ELBOW PAIN SPOTLIGHT

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ELBOW PAIN SPOTLIGHT
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I usually go to the gym 4-5 times a week and
never have any problems. I guess Im getting
older because out of nowhere I developed left
elbow pain. Whenever I attempt to lower weight
from preacher curl, I would get an excruciating
sharp pain that would cause me to jerk. It did
not bother me as much at home unless I was trying
to open a jar or when lifting a gallon of milk. I
saw an orthopedist, who gave me an injection
which got rid of my pain immediately. But it only
lasted a little over a week, and then the
symptoms started to return. I was going to get
another injection, but my girlfriend pushed me to
see a physical therapist. After searching the
internet, I stumbled upon Virtual Physical
Therapists and wanted to give it a try since I
live far from a facility
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I was amazed by how easy it was and how quickly
my PT was able to diagnose me. He immediately
noticed that I had lost the ability to straighten
my arm fully. I did not realize this, and the
orthopedic doctor never looked that close. When I
started to do the exercises, it did hurt a bit.
But the more I did them, the more motion I got,
and by the next day, I was able to straighten my
arm again. I went back to lifting but less
weight. Initially, it would bother me on
occasion, but as soon as I stopped and did my
exercises again, the pain would go away. I was
able to e-mail my clinician any questions that I
had. It has now been four weeks without any pain!
Craig R.
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Craig was great to work with. He was eager to
learn the caused his pain and what he needed to
do to get rid of it and get back into the gym! A
mechanical assessment revealed elbow pain that
was produced with an attempt to extend his arm
fully, gripping, supination (turning doorknob),
lifting and especially lower any weight. We first
addressed his loss of extension. The more we
stretched into extension, his motion improved and
hiss symptoms lessened. The mechanical assessment
revealed an internal derangement that responded
to extension with overpressure. Craig was eager
to learn, and after just one visit and e-mail
follow-up, he was able to get himself fully
pain-free and back to the gym! - Tom Kane
DPT, Cert. MDT
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