Elbow Pain From Lifting: Steps to Relieve Pain
Elbow pain from lifting is a common symptom among people who lift weights, but it can also occur with other kinds of lifting—whether they're picking up babies or small children or carrying grocery bags. Most of the time, conservative treatments can relieve elbow pain. However, elbow pain after lifting can also be a sign of a serious injury, such as a tendon rupture (tear).
Causes of ECU Tendon Problems
ECU stands for the extensor carpi ulnaris tendon, one of the major wrist tendons, located on the ulnar side of the wrist, which is the same side as the small finger. The ECU tendon starts on the back of the forearm and crosses the wrist joint directly on the side.
27 Causes of Finger Pain and How They Are Treated
Finger pain can be caused by many things, from arthritis and injuries to infections and autoimmune diseases. Sometimes it can be difficult to diagnose the cause without extensive testing, including blood tests, imaging studies, nerve conduction studies, and the extraction of fluid from a joint space (arthrocentesis).
Physical Therapy for a Colles' Fracture
A Colles fracture is a break in the radius bone, one of the forearm bones near the wrist. The fracture usually occurs if you fall onto your outstretched hand.1 Upon landing on your hand, the end of your radius bone breaks off and gets pushed toward your inner wrist. If you fall on your hand and the wrist is flexed, the radius may break and move toward the front of your wrist. This is called a Smith's fracture.
Lidocaine may reduce pain at time of corticosteroid injection for hand, wrist conditions
Patients who received lidocaine at the time of corticosteroid injection for hand and wrist conditions experienced lower pain intensity compared with those who did not receive lidocaine, according to presented results.
