GOLFER’S ELBOW- Ayurvedic Treatment, Diet, Exercises, Yoga & Pranayama

Golfer’s elbow is also known as medial epicondylitis, where pain occurs on the inner side of the elbow joint.

  • SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF GOLFER’S ELBOW
  • CAUSES OF GOLFER’S ELBOW
  • PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF GOLFER’S ELBOW
  • DIAGNOSIS OF GOLFER’S ELBOW
  • TREATMENTS FOR GOLFER’S ELBOW
  • PROGNOSIS OF GOLFER’S ELBOW
  • COMPLICATIONS OF GOLFER’S ELBOW
  • GOLFER’S ELBOW AND AYURVEDA
  • NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF GOLFER’S ELBOW
  • PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF GOLFER’S ELBOW
  • SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF GOLFER’S ELBOW
  • LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF GOLFER’S ELBOW
  • AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF GOLFER’S ELBOW
  • CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR GOLFER’S ELBOW
  • AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR GOLFER’S ELBOW
  • AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR GOLFER’S ELBOW
  • AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR GOLFER’S ELBOW
  • COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR GOLFER’S ELBOW
  • HOME REMEDIES FOR GOLFER’S ELBOW
  • DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR GOLFER’S ELBOW
  • YOGA FOR GOLFER’S ELBOW

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF GOLFER’S ELBOW

  • Pain on movements like flexion and extension
  • Hinchazón
  • Enrojecimiento
  • Tenderness on elbow joint
  • Rigidez
  • Numbness and tingling sensation in fingers

CAUSES OF GOLFER’S ELBOW

  • Medial epicondylitis
  • Bursitis
  • Injuries to tendons
  • Sprains or strains

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF GOLFER’S ELBOW

Due to the above-mentioned causes, the medial epicondylitis and tendons around the elbow joint gets inflamed leads to the manifestation of symptoms like pain, tenderness, etc.

DIAGNOSIS OF GOLFER’S ELBOW

  1. EXAMINATIONS
  • Inspection – joint deformity
  • Palpation – tenderness
  • Movements – Flexion, Extension of elbow joint
  1. INVESTIGATIONS
  • X – rays

TREATMENTS FOR GOLFER’S ELBOW

  • Medications – Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, Analgesic.
  • Surgical management

PROGNOSIS OF GOLFER’S ELBOW

  • Golfer’s elbow due to traumatic injuries difficult to cure

COMPLICATIONS OF GOLFER’S ELBOW

  • Fracture patterns involving the coronoid process, including posterolateral rotatory instability (PLRI) and varus posteromedial instability.
  • Limited range of movement of elbow joint

GOLFER’S ELBOW AND AYURVEDA    

  • In Ayurveda, golfer’s elbow falls under Vatavyadhi or a Vata dosha imbalance disorder, particularly snayugata vata
  • According to Ayurveda, the elbow joint is called kurpara sandhi.
  • Vata vyadhi can be correlated to neurological or neuromuscular disorders. The causes and pathogenesis of diseases caused by vitiation of Vata dosha, in general, are the exclusive cause and pathogenesis ofpain, numbness, tingling sensation.

NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF GOLFER’S ELBOW

  • Excess consumption of ununctuous, cold food
  • Excessive physical exercise.
  • Supresión de los impulsos naturales.
  • Trauma
  • Injuries

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF GOLFER’S ELBOW

  • Pain in the elbow joint on movement.

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF GOLFER’S ELBOW

  • Vata, pitta y kapha dosha se mueven por todos los canales de circulación. Debido a la naturaleza sutil de vata, impulsa a los dos doshas restantes.
  • El vata agravado habiendo provocado estos dos doshas, se exacerba y llena los canales vacíos y se mueve grandemente dentro de ellos o siendo envuelto por los otros doshas.
  • The aggravated vata resides in the elbow joint and produces different kinds of aches and pains.

LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF GOLFER’S ELBOW

  • Toda – Pain on elbow joint

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF GOLFER’S ELBOW

  • Pain associated with traumatic injuries is difficult to cure – krichra sadhya

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR GOLFER’S ELBOW

Ayurvedic local treatment for golfer’s elbow

  • Svedam – local fermentation
  • Pain-relieving lepa application

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR GOLFER’S ELBOW

  • Dasamoolarishtam
  • Maharasnadi kashyam
  • Gandha tailam along with milk
  • Laksha guggulu

 AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR GOLFER’S ELBOW

  • NASYA- Ksheerabala, anutaila

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR GOLFER’S ELBOW

Administración interna

  • Maharasnadi kashayam
  • Rasnerandadi kashayam
  • Dasamoolarishtam
  • Gandha tailam
  • Laksha guggulu
  • Trayodasanga guggulu
  • Mahayogaraja guggulu

HOME REMEDIES FOR GOLFER’S ELBOW

  • Heat application on the affected area by a towel dipped with hot water
  • Massage the painful area for 15 minutes ( NOT too much pressure )

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR GOLFER’S ELBOW

  • Evita los alimentos que producen desequilibrio de vata dosha como los alimentos fríos y secos, difíciles de digerir. Porque el desequilibrio vata agrava los síntomas.
  • Consume alimentos de fácil digestión, leche de vaca
  • Evite los ejercicios pesados que agravan aún más las afecciones.
  • Oil massage on affected area advised. Which alleviates vata dosha
  • Descansa adecuadamente.

YOGA FOR GOLFER’S ELBOW

  • Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – Calms the mind and gets relief from aches and pains

El paciente tiene que estar sentado en postura de meditación con la cabeza y la columna vertebral erguidas, con el cuerpo relajado. El paciente tiene que cerrar una fosa nasal (por ejemplo, la fosa nasal izquierda si utiliza la mano derecha y viceversa) con el pulgar y exhalar completamente por la otra fosa nasal. De nuevo, tendrá que inspirar profundamente por la otra fosa nasal mientras la fosa opuesta sigue cerrada con el pulgar.

·       Tadasana

·       virabhadrasana

  • Anjali mudra