Content Reviewed By: Dr. Steve Knighton, B.Sc., D.C. on September 21, 2026
Chiropractic License Number: 5580
Golfer’s Elbow Treatment in Oakville
Anatomy of Golfer’s Elbow Video
Treatment for Golfer’s Elbow Video
Pain caused by medial epicondylitis is felt on the inside of the elbow. In the early stages the pain may feel dull and achy, but if left untreated the pain can start to become sharp. In the early stages pain is often intermittent, but in advanced stages it becomes more constant.
Notice a trend here? When golfer’s elbow goes untreated, it can get much worse. The pain is often felt right at the elbow, but this condition can also cause pain that radiates down the forearm into the hand. Weakness with gripping activities may also occur.
If our chiropractic team in Oakville determine that your pain is coming from your neck, treatment will differ than the video above. Some patients have a nerve referral pain from their neck that causes elbow issues.
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4 Steps to Treating Golfer’s Elbow
Golfer’s elbow, or medial epicondylitis, is a repetitive strain injury affecting the inside of the elbow. Despite its name, it’s not just caused by golf—sports like tennis, baseball, and bowling, as well as activities like painting, raking, or using tools, can trigger it. Repetitive wrist and finger flexion without enough rest can strain muscles and lead to tendonitis. While our muscles are built to handle stress, overuse without recovery increases the risk of injury.
Read More About Medial Epicondylitis Here
If your golfer’s elbow pain is related to a workplace injury, learn how to start a WSIB claim and access approved treatment in Oakville.
1. Interferential Current Therapy (IFC)
Our golfer’s elbow specialists bring decades of experience and follow evidence-based treatment protocols to ensure effective care. As a standard approach, we always begin treatment with suction-based Interferential Current Therapy (IFC) and moist heat for elbow pain patients. Whether you are treated by our chiropractic team or Vinaya, our lead physiotherapist, these modalities are an essential part of the recovery process.
What is IFC?
Interferential Current Therapy (IFC) is an advanced electrical stimulation treatment that targets the injured area using suction cups and a vacuum system rather than traditional sticky pads. When combined with moist heat, IFC enhances blood flow, reduces pain, and prepares the affected tissues for shockwave therapy, optimizing treatment outcomes.
2. Shockwave Therapy for Golfer’s Elbow
Shockwave therapy is the gold standard for treating golfer’s elbow, offering a scientifically backed, evidence-based approach to healing. Our evidence based chiropractic and physiotherapy care teams utilizes state-of-the-art treatment protocols, including shockwave therapy, to accelerate recovery and reduce pain effectively.
Shockwave therapy involves the use of an air-powered device that delivers rapid pulses—up to 15 times per second—directly to the injured area. The intensity of the treatment is adjustable, ranging from 0.3 BAR to 5.0 BAR, ensuring that it remains within the patient’s pain tolerance. Most patients receive between 900 and 1,500 targeted pulses during each session, helping to break down scar tissue, improve circulation, and promote tissue regeneration. Following treatment, patients are advised to apply ice to the affected area to minimize any residual discomfort and enhance recovery.
3. Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Therapy
Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Therapy is a crucial step in the treatment of golfer’s elbow at our Oakville clinic. Commonly referred to as “scraping,” this technique helps break down superficial adhesions and scar tissue around the elbow and forearm, promoting better mobility and circulation.
Our skilled healthcare professionals perform this therapy within the patient’s pain tolerance, ensuring a comfortable yet effective treatment session. By targeting restricted tissues, this method aids in restoring proper movement and reducing discomfort. As with other treatment modalities, patients are advised to apply ice after the session to minimize any temporary soreness and support the healing process.
4. Active Release and Trigger Point Therapy
Trigger point therapy and Active Release Therapy (ART) are typically the final stages in our comprehensive treatment approach for golfer’s elbow. These hands-on techniques are designed to address deep-seated muscle tension, improve mobility, and accelerate healing.
the team at Nottinghill Family Wellness Centre will locate knots and tight bands in the forearm and elbow, applying targeted pressure with their thumbs to help release these trigger points. Active Release Therapy (ART) is a dynamic treatment method where the practitioner applies precise pressure to the affected tissue while simultaneously guiding the patient through specific wrist and arm movements. This combination of pressure and movement helps lengthen and shorten the muscle, break up adhesions, and restore optimal function.
By incorporating these advanced soft tissue techniques, we aim to reduce pain, improve range of motion, and promote long-term recovery for patients suffering from golfer’s elbow.
Acupuncture for Golfer’s Elbow in Oakville
Dr. Jenn Garven provides Contemporary Medical Acupuncture for golfer’s elbow and medial elbow pain at our Oakville clinic.
Golfer’s elbow involves pain around the inside of the elbow where the forearm flexor and pronator muscles attach. Despite the name, you do not need to play golf to develop it. Repetitive gripping, lifting, weight training, racquet sports, throwing, manual work and repeated wrist movements can all overload this area.
Dr. Jenn uses an anatomy-based approach rather than applying the same acupuncture points to every patient. Depending on the examination, acupuncture may be directed toward selected muscles of the forearm and tissues surrounding the painful medial elbow.
Gentle electrical stimulation can also be applied to selected acupuncture needles when appropriate. Acupuncture can be used to decrease pain sensitivity and muscular guarding so that movement, gripping and progressive rehabilitation can become more comfortable.
Persistent golfer’s elbow usually requires more than simply reducing pain. The involved muscles and tendon also need to regain enough strength and capacity to tolerate work, exercise and normal daily activity without repeatedly becoming irritated.
Acupuncture is one option within our broader golfer’s elbow treatment program. Depending on the patient, treatment can also include suction-style IFC, Shockwave Therapy, soft tissue treatment, activity modification and progressive forearm strengthening.
Patients specifically interested in acupuncture can learn more about our Acupuncture in Oakville program, meet Dr. Jenn Garven, or read our Oakville Acupuncture Frequently Asked Questions.
What are the best Exercises for Golfer’s Elbow?
Once our golfers elbow experts have you on the road to recovery, strengthening the elbow to help prevent reoccurrence will be at the top of their priority list. Injuries can inherently weaken the muscle, and it’s important to rebuild that strength once the pain had been reduced!
Our chiropractic and physiotherapy team at Nottinghill Family Wellness Centre has put together an inclusive list of stretches and exercises to help get your elbows back to 100%. Download our Golfer’s Elbow Exercises in pdf below.
If golf, throwing or gym sessions keep aggravating the inside of your elbow, bring those details to your appointment. Our sports chiropractors in Oakville build care around the examination findings and the gripping or throwing demands you need to return to.
How to tape Golfer’s Elbow
Tape can be an easy and effective treatment for elbow pain. Using stretchy athletic tape, like K-tape or Rocktape, can be a quick and comforting aspect of therapy. These taping techniques for golfer’s elbow can help limit the strain that everyday activities place on the elbow.
Applying this tape to the inside of the elbow can reduce pain and inflammation caused by golfer’s elbow. When applied correctly, this tape can remain effective for 3-4 days and can even remain in place after showering or swimming. Ask one of our chiropractors how to apply it!
Other aspects of treatment for medial epicondylitis include instructions on icing and bracing if necessary.
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Golfer’s Elbow FAQs
- Is golfer’s elbow the same as tennis elbow?
- Do I have to play golf to get golfer’s elbow?
- How long does it take to cure golfer’s elbow?
- What is the best treatment for golfer’s elbow?
- What not to do with golfer’s elbow?
- What is the fastest way to fix golfer’s elbow?
No, golfer’s elbow is on the inside of the arm and tennis elbow is on the outside.
No, the actual diagnosis is Medial Epicondylitis and it could occur from all sorts of repetitive use injuries.
Most patients are cured between 8 and 12 visits, but could be shorter or longer depending on injury.
Shockwave therapy, icing and bracing are the gold standard for treating golfer’s elbow.
Do not do any repetitive motions that cause pain in the elbow. Do not do any hard grasping or heavy lifting.
The quickest way to fix golfer’s elbow is ICE, Bracing, Shockwave Therapy and avoiding repetitive use motions that cause pain.
Content Reviewed By: Dr. Steve Knighton, B.Sc., D.C. on September 21, 2026
Chiropractic License Number: 5580