Anterior Capsular Elbow Injury Case Study

Brachialis or Anterior Capsular Elbow Strain With Rehab

Brachialis or anterior capsular elbow strain is also known as climber’s elbow. The brachialis muscle is important for flexing the forearm at the elbow joint. This condition occurs when the brachialis muscle in your upper arm is inflamed or when you have a strain in the front of your upper arm (anterior compartment). This condition causes pain in the front of the elbow. This condition is usually an overuse injury that at first causes minimal pain, and slowly progresses. Strain to the anterior compartment is often caused by excessive and repeated straightening of the elbow.

CAUSES

This condition is caused by:

RISK FACTORS

This condition is more likely to develop in:

SYMPTOMS

Symptoms of this condition

2 Keeping your upper body and shoulder in place, roll your forearm so your palm faces upward. When you can go no farther, use your opposite hand to help roll it more upward until you feel a gentle to moderate stretch. Hold for __________ seconds.

3 Slowly release the stretch and return to the starting position.

Repeat __________ times. Complete this exercise __________ times per day.

Repeat this exercise, as instructed, except this time with a straight elbow.

RANGE OF MOTION – Pronation, Active-Assisted

1 Sit with your right / left elbow bent at 90 degrees, resting your forearm on a table.

2 Keeping your upper body and shoulder in place, roll your forearm so your palm faces down on the tabletop. When you can go no farther, use your opposite hand to help roll if farther downward until you feel a gentle to moderate stretch. Hold for __________ seconds.

3 Slowly release the stretch and return to the starting position.

Repeat __________ times. Complete this exercise __________ times per day.

Repeat this exercise, as instructed, except this time with a straight elbow.

STRETCH – Elbow