Care at your location
Elbow Pain
Elbow pain can interfere with gripping, lifting, carrying bags, using tools, or working at a keyboard.
Chiropractic evaluation and care at your home or workplace in Delaware County and surrounding service areas.
Symptoms & related concerns
- Forearm tightness
- Wrist or hand discomfort
- Pain with gripping
- Shoulder discomfort
- Tingling or numbness
What do you want to do more comfortably?
Less pain
Lift and grip more comfortably
Build strength and control
Work toward carrying bags, gripping tools, and performing daily tasks more comfortably.
Goals depend on your findings and needs; results vary.
What may contribute to elbow pain?
Repeated gripping and wrist movements may place demands on the forearm muscles and tendons around the elbow. Pain on the outside is sometimes called tennis elbow, while inner elbow pain is sometimes called golfer’s elbow. These names describe common patterns, but an examination is needed to identify the cause.
Conditions often seen with elbow pain
These concerns may occur together, but do not always share the same cause.
Care often used for elbow pain
Dr. DeFries evaluates elbow and wrist movement, muscle strength, grip-related symptoms, and relevant nerve findings. Care may include soft tissue therapies, appropriate joint treatment, and gradually progressed exercise. Guidance may address the amount and type of gripping or lifting you perform.
This information describes care options. An examination is needed to determine what is appropriate for you.
Practical guidance at your location
Your tools, work setup, or usual activities can help identify practical changes. Exercises are selected for your tolerance and adjusted as function improves.
Symptoms that need urgent medical attention
Seek urgent medical evaluation for a hot swollen elbow with fever, deformity after injury, or a sudden substantial loss of movement or strength.
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