The elbow joint is made up of 3 bones forming 3 joints, surrounded by ligaments, connective tissue as well as a large number of forearm and upper arm muscles. It regularly has to take a lot of stress through daily use, but is also strong enough to cope with very high demands such as throwing, swinging and lifting heavy objects.

Pain is this area can vary from a dull diffuse ache with joint stiffness to very sharp and acute pains. The most common cause of elbow pain is that related to overuse alongside altered upper limb mechanics, as seen in conditions such as tennis and golfers elbow. Other causes can include, nerve pain, arthritis, bursitis and well as tendon and ligament tears as well as acute trauma such as fractures and dislocations.

At Physio In Motion your elbow joint will be assessed to ascertain the best treatment plan which could include manual therapy, electrotherapy, acupuncture and strengthening.