Symptoms
Medial elbow pain (golfer's elbow)
Medial elbow pain with gripping often involves wrist flexors and pronator teres trigger points.
Overview
Medial elbow pain with gripping often involves wrist flexors and pronator teres trigger points. Identifying which muscle reproduces the patient's familiar pain on palpation guides treatment and often produces meaningful change alongside standard care.
Clinical notes
Eccentric loading plus myofascial release of the flexor-pronator mass.
Red flags — when to refer
Ulnar neuropathy signs — refer.
Muscles often involved
References
- • Travell & Simons — Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction