, 2004 8:07 PM
