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Elbow

Therapy 1

Elbow Stiffness


- Can't straighten elbow less than 30°&bend more than 120°

Treatment

- Electrotherapy
- Heat therapy

Therapeutic Exercise

- Elbow extension stretch
- Elbow flexion stretch
- AROM exercises

Manual

- Manual therapy

Therapy 2

Elbow Sprain


- Pain during movement or throwing
- Pain in medial aspect of elbow
- History of throwing or smashing

Special Test

- Valgus stress test

Treatment

- PRICE Protocol
- P-Protection
- R-rest
- I-ice
- C-compression
- E-elevation

Therapeutic Exercise

- Sleepers stretch
- Resisted external rotation of shoulder
- Thoracic rotation on Quadripod
- Hip extensor strengthening

Therapy 3

Cubital Tunnel Syndrome


- Pain, numbness, tingling, weakness, down the pinky side of for arm
- Caused by the compression of ulnar nerve

Special Test

- Palpation

Treatment

- Ulnar nerve glide

Therapy 4

Tennis


- Lateral elbow pain/lateral epicondylitis
- Sharp pain at the outside of elbow
- Pain on gripping
- Pain on repetitive forceful use of hand

Special Test

- Mith test

Treatment

- Rest
- Ice
- Ultrasound

Therapeutic Exercise

- Soft tissue massage
- Isometrics to elbow extensors
- Joint mobilization
- Quadripod forward rocking
- Prone lift off