115: Why Your Elbow Pain Is Not an Elbow Problem

In this episode, Shaun breaks down one of the most common and most misunderstood injuries in golf trail elbow pain and explains why treating the elbow is almost always a waste of time.

What you'll learn:

• Why your elbow is the victim, not the criminal — 9 out of 10 times the pain source is somewhere else
• The anatomy of what's happening at impact: flexion, ulnar deviation, and why the inside of the trail forearm gets hammered
• The medial epicondyle what it is and why it gets overloaded
• Three areas to investigate instead of the elbow: the bicep/tricep (above), the forearm and FCU muscle (below), and the lead hip (opposite side)
• The biomechanical chain: how limited lead hip internal rotation forces the trail arm to compensate for power that should come from the lower body
• Why icing, bracing, and massage-gunning the elbow only provides temporary relief
• How to use a lacrosse ball on the inside of the bicep and tricep to release tension pulling on the elbow from above
• The FCU (flexor carpi ulnaris) the hidden forearm muscle that commonly refers pain to the elbow and wrist
• Real-world results: golfers resolving months and years of elbow pain in 2-4 weeks by fixing the root cause
• The detective mindset every golfer should adopt: check above, check below, check the opposite hip

Key takeaway: Stop chasing the pain. Your elbow didn't fail something else in the chain stopped doing its job and your elbow picked up the slack. Find the root cause, fix it, and the elbow takes care of itself.

Resources mentioned:

• Free Home Assessment
• Fairway Performance website: www.fairwayperformance.com
• Episode 109 — The #1 Reason Your Back Hurts After Golf

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