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golfer's elbow |
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golfer's elbow, an informal term for inflammation of the medial epicondyle of the humerus, associated with repeated use of the wrist flexors. golfer's elbow Medial epicondylitis Sports medicine An injury characterized by pain and tenderness of medial humeral epicondyle at origin of flexor tendons—caused by too much golfing off Treatment Rest, corticosteroid injection if
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man who accidentally bumped into Lickliter's girlfriend and then bumped the golfer's elbow, according to a police report. Avoid golfer's elbow - which is caused by a strain of the muscles in the inside of the forearm - by performing wrist and forearm stretching exercises and not overemphasizing your wrists when swinging. Tennis elbow and golfer's elbow are also covered well in this section. |
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