“The most common reason for elbow pain is either golfer’s elbow or tennis elbow. Golfer’s elbow refers to pain on the inside of the elbow. Tennis elbow refers to pain on the outside of the elbow. Everything we’re doing is trying to speed up the time to recovery,” says David D. Savin, MD, a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon affiliated with Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage, California, who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of shoulder and elbow disorders.
Dr. Savin believes that the most important treatment for tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow pain is a rehabilitation program that includes multiple different exercises and stretches – and he demonstrates his favorite exercise that you can quickly adopt in this Health Insights video blog.
In Quick Video Tip: How to Alleviate Elbow Pain – Dr. Savin helps us understand what we can do to speed up recovery from golfer’s elbow and tennis elbow pain. In this short video, he covers:
Dr. Savin demonstrates simple rehabilitative exercises you can do now to help alleviate pain and get you back to health. And, he offers additional tips for things you can do at home to manage the pain.
Take a moment out of your busy day and treat your health as a priority. Watch this Quick Tip Video about alleviating tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow pain — share it with your friends and family, too. More great VIDEO is available at the Eisenhower Video Library. More great AUDIO information is also available for you at the Eisenhower Audio Podcast Library.
More from Dr. David Savin: Quick Video Tip: How to Alleviate Shoulder Pain
U.S. News & World Report has released its prestigious annual hospital rankings. Eisenhower Health ranks #1 in the Inland Empire and #12 in California. Eisenhower Health was also rated High Performing in 20 types of care — the highest number of specialty recognitions earned by a hospital in the Inland Empire, including these five in Orthopedics: Hip Replacement, Knee Replacement, Hip Fracture, Back Surgery and Orthopedics overall.
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