Golfers Elbow Exercises

Treatment for golfers elbow and other elbow joint pains...

Fed up with searching for great golfers elbow exercises and a great treatment for golfers elbow? Are you ready to get your game going NOW?

When was the last time you got to play a full round of golf without feeling your elbow joint pain act up?

Like you…...Golf is extremely important for many of our clients. When they can’t play because of elbow joint pain they get very unhappy. Do you feel the same way?

No problem, there are solutions. Elbow pain stretches and strengthening exercises will get you back on the green in no time.

Did you know that this condition can be helped by elbow exercises used for tennis elbow as well?

Let's get started and learn some great golfers elbow exercises that our clients use every day. So that you can lower your par and get back on the green!

But first, let's look at what exactly is golfers elbow or medial epicondylitis.

"The Other Epicondylitis Condition"

• Golfers elbow is inflammation of the muscle attachments of the forearm that attach to the inside of the elbow joint (pinky side).
• Tennis elbow refers to inflammation of the muscle attachments on the outer elbow (thumb side).
• Golfers elbow is much rarer than tennis elbow

The key for your success is early pain assessment and self-care!

What you can do!

1. Rest and put ice on the inside of your elbow
2. Begin a strengthening program for the elbow and surrounding muscles

Golfers Elbow Strengthening Exercises

• When strengthening your elbow work up to performing the exercises with 2 sets of 10 repetitions daily
• Work slowly and don’t push through the pain.

Click here for Elbow Strengthening Exercises

Let’s get started with my favorite elbow stretches that our clients’ use for the relief of their elbow pain from golf and tennis.…

Triceps Stretch

1. Sit on a chair with feet on the floor
2. Bring your elbow up over your head at 90-degree with palm facing toward the back of shoulder
3. Assist the stretch gently with the opposite hand or rope
4. Return to starting position and repeat 10 times

Bicep Stretch

1. Sit on a chair with feet on the floor
2. Face palm forward
3. Bring your arm behind you at a 45-degree angle
4. Return to starting position and repeat 10 times

Wrist Extension Stretch

1. Straighten elbow with palm facing downward
2. Bend the wrist and fingers back gently with opposite hand
3. Return to starting position and repeat 10 times

Wrist Flexion Stretch

1. Extend a straight arm in front of you
2. Palm facing downward
3. Apply a stretch of the hand and wrist with your free hand
4. Return to starting position and repeat 10 times

Treatment of Golfers Elbow

• Promotes blood flow to the area to speed up healing.
• Relieves stiffness in joint from inactivity
• Prevent atrophy (shrinking) and tightening of the muscles from inactivity.

Are you ready to get some relief from elbow pain?

Act now and begin the stretches and strengthening exercises that you find on this website.

Happy Golfing!

Please click here to return from Golfers Elbow Exercises to Golfers Elbow

Return To Home Page From Golfers Elbow Exercises