What to do if you have elbow pain? Six ways to relieve elbow pain

The elbow is an important part of the arm and is the key to whether the arm can move normally. If the elbow hurts, it will not only cause pain, but also affect the patient's use of hands, causing a lot of inconvenience to the patient. To relieve the symptoms of elbow pain, you can use the following methods: rest and change activity patterns, physical therapy, medication, acupuncture and massage, herbal compresses, and develop correct exercise habits.

1. Rest and change activity patterns

Proper rest is particularly important during the acute phase (severe redness, swelling, and pain), but changing activity patterns is even more important. By identifying the cause of the injury and making appropriate changes, you can slow down the condition. Studies have shown that tennis players who suffer from tennis elbow can reduce their symptoms by 90% by simply reducing training intensity and exercising scientifically.

2. Physical therapy

In the early stage, rest, local hot compress, fixed and suspended the affected limb in front of the chest with a triangular bandage, elevated and electrotherapy can control inflammation, and physical therapy can allow the tendon to heal in a good environment.

3. Drug treatment

Anti-inflammatory medications can help relieve pain and inflammation. Some people want to reduce pain quickly and choose local steroid injections, but in fact it is very harmful to tissues and is therefore not recommended.

4. Acupuncture and Massage

Acupuncture and massage stimulate the acupuncture points and mobilize the muscles of the elbow. Massage can be done by kneading, pressing, straightening, and calming techniques once a day. It can relieve blood vessel and muscle spasms, relax tendons and activate blood circulation, and regulate tendons and restore tendons. Be careful to be gentle when massaging, and avoid rough or strong pulling to avoid causing secondary injuries.

5. Herbal external application

Chinese herbal medicine for external washing, external application, and applying analgesic plasters can also have certain effects, achieving the purpose of dispelling wind and dampness, relaxing muscles and tendons, and promoting blood circulation and relieving pain.

6. Develop correct exercise habits

In sports, tennis elbow is mostly caused by improper use of force. To prevent tennis elbow, you should move your elbows and arms more before exercising. It is best to wear an elastic bandage on your forearm to relieve pressure on the elbow muscles.

After tennis elbow occurs, you should rest and stop doing actions that put stress on your elbows and wrists. Various thermal physical therapies, or hot compresses with hot water bottles or hot towels, combined with acupuncture, massage, etc., all have certain therapeutic effects.