How Chiropractic Care Can Help Alleviate Elbow Pain

Elbows are complex joints that include bones, cartilage, bursae (fluid-filled sacs), muscles, tendons, and ligaments. And so, there are many causes of elbow pain! Did you know 75% of elbow pain cases affect the dominant arm? So, when your elbow hurts, it’s likely the arm you use (and need) the most! 

Overuse injuries are a common cause of elbow pain—especially for individuals who enjoy sports that rely heavily on repetitive arm actions, like tennis and golf. Of course, falls and other trauma, like dislocations, sprains, and strains, can also cause elbow pain.

There are also conditions that affect elbow joints: osteoarthritis (joint wear and tear), bursitis (inflamed bursae), and tendinitis (inflamed or damaged tendons) are the most common. The good news is that elbow pain is treatable! Let’s learn how chiropractic care helps diagnose, treat, and prevent elbow pain from recurring.

Treating Elbow Pain: Can Chiropractic Care Help?

Aches and pains are a natural part of life, but when elbow pain becomes consistent (chronic), and rest doesn’t help—it’s time to get help! Chiropractic care treats elbow pain in the following holistic and practical ways. 

Provides a Diagnosis

Your chiropractor will examine your body, posture, and lifestyle, discuss your pain with you, and use scans and X-rays to help diagnose the cause of your elbow pain. This is essential to your healing journey! Based on a true understanding of your condition, your chiropractor will create a personalized treatment plan that will likely consist of the following treatments.

Realigns Your Joints

Chiropractors are experts when it comes to joints. Through specific and targeted manipulation (hand movements), your chiropractor will ensure that your elbows, shoulders, and spine are optimally aligned (there are times when elbow pain is transferred pain from a spinal issue). This basic treatment often provides immediate pain relief!

Strengthens Your Muscles

Many doctors miss that certain muscular weaknesses lead to poor joint support and chronic elbow pain. And poor muscle weakness—even in active individuals—could result from poor posture. 

Your chiropractor will identify weaknesses (that could be as far away as your back or core) and guide you through exercises that strengthen the relevant muscles. The result? A better supported joint, increased mobility and range of motion, and a reduced chance of recurring pain.

Massages Your Elbow

Depending on the cause of your pain, your chiropractor may use specific massages to promote circulation (which speeds up healing), reduce inflammation and tension, and improve the functioning of your elbow joint. Did you know that some massages are more effective at providing long-term pain relief than steroid injections—a typical doctor’s go-to treatment?

Supports Your Elbow

Your chiropractor understands that your arms are key to your daily life. Depending on the cause of your elbow pain, your chiropractor might provide additional support through Kinesio tape. In addition to exercises and massage, the support of the tape encourages joint alignment, which protects your elbow and offers welcome pain relief!

Suggest Lifestyle Changes

A chiropractor’s main goal is to restore balance in your body. But they also care about your lifestyle and passions. So they will recommend simple changes, exercises, stretches, diet, and rest strategies that support your elbows while allowing you to enjoy the activities and work you love—without the pain!

Book Your Appointment With the Evolve Team Today! 

Don’t dismiss chronic elbow pain as “a sign of aging.” There is holistic, drug-free relief available that will boost your health and protect your joints and mobility for many years ahead! Contact Evolve Chiropractic, your local chiropractor in Woodstock, GA, and make elbow pain a thing of the past!