Mouse Arm / Tennis Elbow / Golfer?s Elbow

Mouse Arm / Tennis Elbow

The Mouse Arm is a modern health problem mainly related to PC work. As is the case with the Tennis Elbow, the Mouse Arm is an injury that manifests itself progressively and is related to overload of certain muscles over time.

Where is the Pain located?

Lateral Epicondylitis is the medical term for Mouse Arm or Tennis Elbow. The condition is characterized by pain in the muscles at the lateral side of the elbow at the top of the forearm. The pain is often so-called functional, i.e. it is linked to active use of the muscles, but it can also be present at rest. Sick leave is not unusual when the pain is getting very intense.

Mouse Arm / Tennis Elbow and Radial Shockwave Therapy

Radial Shockwave Therapy has proven very effective for patients with a Tennis Elbow / Mouse Arm condition. Shockwave treatment is a fairly new and very good alternative to treatment with medicines or other medical remedies like Cortisone injections. Shockwave therapy makes it feasible to treat the whole painful muscle in the dept of the muscle and from different angles. Radial Shockwave Therapy can be applied to Tennis Elbow / Mouse Arm conditions with no side effects.

Every two men and 6 out of 10 women are struck with the painful Mouse Arm condition and other muscles and skeleton conditions within finance and banking. Radial Shockwave Therapy is an extremely relevant treatment when the pain is manifest. Good working routines and a well organized work place are the most important efforts to prevent the painful condition.

  Golfer’s Elbow

The Golfer’s Elbow – Medial Epicondylitis – is localized at the medial side of the elbow at the top of the forearm. The muscles that bend the wrist are mainly anchored there. As the name Golfer’s Elbow says, the problem may be related to playing golf and especially to the rear arm that swings the club. As of now one doesn’t know why this condition only appears one tenth as often as the Mouse Arm / Tennis Elbow condition (Lateral Epicondylitis). Other kinds of physical work that strain the inside of the arms may also cause a Golfer’s Elbow the person being a golfer or not.

It is particularly important to start treatment early because the Golfer’s Elbow is considerably more difficult to treat when it is chronic. Radial Shockwave Therapy may very well be applied.