Medial Epicondylitis

posted at May 19, 2011

Question:
Can physical therapy be effective in treating medial epicondylitis? I would like to avoid surgery.
Anne P. Chattanooga, TN

Answer: By Margot Miller, PT
Yes, physical therapy is an effective solution for treating medial epicondylitis for most people, avoiding unnecessary and expensive surgery, and often avoiding prescription medicines.

Pain often comes on gradually, and you are likely to notice that pain gets worse with forceful and repetitive grasping motions, such as when swinging a golf club or tennis racket, squeezing or pitching a ball, turning a door knob, or bending your wrist toward your forearm.