GOLFER'S ELBOW

TEST

​• Test positioning

​The client sits or stands and makes a fist on the involved side.

The therapist faces the client and palpates along the medial epicondyle.

The therapist's other hand grasps the client's wrist.

​• Action

​The therapist passively supinates the forearm and extends the elbow and wrist.

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​• Positive finding

​Complaints of discomfort along the medial aspect of the elbow may be indicative of medial epicondylitis.

​• Special considerations & comments

​​Pain along the medial epicondyle region of the involved elbow may also be caused by structural damage to the ulnar nerve or the ulnar collateral ligament.

It is important to assess each of these structures prior to making any conclusive determinations from this test alone.