Elbow Pain

Are You Facing Persistent Discomfort In Your Elbow, Hindering You From Performing Daily Tasks Such As Lifting Weights, Carrying Groceries, Or Participating In Sports Like Tennis, Golf, Or Pickleball?

Despite trying various remedies like heating pads, ice, home TENS units, massages, and medical treatment, has the pain lingered longer than expected?

If injections, pills, or physical therapy have failed to provide lasting relief in the past, and you find yourself avoiding activities that worsen the pain, fear not.

We are here to assist you in discovering effective, long-term solutions.

We aim to help you overcome this elbow pain, enabling you to resume your regular work and home duties without discomfort.

Conditions We Commonly Treat For The Elbow Include:

These Conditions Can Be Caused By Various Factors, Such As:

Injury: Repeated use of specific muscle groups without adequate rest or mobility exercises or experiencing sudden impact or excessive load on the elbow tissue.
Impaired Mechanics: Stiffness in the joint or reduced flexibility in the muscles can lead to a limited range of motion, along with weakness and muscle imbalances.
Chronic Compensations: Previous injuries or the fear of potential injuries may cause individuals to avoid using certain muscle groups, leading to an overuse of other tissues in compensation.

The Push Through Performance Approach Aims To Address And Resolve Pain In The Following Manner:

Break the Pain Cycle: This is achieved through comprehensive education, manual therapy techniques, and enhancing tissue mobility.
Improve Joint, Muscle, and Nerve Mechanics: The focus is on enhancing the mechanics of the affected joints, muscles, and nerves during daily functional tasks as well as specific exercises and sports activities.
Strengthening and Endurance: The treatment plan includes appropriate loading of the tissues to improve strength, power, and endurance, ensuring they are well-prepared to handle various demands without fear of reinjury.

For Elbow-Specific Treatments, The Following Strategies Are Employed:

Reducing Tissue Inflammation: Techniques such as bracing, taping, and massage decrease tissue inflammation.
Enhancing Tissue Mobility: Massage, instrument-assisted mobilization, cupping, and dry needling improve tissue mobility.
Addressing Nerve Sensitivity: Specific nerve exercises are incorporated to alleviate numbness, tingling, and pain that may extend down the arm.
Progression of Functional Activities: Gradual advancement of plyometric and functional activities like throwing, catching, pushing, pulling, and pressing is included in the treatment plan.

Key Points to Understand:

Tissues Heal: The body can repair itself naturally, but sometimes it may get stuck in the inflammatory phase of tissue repair. In such cases, external assistance can help transition to the recovery phase.
Source of Pain and Imaging: Pain is not always directly correlated with x-ray or MRI results. Tissue damage seen on imaging may not necessarily cause pain or functional limitations, and conversely, pain can exist without visible findings on imaging, often due to nervous tissue sensitivity.
Soreness after Exercise: While soreness is not the ultimate goal, it’s not always a cause for concern. True strength gains require some micro-damage to the tissues, which recover and become stronger. Monitoring soreness can help gauge whether the tissue is ready for increased load, needs to maintain the current level, or requires a reduction in training intensity until it’s better prepared.
Returning to Activities: With proper education, correct mechanics, and gradual tissue loading, it is usually possible to return to previous or desired activities following an injury or discomfort.

What People Say About Push Through Performance

Dr. James Babana is exceptionally well rounded and aware regarding the body and PT. We initially took our 18 year old for a football injury and followed soon after with our 15 year old volleyball player and her injury. Dr Babana looked at the injury but also the whole body to see what might be contributing factors as to why this happened. Both our children improved significantly and quickly. We will be seeing a lot of Dr. Babana in the coming years as we have four athletes!!

Dr. James goes above and beyond for his clients and is amazing to work with. He really listens to your needs and works with you to create the best possible outcome. I’ve experienced so much growth in my mobility and feel better overall during my workouts. Thank you Dr. James!!

James was a wonderful therapist. He listened to my concerns and provided a very thorough plan, which included testing, nutrition, exercise and flexibility. He offered additional resources and flexible options to improve and maximize my overall health. James took the time to work with my body and show me how to do things the best way. I strongly recommend working with Push Through Performance to anyone interested in improving their overall health and lifestyle, and addressing any particular issues he/she may be having.

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