The elbow joint is physically afflicted by elbow pain. Numerous factors can contribute to the discomfort, including traumas or repetitive motions that inflame the muscles and tendons around the joint. Elbow pain can also be brought on by compressed nerves, dislocations, and fractures. Depending on the type and severity of the pain, elbow discomfort frequently presents as tingling, numbness, swelling, or bruising.
A pain specialist may be needed to help treat your issue if your elbow pain persists for days or weeks. Minor elbow pain typically goes away on its own or after a brief period of rest.
At Southern Pain & Spine Specialists, we offer elbow pain treatment in Charlotte using regenerative techniques that include non-opioid, non-invasive pain management techniques.
Regenerative Medicine for Elbow Pain
At Southern Pain & Spine Specialists in Charlotte, we treat elbow pain with non-surgical, non-opioid pain treatment methods. Regenerative medicine is a cutting-edge and ground-breaking technique that boosts the body’s capacity for self-healing by using tissues made from the patient’s own cells.
In regenerative medical procedures, injured tendons and ligaments around the elbow joint are repaired using stem cell therapy and PRP therapy. Regenerative medicine is quite good at making wounded elbows functioning again. Additionally, because the process is less invasive than surgery, it is a safer option.
Regenerative Medicine – PRP Therapy for the Elbow
Due to the high concentration of growth factors in platelets, regenerative medicine can benefit from their utilization. Using concentrated platelets from a patient’s blood sample, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy promotes the healing of damaged elbows and elbow disorders. Tennis/golfer elbow, bursitis, tendinitis, ulnar nerve irritation, and many other elbow problems can all be treated successfully with PRP therapy. Because the patient’s own platelets are utilized for the injection, it is also a safe, efficient technique with no chance of rejection or unforeseen unpleasant responses.
Stem Cell Therapy for Elbow Pain
Stem cell therapy helps an injured elbow heal by utilizing the body’s natural capacity for regeneration. Stem cell therapy tackles the underlying causes of issues affecting the tendons, ligaments, and cartilage of the elbow and harnesses their regenerative healing, in contrast to conventional treatments that just treat the symptoms.
You might be a candidate for stem cell therapy if your elbow discomfort has persisted despite resting or taking over-the-counter drugs. The following are some advantages of stem cell therapy that you can anticipate:
Your quality of life is improved by stem cell therapy because it keeps your elbows working without subjecting them to the hazards of surgery. It also offers quicker recovery times.
We employ cutting-edge techniques, so the process is painless and results in little to no recovery time.
There is NO RISK of unanticipated negative outcomes. Contrary to surgical methods, which carry dangers like infection at the surgery site, nerve damage, and even paralysis, it is only minimally invasive.
With stem cell therapy, elbow pain and other disorders can be treated quickly, and recovery follows suit. As a result, your elbow’s functionality is swiftly recovered, allowing you to get back to the activities you enjoy as soon as possible.
WHO’S A CANDIDATE?
Have you been dealing with persistent elbow joint pain? Have you noticed that your elbows have less range of motion?
Even if treatment with over-the-counter drugs is ineffective in relieving your suffering, you should see a pain specialist to check and evaluate your situation if you have gripping pain that spreads to your forearm when lifting an object.
Please get in touch with our office if you have any of the following symptoms so we can examine your elbow and create a customized treatment plan for you:
• Swelling around the elbow
• Osteoarthritis
• Tennis or golfers elbow from a sports injury
• Tendinitis
• Sprains or stress fractures of the elbow
• Chronic or lingering elbow pain
• Pain that worsens with movement of arm
RECOMMENDED TREATMENTS TO MANAGE ELBOW PAIN
Peripheral Nerve Block
You can stop the pain signals coming from your elbow by having a peripheral nerve block. It is a unique pain treatment technique that delivers localized analgesia by obstructing the Central Nervous System from receiving pain signals from the elbow (CNS). It entails precisely injecting an anti-inflammatory drug and an anesthetic drug into the nerves, or group of nerves, that innervate the elbow joint.
Compared to most pain relief techniques, peripheral nerve block has greater success rates and fewer adverse effects. Because peripheral nerve blocks deliver focused pain relief without the adverse effects sometimes associated with general anesthesia, they are advantageous. Additionally, a peripheral nerve block is more efficient than conventional treatments employing OTCs and a safer alternative to surgery.
Steroid Injections With or Without Ultrasound Guidance
To effectively treat elbow discomfort, the source of the pain must be precisely identified so that the right drugs may be administered. Anti-inflammatory qualities are frequently present in steroid injections used to treat elbow problems and pain. Depending on the kind and severity of the elbow issue, the treatment can either be done with or without ultrasound guidance. You can inject it to specifically target the tendon, muscle, or joint to reduce pain and stiffness and return your elbow to full functionality.
Focused Aspiration of Soft Tissue (FAST) Treatment Procedures
The Focused Aspiration of Soft Tissue (FAST) therapy is a cutting-edge, minimally invasive method of treating tendon pain. In order to properly relieve pain and allow you to resume your normal lifestyle, this surgery uses cutting-edge technology that combines ultrasonic imaging techniques to remove tendon scar tissue from the elbow and restore elbow functionality. Patients typically return to their favorite activities within two months of having the FAST surgery, which has a rapid recovery time.
ELBOW CONDITIONS
A frequent issue that affects many people all over the world is elbow pain. Bursa inflammation, elbow osteoarthritis, sprains, and many other conditions can all result in pain. Typical elbow ailments include:
• Cubital tunnel syndrome
• Triceps tendonitis
• Osteoarthritis
• Medial Epicondylitis
• Lateral Epicondylitis
• Elbow sprains and strains
• Olecranon Burisits
ELBOW EXERCISES
A frequent issue that affects many people all over the world is elbow pain. Bursa inflammation, elbow osteoarthritis, sprains, and many other conditions can all result in pain. Typical elbow ailments include:
• Golfer’s elbow rehabilitation
• Carpel Tunnel Rehabilitation Exercises
• Tennis Elbow Rehabilitation Exercises
• De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis Rehabilitation Exercises