Golf elbow VS tennis elbow. Don't be silly, don't be confused.

A few days ago, Yani Zeng, a young man from Taiwan Province, was caught in the second round of the LPGA Australian Open by an eagle-eyed reporter on the sidelines. After inquiry, it is confirmed that the old elbow injury has recurred, and it will hurt when the field is hard or the weather is cold, which will affect his play. As far as we know, Yanizeng's old injury is the golf elbow, which ranks as the two most important sports injuries of the elbow together with the tennis elbow.

Golf elbow is located on the inside of elbow, and tennis elbow is mostly located on the outside, which is listed as two major sports injuries of elbow. (Photo/Luo Huiwen) Cai Wenji, an associate professor and orthopedic surgeon at National Taiwan University, said that golf elbow and tennis elbow belong to sports injuries on the inside and outside of elbow respectively. Based on Leonardo da Vinci's scale diagram of human body (Vitruvito), the palms of both hands face forward, and the elbow injury near the inner side of the body is golf elbow, and the outer side is tennis elbow. If a golfer is used to swinging with his right hand, it is easy for his right hand to damage the tendon attachment of the humeral epicondyle inside the elbow due to inappropriate or excessive repeated pushing, which leads to inflammation of the medial humeral epicondyle and the formation of golf elbow; When the left hand pulls the cue, the lateral epicondyle of the left humerus is stretched strongly for a long time, and the tendon appears elastic fatigue and laceration, forming a tennis elbow.

The causes of golf elbow and tennis elbow are the same, including insufficient warm-up before exercise, repeated strenuous exercise of elbow, lack of protective mechanism to buffer muscle tension during exercise, incorrect posture or poor technique. For golfers and athletes, the instantaneous power of the swing will increase with the length of the club. If the instantaneous force is 65,438+00 kg (kgw) and the length of the club is 65,438+0 m, when the swing accidentally touches the ground, the instantaneous reaction force and moment damage on the elbow is 65,438+00 kg (kgw.m), which is accumulated for a long time.

Dr. Cai Wenji said that all daily work, such as lifting heavy objects, washing clothes, twisting towels or carrying water bottles, sweeping the floor and cutting vegetables, will increase the chances of elbow stress, thus making it difficult to heal the symptoms of golf elbow or tennis elbow. Therefore, in addition to taking medicine to relieve pain and rehabilitation, the principle of "preventing recurrence" is still the most important. The methods to prevent recurrence include hot compress to promote blood circulation, taking more vitamin C to strengthen connective tissue, and supplementing vitamin B to coordinate nerve conduction function.

As for the application of Yanizen's right elbow, its function is the same as that of wrapping and protecting the elbow, and it has the functions of treatment, prevention and protection, which can stabilize muscle tension, reduce muscle strength injury and avoid the injury caused by excessive or improper traction of the tendon attachment of the humeral epicondyle.

In addition to elbow sports injuries such as golf elbow and tennis elbow, Dr. Cai Wenji reminded that common sports injuries of golfers include triceps brachii and triceps brachii injuries, sprained back, strain of the fourth finger ligament, and rupture of flexor ligament caused by swinging. It is suggested to warm up well before exercise, wear protective gear during exercise, maintain correct posture, do what you can, and have a proper rest after exercise.