Our specialists utilize stretches, exercises, manual therapy, and heat/ice therapies to improve mobility, strengthen muscles, and decrease pain. These interventions are used to treat tendinitis, arthritis, and similar conditions.
Acupuncture involves the use of thin needles to target specific pressure points. This treatment aims to provide pain relief by releasing the body’s natural painkillers and promoting healing.
Orthopedists provide braces, casts, custom splints, and slings to immobilize joints and ease the injured structures. In severe cases, elbow surgery may be required to repair damage.
Platelet-rich plasma, taken from the patient’s own blood, contains growth factors that can heal damaged tissue. Injecting it into injured tendons or elbow joints can ease inflammation and promote repair.
Applying ice packs can reduce pain and swelling around the elbow caused by acute injuries, overuse, or arthritis flare-ups. This method brings down inflammation while constricting blood vessels. Wrapping ice packs around the elbow provides short-term relief, so it should be followed by other interventions.
Elbow pain can be treated with occupational therapy by utilizing personalized exercises, ergonomic adjustments, and functional training to improve strength, flexibility, and daily activity performance while reducing pain.
The recovery time after treatment can vary depending on the cause and severity of the pain as well as the type of therapy used. Generally, patients must rest their damaged elbows to allow healing. They should also do gentle stretches and exercises to restore mobility and strength.
During the initial recovery period, it is important to avoid activities that aggravate the elbow pain. Patients are required to wear a brace to support and immobilize the joint. Applying ice packs can also help ease pain and swelling.
As pain and inflammation subside, we may recommend starting physical therapy. It includes stretching and strengthening exercises for the elbow and wrist. Physical therapy helps to restore normal joint movement and prevent injury recurrence. Initially, only gentle range of motion and grip exercises are done. The intensity is gradually increased over time.
Full recovery time ranges from a few weeks for minor strains to several months for more serious injuries. However, most patients restore full elbow function with proper treatment and rehabilitation.
Here are the conditions that make an individual a good candidate for elbow pain treatment:
Patients who started experiencing elbow pain recently (after a specific injury) have ideal indications...
for treatment. Early intervention leads to the best outcomes.
It is great when candidates are highly engaged, commit to the treatment process, and are willing to comply
Patients must understand the nature of their elbow condition, therapeutic limitations, and recovery challenges...
Ideally, elbow pain treatment candidates are in good health with no major medical conditions impairing their...
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Dr. Gary L. Yen is Board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and has a sub-specialty in Pain Medicine. Dr. Yen grew up in Long Island, NY and received his medical degree from Ross University. He completed his internship in Internal Medicine at Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY and performed his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Stony Brook University, where he was chief resident.
Dr. Yen completed a pain management fellowship at RehabNY in Buffalo, NY, during which he served as the assistant athletic trainer to the Buffalo Bison, the Minor League AAA baseball team for the Cleveland Indians, as well as the Niagara University men’s and women’s collegiate hockey team.
The former chairman of the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Division of the Pain Management Department at CentraState Medical Center, Dr. Yen specializes in the non-operative treatment of a variety of joint, muscular, nerve, skeletal, spine and sports related injuries. He treats acute and chronic pain syndromes and performs electrodiagnostic studies. Dr. Yen also performs variety of interventional pain procedures and minimally invasive spine surgery for the relief of pain. He utilizes conservative treatments such as physical therapy, chiropractic care and acupuncture in conjunction with other procedures to enhance long term benefits. Dr. Yen believes in working with patients to create individual treatment plans.
When not attending to his patients, Dr. Yen likes to play golf, cook, and has a passion for playing the saxophone and piano. He is the proud father of two boys.