There’s a better way to deal with golfer’s elbow than popping ibuprofen or using ice. Kelly Starrett shares some proven techniques that will help treat golfer’s elbow and prevent it from starting in the first place.
What Causes Golfers Elbow?
Pain on the inside of the elbow is a common problem for many golfers. The contact and force made with the ball is ostensibly a small car accident in your elbow. Now clearly this didn’t happen the very first time you hit the ball, so what happened? The problem begins on the 19th hole. You finished the round, put the clubs back in the car, shut the trunk, and go about your daily life. At that moment, a basic adaptation error has occured- you’re not decongesting the tissues from the stress that you engage in from a normal round of golf. The goal is to remove the congestion so the localized swelling doesn’t accumulate too significantly, leading to the very painful condition of golfer’s elbow.
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