Elbow pain & injuries

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• Dislocation of the elbow

If your elbow has been hit or twisted the bones may need repositiong. This is called elbow dislocation.

• Elbow Sprain

Do you have an elbow sprain or tennis elbow? Both are often confused. A sprain is when a ligament is stretched or torn.

• Tennis elbow

Overstress of the elbow can often cause the elbow to become strained and inflamed.

The elbow is mostly injured in racquet games and contact games such as wrestling. Racquet games are mainly responsible for Tennis elbow which covers various types of strains but dislocations and breakages usually happen in contact sports and sports where falling is likely such as gymnastics and football. Many different types of injury are often 'labelled' as Tennis elbow.