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Elbow Pain and Prolotherapy
Chronic Elbow Pain

Eighty percent of chronic elbow pain is due to a sprain of the annular ligament, a ligament rarely examined by a family physician or an orthopedic surgeon.

Nearly all of our patients with chronic elbow pain tell us their doctors told them they have tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) and not a sprain of the annular ligament. The latest treatment for tennis elbow is the dreaded cortisone shots! Cortisone weakens tissue, whereas Prolotherapy strengthens tissue. 

Prolotherapy effective, well tolerated for elbow pain
Prolotherapy in my opinion is the treatment of choice for lateral epicondylitis (also known as tennis elbow). Lateral elbow pain is a common condition that affects people who use their arms a lot, like tennis players. But nowadays with people typing on the computor for hours and hours at a time, the condition is becoming epidemic.
 

ulnar collateral ligament sprain
A common cause of chronic elbow pain is an ulnar collateral ligament sprain. This ligament supports the inside of the elbow. It is responsible for holding the ulnar bone to the distal end of the humerus. In other words it enables the arm to flex, pivoting at the elbow. A patient's complaint of pain on the inside of the elbow will cause a physician to examine the lateral epicondyle's "sister," the medial epicondyle and not look for the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) sprain. For example, the diagnosing of the golfer's elbow is often made without examining the ulnar collateral ligament.