Elbow
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
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
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
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