Today we will consider the reasons for the emergence andsigns of epicondylitis of the elbow joint. This ailment is attributed to degenerative-inflammatory lesions of the musculoskeletal system of a person. In the process of development of this pathology tissue is destroyed, the inflammatory process begins.
The cause of the disease most often appearany prolonged traumatic effects on the surrounding elbow joint tissue. Such problems arise, as a rule, among athletes professionally engaged in, for example, tennis or golf. This pathology is noted in representatives of other professions: masseurs, builders, carpenters, etc., as well as in people who are forced to constantly wear weights.
Those who belong to the above categories,there are microfractures in the tendons, in places of attachment to the bone, caused by the implementation of repetitive motions. And this, in turn, causes the inflammatory process on the adjacent bone tissue and gives characteristic manifestations of epicondylitis of the elbow joint.
In medicine, there are two types of this pathology:external (or lateral epicondylitis) and internal (medial). Accordingly, localized pain, which is the main symptom of this disease: either in the outer or inner epicondylitis (the place where the flexor and extensor muscles are attached).
In the presence of epicondylitis elbow jointthe patient can always very accurately indicate the place where the pain occurred. True, sometimes it can also carry an irradiating character, spilling over the outer or inner edge of the hand. When you feel the doctor discovers a tightness and the most painful point. As a rule, neither the joint nor the skin over it changes externally.
If the pressing pain occurs when trying to take,lift, bear the object or turn your arm outward and unbend it at the elbow - it is an external epicondylitis. By the way, this pathology has a feature: if the muscles of the patient are passive, and someone will rotate or unbend his arm - this will not cause discomfort. Over time, it becomes difficult for the patient to even greet the affected hand (the so-called symptom of a handshake).
In contrast to external epicondylitis, the internalis less common, and mainly in individuals dealing with small monotonous physical exertion. The pain in this case appears when you try to bend your arm or turn it inside. It is localized on the inner side of the forearm, around the entire joint, irradiating into the wrist.
Both types of epicondylitis of the elbow jointit is necessary to treat only with the help of a specialist. As a rule, this happens on an outpatient basis. The doctor will find out the cause of the disease and pick up anti-inflammatory drugs (this can be both ointments and injections). Physiotherapeutic procedures are also prescribed: acupuncture and physiotherapy. In difficult cases, surgical intervention is used.
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