If you’ve been diagnosed with Tennis Elbow or Golfer’s Elbow, your doctor probably recom-mended using heat or ice to help relieve pain. Applying ice for these painful conditions right away may alleviate some of the initial discomfort; however, heat is suggested to provide long-term healing and relief. Along with routine stretches and exercises your doctor advises, using a moist heating pad will increase blood flow to the affected area to help speed up the healing process. Heat also helps to relax the muscles, promoting more pain relief for you aching tendons and joints. Keep reading to learn how you can help treat Tennis Elbow and Golfer’s Elbow with Express Heat Therapy’s moist heating pads.
Tennis Elbow vs. Golfer’s Elbow?
The only difference between the two conditions is where the elbow is inflamed. Both are forms of inflammation of the tendons and muscle strains in the elbow. Tennis Elbow affects the outside of the elbow, and on the contrary, Golfer’s Elbow affects the inside. It’s possible to have one or both conditions at the same time. The good news is, the treatment is almost exactly the same. Use Express Heat Therapy’s moist heating pads for both hot/cold therapy to treat these conditions, relieve pain, and get back to your regular routines.
How to Apply Heat for Tennis Elbow Treatment?
Use the Knee and Elbow Pad as part of your Tennis Elbow Treatment to help cure the condition. This heating pad is specially designed so that you can get treatment without disrupting your daily routine: the convenient pad moves and contours to your body, allowing you to bend your elbow fully.
Apply the Knee and Elbow Pad to the affected area for 15-30 minutes, remove the moist heating pad, and do a few simple stretches. Try moving your elbow from side to side and flex your mus-cles to help promote blood flow.
Using a Moist Heating Pad to Relieve Golfer’s Elbow Pain:
Depending on the severity of your Golfer’s Elbow, it could take a while to recuperate completely. You may feel tenderness, soreness, pain, or see redness in the skin, which are all common symptoms of Golfer’s Elbow. Use the Knee and Elbow Pad during recovery to promote healing and reduce pain.
Place the hot Knee and Elbow Pad inside the strap and directly onto your affected elbow. You can either rest or continue with your day while wearing the pad. Keep on for 15-30 minutes, re-move, and do a few stretches, especially for Golfer’s Elbow treatment. Consult with your doctor to learn which exercises will benefit you the most.
Using heat will help soothe and relax aching muscles, reduce elbow inflammation, and help pre-vent your injury from escalating. Express Heat Therapy’s moist heating pads can be used hot or cold. Whether you have Tennis Elbow or Golfer’s Elbow from using your computer too much, tennis, golf, playing guitar, gardening, or any other straining activity, Express Heat Therapy’s moist heating pads are here to help reduce some of the unruly side effects.
