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Suggest Alternative Treatment For Left Elbow Pain

I heard a pop sound, and pain in my left elbow when pushing a heavy shelf this afternoon. The pain comes back when I try to lift any weight with my left arm. I put ice on my elbow and took ibuprofen earlier. Is there something more that I should do besides rest and ibuprofen?
Tue, 8 Dec 2015
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Hi,
Welcome to health care magic,

I have read your query and understand your concern.

There could be several causes of left elbow pain such as mild muscle injury or tear or tendinitis (inflammation of its tendons).

The initial treatments for all these are,you should follow apart from ibuprofen and ice cube with complete rest,

1. Avoid repetitive activities which involves movement of left elbow joint.

2. Do not carry any heavy object or bag on affected arm.

3. Continue to apply ice packs for about 15 minutes twice or thrice daily.

4. Apply diclofenac based topical ointment which is more effective (available over the counter).

6. Can take oral pain killers (like naproxen) if pain is very severe.

If still pain is persisting then proper examination of elbow joint is required to find the exact cause and X-ray and MRI should be done.

You can consult nearby doctor or orthopedician who can write X-ray scan of the elbow joint after taking complete history and thoroughly clinical examination.

Hope this information will help you.

Regards.
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Suggest Alternative Treatment For Left Elbow Pain

Hi, Welcome to health care magic, I have read your query and understand your concern. There could be several causes of left elbow pain such as mild muscle injury or tear or tendinitis (inflammation of its tendons). The initial treatments for all these are,you should follow apart from ibuprofen and ice cube with complete rest, 1. Avoid repetitive activities which involves movement of left elbow joint. 2. Do not carry any heavy object or bag on affected arm. 3. Continue to apply ice packs for about 15 minutes twice or thrice daily. 4. Apply diclofenac based topical ointment which is more effective (available over the counter). 6. Can take oral pain killers (like naproxen) if pain is very severe. If still pain is persisting then proper examination of elbow joint is required to find the exact cause and X-ray and MRI should be done. You can consult nearby doctor or orthopedician who can write X-ray scan of the elbow joint after taking complete history and thoroughly clinical examination. Hope this information will help you. Regards.