MEDIAL EPICONDYLE INJECTION

Course overview

MEDIAL EPICONDYLITIS, COMMONLY KNOWN AS GOLFER’S ELBOW, IS AN OVERUSE INJURY THAT OCCURS FROM TENDINOSIS OF THE MEDIAL ELBOW AT THE ORIGIN OF THE FLEXOR-PRONATOR MUSCLE GROUP. A CORTICOSTEROID INJECTION MAY BE INDICATED WHEN FIRST-LINE THERAPIES SUCH AS ACTIVITY MODIFICATION, BRACING, ANALGESICS, AND PHYSICAL THERAPY HAVE FAILED. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF MEDIAL EPICONDYLITIS VIA CORTICOSTEROID INJECTION AND HIGHLIGHTS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN COORDINATING APPROPRIATE CARE OF THIS CONDITION.