Elbow joint effusion refers to swelling in the elbow joint due to a buildup of fluid. It results from inflammation and can happen for various reasons. Possible causes of elbow joint effusion include a ...

A simple stretching routine to address common overuse injuries. Tennis and golf enthusiasts often face elbow joint pain after enjoying their favorite hobbies due to the strain of repeated movement.

Tennis elbow is an overuse injury causing pain over the lateral elbow due to extensor tendon strain. Patients experience ...

With summer coming soon, many people are excited to get back to their favorite outdoor activities. Unfortunately, more activities after a long winter break often leads to an increase in sports-related ...

Osteochondritis of the elbow is where bone and cartilage separate from other tissues in the elbow. It occurs due to a lack of blood flow and is common in young athletes in sports that involve overhead ...

This painful condition occurs when the blood supply to the elbow joint is cut off, causing bone and cartilage death. Treatments may include rest, splinting, pain relief, and physical therapy. Surgery ...

Kyle Ruygrok, PT, DPT, OCS, is a physical therapist with Memorial Hermann Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation. Nicolas Noiseux, MD, MS, FRCSC, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at University of ...

Tennis elbow, golfers’ elbow and pitching elbow all describe the pain felt at the outside or inside of the elbow joint, where the tendons insert on the bone. The syndrome is misnamed “epicondylitis” — ...

High school baseball pitchers who had a history of elbow symptoms had a thicker ulnar collateral ligament anterior band on the throwing side compared with pitchers with no history of elbow symptoms, ...