Elbow pain

 Elbow pain, hello friends you are all well today I am bringing the causes and treatment of elbow pain ** There can be pain in the elbow for various reasons. Injuries, infections, rheumatoid arthritis, as in other joints, can be caused by swelling of the elbow, bursitis or swelling of the back membrane, gout or increased uric acid in the blood. In addition to these factors, there are two other special causes (tennis elbow and golfer elbow) that can interfere with daily activities.

Tennis Elbow: Although this disease is named and related to playing tennis ball, working women and housewives are more affected in our country. This disease can cause moderate to severe pain in the elbow. The elbows may swell slightly. The biggest problem is not being able to lift anything heavy with the hands and severe pain. Having trouble pouring water from a jug into a glass or squeezing clothes.

In our country, people with occupations that have more elbow work are more likely to have elbow pain. Garment worker, laundress; Those who work with screwdrivers, cut down trees, break bricks; They cut paddy, jute or sugarcane, they have more such problems. In this disease, the muscles on the outside of the elbow become slightly swollen. Pressing on a certain place causes severe pain and sometimes it is difficult to eat rice. However, there is no inflammation in the joints.

Treatment: Before starting treatment, one should be sure to look at the history and symptoms of the disease, it is a tennis elbow. In addition to giving pain medication, preventive measures should be taken. If the pain is severe, the hand should be kept at rest. At this time nothing heavy can be lifted or twisted. Deteriorating professional work should be refrained from until fully recovered through treatment. During normal work, support should be given with elbow band or elbow guard just below the elbow. Hot wet baking is beneficial in reducing pain, especially by wrapping a towel around the elbow and pouring hot water. Physiotherapy has a role to play in the treatment of tennis elbow. Ultrasound therapy works for 10 minutes at the site of pain for a couple of weeks.As an alternative or if the patient does not recover from ultrasound therapy, steroid injections may be given at the site of inflammation. Properly covered, it will withstand a great deal of adverse conditions. There is no need for surgery in this disease.

Golfer's elbow: In this disease, pain is felt in the bone on the inside of the elbow. Although the disease is related to the game of golf and golfers are more affected, the number of golfers in our country is less. Those who play backhand tennis are also affected. Middle-aged people who make a living by rowing or regularly participate in boat races may suffer from this type of elbow pain.

Treatment: The treatment of this disease is a lot like tennis elbow. The other causes of elbow pain mentioned earlier may vary slightly depending on the medical cause. In case of pain from injury, pain medication, rest and hot water should be given.In case of infection, antibiotics should be given. Bursitis or student elbow swelling behind the elbow. In this case rest, pain medication and steroid injections work well. Pain due to gout should be reduced in the same way as well as the level of uric acid in the blood. Elbow pain due to rheumatoid arthritis should be treated along with other treatments for the underlying disease.