Help = Jeon Seong-bae, CEO of Sanbon Cheokcheok Pain Medicine Clinic
[바이오타임즈] The elbow joint, which connects the upper and lower arms, is one of the most frequently used areas. If you frequently lift heavy objects, frequently bend and straighten your arms, or do a lot of twisting and rotating movements with your arms, this can put a strain on your joints and cause elbow pain. Winter is a season when elbow pain is likely to worsen, as the cold causes muscles to stiffen and blood supply decreases, increasing the risk of inflammation and damage.
Tennis elbow and golf elbow are representative diseases that cause elbow pain. Tennis elbow refers to a condition where the outside of the elbow, which is the area where force is applied in the backhand position during tennis movements, hurts. Also called lateral epicondylitis of the elbow, inflammation occurs in the tendon area, causing pain and microscopic tears in the tissue. Even if you are not a tennis patient, anyone who uses their hands and arms a lot can get it.
Like tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow is a condition in which the tendons are inflamed and damaged, but it is also called medial epicondylitis because it occurs in the inner tendons rather than the outer tendons. It often occurs in housewives who do a lot of housework and office workers who frequently use the keyboard or mouse.
The pain caused by these elbow diseases starts slowly at first, but gradually gets worse as the pain spreads to surrounding areas. The pain may worsen when clenching a fist or moving the wrist joint. The degree of pain varies depending on the progress of the disease, and for some people, it may be severe enough to make it difficult to use the arm properly or to sleep at night. As the condition worsens, the time it takes for treatment increases, so you should visit the hospital as early as possible.
Jeon Seong-bae, CEO of Sanbon Pain Pain Medicine, said, “Like other musculoskeletal symptoms, elbow pain can be recovered quickly if treated when it is mild. Nevertheless, many patients stay away from hospitals because they find it inconvenient or because it is tolerable. “In the case of those in occupations that use their arms a lot, they may postpone treatment for fear of disruption to their work, but they should not forget that they can recover without much difficulty if they receive treatment as soon as possible,” he advised.
Fortunately, non-surgical treatment for elbow pain is highly effective. Approximately 95% of patients improve their symptoms with non-surgical treatment and return to their daily lives. Methods such as drug treatment, physical therapy, exercise therapy, injection therapy, and wearing braces are mainly used. If symptoms are mild, it is effective to use anti-inflammatory painkillers and consistently perform exercises to strengthen wrist extensors. Because muscle use must be reduced, the arm must be forced to rest using a brace.
Director Jeon said, “Elbow pain tends to recur, so you must always be careful even after treatment. Stretch your shoulders and arms frequently and consistently do exercises to strengthen your muscles, but never force yourself to a level that puts too much strain on your muscles or tendons. “If you feel any pain, you should immediately stop your activity and get enough rest,” he emphasized.
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2024-02-06 02:48:15
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