Medial And Lateral Epicondylitis, Olecranon Bursitis Flashcards
What is little leaguer’s elbow also known as
Medial epicondylar apophysitis
Rehab of medial epicondylitis focuses on strengthening of which muscles?
Flexor muscles of forearms
Medial epicondylitis causes pain with what kind of motion
Pronation and resisted wrist flexion
What are 2 provocative tests for lateral epicondylitis
Cozen’s Test and Mill’s Test
What complication can little leaguer’s elbow lead to?
Osteochondritis dessicans of capitellum
What do you NOT do to an acute olecranon bursitis
Inject with steroid, unless you know 100% for sure it’s not an infection
If you suspect septic olecranon bursitis, what must be done to diagnose this?
Aspirate and fluid analysis
Lateral epicondylitis causes pain with what motion?
Supination and resisted wrist extension
Describe mill’s test
Passive extension of elbow and forced wrist flexion with radial deviation causes pain
Tendon of what muscle is most affected in lateral epicondylitis
ECR-B
What 2 phases of throwing a baseball puts the most valgus stress on an elbow and contributes most to medial epicondylitis?
Late cocking phase and acceleration
Describe Cozen’s test
Patient makes a fist, pronates forearm, radial deviation of wrist, and wrist extension against resistance = pain
If a patient that plays tennis has lateral epicondylitis, what advice do you give him for his back swing?
Keep the mid-arm pronated and lean forward with your trunk during the backswing, because arm in full pronation and leaning backwards puts a lot more stress on the elbow
If a tennis player develops lateral epicondylitis and wants to return to play after treatment, what modifications do you do to the racket?
Decrease string tension to <55lb.
Increase the grip size.
