Elbow Tendinosis (Tennis or Golfer's Elbow)
A sharp or burning point flares at the outside or the inside of your elbow the moment you grip a bag, lift a kettle, or shake someone's hand. It is rarely a vague ache. It tends to be one specific, findable spot.
What it is
Tennis elbow and golfer's elbow are most often an overuse problem in the forearm muscles, not the elbow joint itself. Those muscles run down the arm and anchor at the elbow, and when they are repeatedly overloaded the attachment point becomes irritated and tender.
What makes it worse
It tends to flare with repetitive gripping, long stretches at a keyboard and mouse, racket or club sports, and heavy or awkward lifting. Many people notice it builds through the day and lingers after the activity that set it off.
How PNMT helps
Your therapist starts with your pain history, then uses grip and wrist testing to find which forearm extensors or flexors are actually loading the sore attachment. Treatment is precise, targeted work on those specific muscles guided by your feedback until your pain is reproduced, not deep pressure across the whole arm. If the testing suggests the tendon itself is damaged rather than the muscle, your therapist will tell you and refer you for medical evaluation.
What to expect & how long
Expect movement tests that recreate your elbow pain so the source muscles can be confirmed and re-confirmed as the work goes. Because tendinosis is a slow-to-remodel, load-related problem, progress comes over a series of focused visits, and the spacing tends to follow how the elbow handles being used again between them.
What clients say
I met Sarah last year in September and I have used neuromuscular therapists before and she is amazing. She dedicates herself on keeping up with latest education. When you go there with a pain she will make sure she listens to your needs and try to ensure you are pain free by the time you leave your appt. depending on how severe it could take a few sessions but she won't stop until she figures out the source of the problem! I am a dentist and come to therapy about 1x month. I have elbow and shoulder pain as well as IT band issues. If I come in with pain I leave feeling almost 100 % if not better. She is a wonderful person and makes sure to give her clients at home care instructions. I'm so happy to have found her!
Sarah is amazing! She is both kind and great at helping to resolve chronic pain. My TMJ has improved so much with her care.
I've been going to soma vida for around 4-5 years. I think at this point for neuromuscular therapy. My coworker recommended it for my back pain. I mostly make appts with Yu, but I think I've had appts with everyone there atleast once. The treatment can be painful but I always come out feeling so light and so much better than before. I've had chronic neck pain from my desk job and other pain in areas that is only fixed by whatever they do here. They truly care about you and want to make sure you leave feeling better.
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Book a New Client Session and your therapist will identify the source of your pain, then create a tailored treatment plan.
75-minute first visit. Two therapists assess, one treats; every follow-up is one-on-one with your therapist.
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