Among the many joints in the body, shoulder joint, knee joint and hip joint are often concerned, and many people do suffer from the pain of these joints. But there is another kind of joint pain that is not often mentioned, but it will also affect the training of upper limbs, especially the pushing action, and that is the pain of elbow joint.
If you search online, someone will tell you to warm up more and try different moves. People will tell you to apply the price principle and do some stretching.
In other words, although the cause of elbow pain is difficult to explain, it can be improved in most cases by adjusting the training and recovery plan. Then let's take a look at the following contents: To understand the causes of elbow pain, we first need to understand the structure and function of elbow joint.
The joints of these bones are crossed by tendons, ligaments and muscles. Between and around these bones, you will find fluid-filled capsules called hair follicles and cartilage pads.
The elbow joint is also a synovial joint, which means that the cartilage at the end of the bone moves in a lubricating fluid called synovium to reduce friction.
The elbow joint can flex and stretch the forearm, and will participate in the most common upper limb compound movements, such as barbell bench press, standing barbell push-ups, pull-ups, barbell rowing and so on.
If you are trying the maximum weight of bench press and your elbow suddenly hurts sharply, then you are likely to tear a ligament or tendon. In other words, if you fall down and your elbow touches the ground while doing other sports, this situation is trauma.
This is the cause of elbow pain in most people, which is caused by repeated exercise and overuse. For elbow pain, some common repetitive strains are: lateral epicondylitis of humerus. Commonly known as tennis elbow, it is caused by inflammation of the tendon connecting the lateral upper arm bone of elbow, which is called lateral epicondyle. The main tendons involved are used to keep the wrist straight, which is why strength trainers also encounter this problem.
Humeral medial epicondylitis. Commonly known as golf elbow, this is caused by inflammation of the tendon connecting the upper arm bone in the elbow joint, which is called medial epicondyle. The main tendons involved are used to bend the wrist to resist resistance, which is why strength trainers also encounter this problem.
Tendonitis of biceps brachii. This is inflammation caused by repeated bending of elbow joint or gradual degeneration of biceps brachii tendon.
Radial canal syndrome. This is caused by the elbow joint pressing the posterior interosseous nerve. This situation is not as common as other types of elbow injuries in strength training people, but any repeated rotation of the forearm may lead to this situation.
Bursitis of elbow. This is caused by inflammation of the fluid-filled capsule around the elbow joint. There are many small pockets in the elbow, and almost any form of repeated exercise will make the elbow inflamed.
Therefore, as for what kind of situation you are, you still need a doctor's judgment. But the good news is that even if you don't know what kind of situation you are in, this kind of pain is usually caused by overuse.