Medial epicondylitis is a very painful condition that afflicts the bone on inner side of the elbow called medial epicondyle. This inflammation of the tendons occurs when the tendons that connect the bone to the muscles on this area a stretched or torn and become very painful. There are many causes of this condition but the most common are improper use of the arm in swinging motions while gripping an object, overuse of the arm, painting, raking, digging, pitching, rowing, using a hammer or a screw driver improperly and repeated twisting or stretching and folding of the arm.

Treatment options

It is fortunate that there are many options when it comes to treating tennis elbow. Here are those remedies.

a) Analysis of the arm movements – The goal of this is actually to minimize aggravation of the injury. A doctor or a therapist will check how a patient uses the arm and advice on the best movements that will minimize pressure.

b) Exercises – exercises for injured tendons are actually great to speed up healing. This is because the flex the muscles, make them more agile and therefore easy to repair. Exercises will also make the arm more usable when it is completely healed.

c) Orthotics – The use of a tennis elbow brace or strap to prevent accidental use or further injuries from swinging the arm. A brace is best worn on the guidance of the doctor and it should keep the elbow elevated enough.

d) Corticosteroids – These are medications prescribed to patients if the pain, inflammation or the swelling persists beyond a certain level. These medications are applied superficially on the skin but if these do not work or the injury is more severe, there are medications that are injectable into the tendons directly.

e) Rest – this is actually the only real treatment for injured tendons. Resting the arm is a sure way to give room to the torn tendons to repair themselves although there are a few things that a patient can do to speed up this process including exercises.

f) Surgery – If after using every possible treatment but the pain and other symptoms persist, it may be necessary to surgically repair the injured tendons. Surgery for medial epicondylitis is only performed when a doctor ascertains that no other technique will work to alleviate the pain or when the tissues cannot heal by themselves.
These are the most popular and effective remedies for tennis elbow and golfers elbow injuries. The appropriate remedy is however dependent on the severity of the injury.