Radial head dislocation; Pulled elbow; Elbow - nursemaid's; ; Elbow subluxation; Dislocation – elbow partial Dislocation - radial head;
Golfers Elbow )Throwers Elbow ( Medial Epicondylitis
Treatment…primary measures Ice the injury for two days (20 min's on up to six times a day) Rest Rest is a very important component in the healing of this injury. It may heal quickly within two weeks but you could suffer with this problem for longer. When the symptoms have settled down it is essential you fully rehabilitate and strengthen the elbow and follow guidelines that will help you avoid the injury in the future:. After 2 days apply heat and use a heat retainer.. Definitive measures Apply ultrasound or laser treatment. Prescribe anti-inflammatory medication. Use sports massage techniques. Give a steroid injection.Correct technique - especially if you are a thrower. See a good coach if you are not sure how. Use a forearm brace or heat retainer if you have a weak wrist or elbow.Olecranon bursitis student elbow neighbours elbow. The bursa behind the olecranon process sometimes becomes enlarged as a result of pressure or friction. When it becomes painful; it is likely to be infection, gout or rheumatoid arthritis. A. Traumatic bursitis (students elbow). The bursa is distended with clean fluid. Treatment: first by aspiration followed by injection of hydrocortisone into the bursa, if the swelling reoccur then the bursa should be excised.
B. Septic bursitis If only inflammation: course of antibiotics but if it becomes an abscess with pus, then treatment is incision for adequate drainage. C. Gouty bursitis There is usually a history of previous attack. Could be bilateral. There is whitish deposite of sodium biurate (tophi), and it maybe visible through the walls of the bursa. In acute attack it is difficult to distinguish it from septic bursitis (unless pus is aspirated).If it is troublesome: excision of the bursa. D. Rheumatoid arthritis: Causes both swelling and nodularity over the olecranon. In almost all the cases it is associated with typical symmetrical polyarthritis.