Many elbow and lower arm injuries can be effectively self managed with the help of expert advice from a Chartered Physiotherapist / Physical Therapist.
The most common elbow injury is tennis elbow. Read the Physiobench article on tennis elbow
Other elbow injuries include golfers elbow, elbow fractures, or an elbow dislocation.
Every injury is unique, so self managing your elbow or lower arm injury doesn't necessarily involve following a standard set of exercises. However we encourage you to first explore our general advice
To greatly improve your chance in succeeding to self manage your injury, our expert team of Chartered Physiotherapists / Physical Therapists can help. You can choose a physio with the right specialist skills who can provide you with a personalised treatment programme
You don’t have to play tennis to get tennis elbow and neck. Any repetitive action that uses the muscles which pull back and/ or turn the wrist can set it off such as using a screwdriver, a computer keyboard or playing a musical instrument.
Scot McAllister
Scot is currently physio for Yorkshire County Cricket club with many years experience in cricketing, sporting and in particular shoulder injuries. Read about Scot's work as physio at Yorkshire County Cricket Club