elbow
When should you see a doctor for elbow pain?
The elbow is a fairly complex structure made up of bones and joints, ligaments and tendons, muscles and nerves. When all of these parts work together as they should, the elbow allows you to flex and extent from the joint and rotate your forearm and hand. The elbow’s main function is to provide mobility while stabilizing the […]
Elbow Pain When Lifting Weights: Tennis Elbow vs Golfer’s Elbow
Don’t let the laymen’s terms fool you – you don’t have to be a tennis player or a golfer to suffer from tennis elbow or golfer’s elbow. In fact, many athletes, workout enthusiasts and weight lifting newcomers experience elbow pain from these conditions due to incorrect form while lifting weights. Before we get into possible […]
Elbow Replacement Surgery: Causes, Procedure & Complications
While total elbow replacement may seem like a drastic measure, the surgery can be a life-changing procedure for those who truly need it. For some, a complete elbow joint replacement is the only way to treat painful elbow conditions that make everyday activities impossible to perform. Though elbow replacement is a complex surgery – and […]
Athletes: Do You Need Tommy John Surgery?
The elbow is a complex structure comprised of bone, muscle, tendons, and ligaments. When something goes wrong with the ligaments and nerves in the structure, the elbow loses stability, and the speed and control in throwing is heavily impacted – and painful. An Ulnar Collateral Ligament injury is usually the result of repetitive throwing motions […]
Elbow Injuries: An Epidemic in Baseball
There is an epidemic of elbow injuries in youth baseball. As an Orthopedic Surgeon who focuses on Sports Medicine it is frightening to see the increase in the number of young players undergoing Tommy John surgery to reconstruct the ulnar collateral ligament. Tommy John surgery, or ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (UCL) is a procedure in […]