The majority of the muscles of your forearm are dedicated to moving your wrists and fingers. The most common source of elbow pain and injury comes from an irritation of the tendons that anchor these muscles to the elbow. If you are experiencing elbow pain, you have most likely irritated either the common extensor tendon or common flexor tendon of the forearm. Lay your forearm and hand, palm down, on a table and then lift just your hand and fingers up off the table without lifting your forearm. The muscles you used in that motion (extension) share a common tendon that anchors them to the outside of your elbow, the common extensor tendon. When that tendon becomes irritated, you have acquired lateral epicondylitis, or tennis elbow. Now lay your forearm and hand, palm up, on a table and lift just your fingers and hands off the table without lifting your forearm. The muscles used with this motion share a common tendon that anchors them to your elbow, but on the inside of your elbow. When that tendon becomes irritated, you have acquired medial epicondylitis, or golfer’s elbow.
When Your Elbow Problem is Your Shoulder.
When Your Elbow Problem is Your Shoulder.
When Your Elbow Problem is Your Shoulder.
The majority of the muscles of your forearm are dedicated to moving your wrists and fingers. The most common source of elbow pain and injury comes from an irritation of the tendons that anchor these muscles to the elbow. If you are experiencing elbow pain, you have most likely irritated either the common extensor tendon or common flexor tendon of the forearm. Lay your forearm and hand, palm down, on a table and then lift just your hand and fingers up off the table without lifting your forearm. The muscles you used in that motion (extension) share a common tendon that anchors them to the outside of your elbow, the common extensor tendon. When that tendon becomes irritated, you have acquired lateral epicondylitis, or tennis elbow. Now lay your forearm and hand, palm up, on a table and lift just your fingers and hands off the table without lifting your forearm. The muscles used with this motion share a common tendon that anchors them to your elbow, but on the inside of your elbow. When that tendon becomes irritated, you have acquired medial epicondylitis, or golfer’s elbow.