What should you know about medial epicondylitis kinesio tape?

Medial epicondylitis, also called golfer's elbow, involves pain around the inner elbow where forearm muscles attach. Repeated gripping, lifting or wrist bending can keep the area irritated. Kinesio tape may change skin sensation, provide a reminder to reduce aggravating movement and make some activities feel more comfortable.

Tape does not realign the elbow or directly heal a tendon. A clinician should consider other causes when pain follows a major injury, includes numbness or extends unusually far into the forearm.

Have a physiotherapist demonstrate the placement and tension for your symptoms, because direction and skin stretch matter. Apply it to clean, dry skin without covering a wound, and remove it if burning, itching, blistering, rash or increasing pain develops. Test a small area first if your skin is sensitive.

Reduce painful gripping and repetitive wrist loading, then build strength gradually through a tailored programme. A brace, physiotherapy, shockwave therapy or another option may be discussed if symptoms continue. Cortisone injection is not suitable for everyone and needs an individual risk-benefit discussion.

Arrange assessment if elbow pain persists, interferes with work or sleep, or is accompanied by weakness or forearm pain. Seek urgent care after a significant injury, or for a visibly deformed elbow, severe swelling, loss of sensation, a cold hand or inability to move the arm.

Does my examination fit golfer's elbow? Could a nerve or joint problem be involved? Can you show me safe tape placement? Which exercises should I start with? When should we consider physiotherapy, shockwave therapy or an injection?