New Solutions To Elbow Pain in North Portland

Elbow pain in North Portland is the physical discomfort in or around the area of the elbow.

The two most common types of elbow pain include Tennis elbow and Golfer’s elbow.

The type of elbow pain wherein the pain occurs on the outside of the elbow and sometimes in the forearm and wrist and caused by repetitive motions( such as kitchen work, carpentry, painting, playing musical instruments, etc.) is Tennis elbow.

Whereas elbow pain occurring on the inner side of the elbow with the cause being excess or repetitive stress, often by forceful wrist and finger motions(like throwing sports, weight lifting, repetitive motions) falls under Golfer’s elbow.

The issue isn’t a serious problem unless you experience frequent or constant pain in the elbow region. This pain signifies the weakening of the tendons, which makes them more susceptible to tearing or other types of damage. The dull throbbing pain can be extreme and could distract from and make difficult daily tasks.

You can take pain medications or just give your arm rest.

The regular pain medications might be fine for a while or for just temporary causes, but for the more serious cases, it isn’t enough to have just pain medication.

Rest isn’t possible for everyone, especially when they might have to do painful motions for the continuation of their livelihood.

It is in these cases that chiropractic care comes in.

Chiropractic care at North Portland Wellness Group is a non-invasive, suitable for all, painless, effective alternative to medications and rest (while you will still need rest, you can return to work a lot sooner than with just rest).

North Portland Chiropractors can use different methods to treat tennis elbow or golfer’s elbow:

Breaking up Scar Tissue

Scar tissue keeps the bodily muscles from operating correctly and causes pain. Chiropractors can use methods like active release in order to break up the scar tissue.

Returning Mobility

Chiropractic joint manipulation is designed to make the joints move properly, efficiently and a lot more smoothly. The chiropractor will gently move your elbow back and forth to realign it and to ensure that it should only go as far it should go and not any further or any lesser and ensure that these movements don’t cause pain or discomfort while doing.

Reducing Inflammation

Inflammation caused by the body trying to heal your tissues is what causes much of the pain in your elbow. As the inflammation reduces the body can heal more easily and the pain will lessen.

The Graston Technique

An instrument-assisted method your chiropractor uses to detect and resolve adhesions in the muscles and tendons, helps reduce muscle tensions and instead make the body more fluid in moving and helps the muscles and joints move easier.

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy

The chiropractor sends acoustic shock waves into the bone or soft tissue which in turn breaks up the scarring that has penetrated ligaments and tendons.

The methods used by a chiropractor tend to focus on the cause of pain for a specific patient and customize their treatment according to their needs, but all their treatments focus on the body healing itself with the help of chiropractic help over the help healing the body. This makes the body a lot more resilient to damage and pain.

If you are facing pain in your elbow, book an appointment with your nearest licensed Portland chiropractic office in order to start your path to pain free movements.

Happy healing!