115: Why Your Elbow Pain Is Not an Elbow Problem

About this episode

Shaun discusses the common misconception that elbow pain originates from the elbow itself, particularly in golfers.

In this episode, Shaun breaks down one of the most common and most misunderstood injuries in golf trail elbow pain and explains why treating the elbow is almost always a waste of time. What you'll learn: Why your elbow is the victim, not the criminal — 9 out of 10 times the pain source is somewhere elseThe anatomy of what's happening at impact: flexion, ulnar deviation, and why the inside of the trail forearm gets hammeredThe medial epicondyle what it is and why it gets overloadedThree areas ...

People in this episode

Host: Shaun Diachkoff

Topics covered

• elbow pain
• golf injuries
• anatomy
• treatment misconceptions
• forearm mechanics

Keywords

• elbow pain
• golf
• trail elbow
• medial epicondyle
• injury treatment

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