Your elbow can be a complex joint that you use on a day-to-day basis. If you experience elbow pain, physical tasks can be difficult without using the proper position of your elbows. Any slight damage to your elbows can significantly impact your daily life, especially if you partake in physical activity and exercise. With the proper guidance from our orthopedic doctor, performing daily stretches and exercises and maintaining a healthy diet will help you return to normal after an elbow injury to prevent them from coming back. At Dines Orthopedics, our orthopedic doctor in Manhattan, NY, is well-equipped to help you with treatment to avoid challenging causes of elbow injuries. 

 

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Many causes of elbow pain lead to frustrating injuries we can treat at our facility. The most common elbow injuries include fractures, dislocations, and soft tissue injuries, which occur during a fall or a direct blow to the elbow. These causes could result in critical pain and other injuries if not treated or taken care of properly.

Our orthopedic doctor in Manhattan, New York, will use the treatment options based on your specific type of injury and pain. The specific types of elbow injuries that we specialize in at Dines Orthopedic are listed below.

  • Distal Biceps- The bicep is the muscle that allows one to bend the elbow. Any injury or impairment to the bicep would cause significant discomfort and inconvenience in everyday life. Caused by overuse and too much pressure on the muscle but can also be caused by one blow incident. This injury will not heal by itself and will require treatment or surgery for recovery.
  • Elbow Arthroscopy – This specific type of surgery treats various elbow injuries. An arthroscope is a tiny camera able to see impairments that the naked eye would be unable to see or identify, allowing the surgeon to perform much smaller incisions. 
  • Lateral Epicondylitis – “Tennis Elbow” Affects the lateral part of the elbow. This condition does not always require surgery, simple home remedies like ice, elevation, and anti-inflammatory medicine can help alleviate it, or we can supply the patient with platelet-rich plasma.
  • Medial Epicondylitis – “Golfer’s Elbow,” due to golfers positioning their club in a way that can damage the elbow, does not always require surgery for recovery but can be treated with home remedies or cortisone injections. 

 

Preventing Elbow Injuries. 

Too much physical strain and fatigue can lead to inflammation disorders of the elbow, whether the pain comes from a sports-related injury or your daily lifestyle habits. Common elbow pain can be simply from overusing it on a day-to-day basis at work, school, a sports event, or even from your lifestyle. 

Avoiding and preventing injuries is something to think about more often when the pain starts to abrupt from an injury. Our orthopedic doctor in Manhattan, New York, has treatments and tips that can help you prevent any injuries related to your elbow pain. 

  • Avoid Sports, physical activity, and exercise until healed or treated with no pain or problems after using joints. 
  • Stretching before any physical activity is important to ease and loosens muscles and joints before using them to prevent wrong positions and injuries. With the proper guidance from our orthopedic doctor in Manhattan, New York, performing daily stretches and exercises will help you return to normal after an elbow injury.
  • Avoid work injuries or any physical activity where you are using the same motion on your joints. Be sure to take breaks, rest, stretch and move around, so you are not using the same motion all day. 
  • Eating healthy and sticking to a healthy diet with plenty of safe exercises can strengthen your bones and joints overall to help the prevention of elbow injuries. 
  • General safty tips like restricting alcohol consumption and driving slowly and safely with your seatbelt properly on. 

 

Contact Our Orthopedic doctor in Manhattan, New York

For more information on the types of elbow surgeries and orthopedics we offer at Dines Orthopedics, please request an appointment with us or give us a call at 516-482-1037. Our orthopedic doctor in Manhattan, NY, has years of experience, and there is no elbow injury or any sports-related injury for that matter that they can’t provide you the proper treatment with.