Our mission at the Boston Sports and Shoulder Center is to provide our valued patients with the highest quality and top-of-the-line orthopedic care. We are dedicated to promoting life-enhancing care to our patients required for healthy living and healthy aging. Our team of board-certified orthopedic surgeons is committed to providing exceptional, compassionate care to help patients recover from a broad range of injuries. We specialize in treating injuries to the ankle, biceps, elbow, foot, hand, hip, knee, quadriceps, shoulder and wrist. As an innovative part of our regenerative health care, our Brookline orthopedic office offers stem cell, platelet-rich plasma and ultrasound-guided injections. We pride ourselves in offering many complementary health care modalities including expert muscle and skeletal therapy including a licensed acupuncturist, Chinese massage therapy and cupping, and cold laser therapy.
Elbow pain treatments are based on the cause of the pain. A common problem is tennis elbow. Tennis elbow, also called lateral epicondylitis, is brought on by sports or recreational activities, work-related tasks, home projects, and repetitive stress. Tennis elbow is an overuse and muscle strain injury. The cause of tennis elbow is repeated contraction of the forearm muscles that you use to straighten and bend your arm and wrist. The repeated motions and stress to the tissue may result in a series of tiny tears in the tendons that attach the forearm muscles to the bony prominence at the outside of your elbow. Our Brookline orthopedic office professionals are is very experienced and has enjoyed tremendous success in treating tennis elbow. Other possible causes of elbow pain are golfer’s elbow, bursitis, fracture, ulnar nerve entrapment, and tendinopathy. After a thorough examination, the elbow pain treatment will be discussed. Some of these conditions get better with rest. But if over-the-counter pain medications and other self-care measures aren't helping, our Brookline orthopedic office may suggest physical therapy. Severe cases of elbow injury may require surgery. If your symptoms are related to sports, your doctor may suggest that experts evaluate your technique or the movements involved with your job tasks to determine the best steps to reduce stress on your injured tissue. In addition, a physical therapist can teach you specific exercises to gradually stretch and strengthen your muscles, especially the muscles of your forearm. Eccentric exercises, which involve lowering your wrist very slowly after raising it, are particularly helpful. For treatment of your elbow pain or any other orthopedic conditions, Boston Sports & Shoulder Center is the smart choice.