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Pain in elbow joint
I sprained my elbow while doing KB swings on. I am having pain on doing a full stretch of elbow. The pain has decreased drastically but is still there a little bit. Should I worry?
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Hey there...
Its difficult to diagnose it here with the information that you have provided. It can be
1) Start of a Tennis elbow ( pain on outer side of elbow)
2) Inflammation of biceps tendon insertion (pain in the concavity of elbow joint)
3)Ligament sprain due to ligament laxity (in general elbow pain)
Next Steps
Try icing for a week and avoid the aggravating activity for 10 days ( especially KB swings)
If it persists beyond that go see a Physiotherapist.
The physio will examine the root cause and start the treatment with joint mobilisation and some pain relieving machines for faster recovery.
In case of tennis elbow ( all tight gripping movements will have to be avoided and use of a brace is recommended for 1 month post successful treatment)
Biceps tendinitis should go max by 10 days
Ligament pain might take 12 days to recover completely.
Remember... The pain shouldn't come back once it's gone.. That is the goal of the therapy
Health Tips
Follow physio advice during and post successful treatment
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It mostly looks like a bicepts muscle injury or strain which should be pain-free in 2weeks time. Icing locally and volini gel application should be helpful.
But if pain persists, it can also be a neck injury due to swinging KB and this might be irritating the C5-6 cervical level giving you elbow pain.
Next Steps
try heat to the neck and check if this reduces the elbow pain. also try and correct neck posture when pain acute and see if makes a difference.
Health Tips
Please see a Physiotherapist at the earliest if pain persists beyond 2 weeks
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