Rehabilitation of the elbow Flashcards
What are some common traumatic elbow injuries?
- Elbow dislocation
- Olecranon fracture
- Olecranon bursitis
What are some common overuse elbow injuries?
- Lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow)
- Medial epicondylitis (golfer’s elbow
What causes lateral epicondylitis?
- Eccentric load in backhand motions
- Overuse
- Poor stroke mechanics
- Poor equipment
- Training errors
What causes medial epicondylitis?
Eccentric load in forehand motions
What causes elbow dislocation?
Traumatic impact
What are some injuries that can occur with an elbow dislocation?
- Capsular disruption
- Fracture
What is the objective of elbow dislocation rehabilitation?
- All for capsular healing (surgery)
- Regain range of motion
- Strength
- Ensure protective proprioception
- Address psychological fear
- Return to function
How would you treat an elbow dislocation during the acute phase?
- Support (limit elbow extension)
- Allow for full capsular repair/healing
- Hinge brace
What are some consequences that may occur with an elbow dislocation?
- Loss of flexion/extension
- Loss of supination/pronation
How would you treat an elbow dislocation during the sub acute phase?
- Regian range of motion
- Progressions
- Mobilizations
- Massage
- Strength progressions
- Isometric
- Concentric exercises
- Stability proprioception
- Plyometrics
- Whole body
- Sport specific skills
- Return to sport
What are some examples of progressions for the sub acute phase?
- Constant passive motion
- Table exercises
- Water exercises
- PNF
What are some examples of concentric exercises for the sub acute phase?
- Tubing
- Dumbbells
- Hammer exercises (pronation/supination)
What are some sport specific skills for the sub acute phase?
- Shooting
- Throwing
- Swimming
- Spiking
- Grappling
What causes pain with a lateral epicondylitis injury?
Inflammation of the common extensor origin
What muscles are weak with a lateral epicondylitis injury?
wrist and finger extensors
