MEDIAL EPICONDYLITIS

Course overview

MEDIAL EPICONDYLITIS REFERS TO THE CHRONIC TENDINOSIS OF THE WRIST FLEXORS AND PRONATORS THAT ATTACH TO THE MEDIAL EPICONDYLE. MEDIAL EPICONDYLITIS OCCURS MOST COMMONLY THROUGH REPETITIVE PRONATION OF THE FOREARM OR FLEXION OF THE WRIST. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF MEDIAL EPICONDYLITIS AND EXPLAINS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EARLY RECOGNITION AND TREATMENT TO RETURN PATIENTS TO PRIOR FUNCTION AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES.