Elbow Dislocation
Elbow Physical Therapy
Many sport athletes and people suffering injuries in the elbows are recurring to elbow physical therapy nowadays with the purpose of getting relief as quickly as possible. In this article, I would like to provide you with the basics about elbow physical therapy, as well as I will explain why it is so important to choose the proper elbow physical therapy according to your type of elbow problem in order to obtain the best results out of treatment. But before I start talking about elbow physical therapy, I have to give you an idea of what the elbow is, in case that some of you don’t know. The elbow is a center joint between the lower end of the humerus bone located in the upper arm and the upper end of the radius and ulnar bones in the lower arm.
Usually, the elbow bone is used in activities like playing tennis, painting or typing a letter at the computer. However, sometimes we might overuse this bone and that is when we are subject to suffer injuries or fractures. The most commonly known elbow problems include arthritis, bursitis, fractures and injury, but there are many types of elbow problems that require doctor’s assistant or physiotherapy.
When it comes to tennis elbow, there is a rehabilitation program including exercise and elbow physical therapy to help healing the tendons, restore normal range of motion, and build muscle strength and endurance at the same time, and that is the reason why people require this therapy if they want to be able to perform regular duties.
It is crucial that your doctor or physical therapist develops a home program to help you restore your elbow movement and prevent additional injury in the near future. Your therapist will explain each exercise; this includes the correct techniques and the number of times you should repeat each movement for the elbow physical therapy to be as effective as possible.
When using elbow physical therapy, the exercises that will help you to build or maintain good fitness are important elements for your recovery. You can do some walking, cycling, water aerobics, jogging, and other aerobic exercises to increase your heart and lung fitness and it will increase general strength and endurance, without making your injury worse.
When it comes to elbow physical therapy, we can count on several different types of therapy, such as the following: learning new techniques to move the elbow and using different equipment for activities to help prevent further injury, ultrasound, electrical stimulation or transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), massage and manual therapy.
Finally, using exercise and physical therapy after surgery are important for your recovery and they both may promote healing and restore strength and flexibility for your elbow. Tennis elbow recovery time may vary from one person to another and may take several weeks or several months, depending on the patient and the success of the elbow physical therapy chosen.