What is a Golfer’s Elbow?
Golfer’s Elbow is a relatively common affliction, not only in athletes. The name golfer’s elbow is a colloquial name for inflammation of the medial epicondyle of the humerus. It is a pain syndrome of soft tissues lateral to the elbow joint. The degeneration occurs due to strain on the tendon attachments, where the tendons attach to the bone.
Repetitive activities, manual labor, or heavy lifting most often cause it. The characteristic symptom is pain on the medial side of the elbow. Muscles have their attachment in this area. They are innervated by the ulnar nerve, which in this dysfunction can also become compressed, provoking symptoms of nerve conduction disorder and causing inflammation of the medial epicondyle of the humerus.
