This painful condition occurs when the blood supply to the elbow joint is cut off, causing bone and cartilage death. Treatments may include rest, splinting, pain relief, and physical therapy. Surgery ...
Tennis elbow, the painful chronic condition that affects up to 3 percent of the US adult population, can be effectively treated through transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE), an image-guided, ...
The treatment of lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) was evaluated in 198 patients who had the condition for at least six weeks (i>BMJ. 2006;333:939; full-text ...
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A therapy that uses your own blood may be the secret to curing pain from overuse injuries and it may be a timely fix for tennis elbow. If the Western & Southern Open has you ...
Discover the crucial role of elbow bony tips in arm function and how to prevent and treat related pain effectively.
This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...
An olecranon fracture is a common elbow fracture. It is a break in the ulna bone at the point of the elbow. An olecranon fracture may occur if people have a direct fall or blow to the elbow. People ...
We have all heard of it: the dreaded Golfer’s Elbow. … or what’s known in the medical community as medial epicondylitis. Whatever you want to call it, it’s a common pain that interferes with your golf ...
A continuous passive motion (CPM) machine is a motorized device that passively moves a joint through a pre-set range of motion. These devices may be used after surgery to reduce joint stiffness and ...
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of utilizing elbow splints as a method of increasing amblyopic patching compliance in pediatric ophthalmology patients who ...
When one or more joints bend further than average, it is known as hypermobility of the joints or being “double-jointed.” When hypermobility occurs in the elbows, a person may say they have a ...