In today's episode, we cover tennis and golfer's elbow. We talk through common signs and symptoms and how you would go about treating these conditions.

Golfers elbow creates pain on the inside of the elbow where the wrist and finger muscles attach on the medial epicondyle. The condition is usually diagnosed as medial epicondylitis or epicondylalgia. Pain in this region is typically associated with activities that require repetitive use of the fingers and wrist (climbing, gripping, golf, etc). Because golfers elbow is due to an irritation of tendons, it responds well to a resistance training program that progressively increases the strength of the tendons.

Tennis elbow or lateral epicondylitis is a tendon issue (i.e. tendinopathy) that typically involves pain in the region of the lateral elbow, which is where the tendon for the wrist and finger extensor muscles attaches. Like other tendon issues, strength training appears to be helpful in many cases for both reducing pain and improving the work capacity of the tendon.

My book contains comprehensive rehab programs for the 50 most common conditions, including programs for tennis and golfer's elbow. Click the Amazon link below to learn more about the book.

In today's episode of the podcast, we cover common questions that were submitted on my Instagram account. Topics covered include:

-How to fix clicking and popping in the shoulder and improve shoulder joint stability

-How to reduce knee joint stiffness

-Best treatments for a meniscus tear

-How to get back into exercise after a long layoff

-Best exercises to strengthen gluteus medius and minimus

My book includes comprehensive programs for the 50 most common conditions that we treat in physical therapy. Each body region has its own chapter and the programs guide you through three phases of rehab and have pictures of me demonstrating all of the exercises. Conditions such as rotator cuff tears, meniscus injuries, arthritis, plantar fasciitis and sciatica are just a few of the issues covered in the book. In total, there are 30 rehab programs. Click the Amazon link to learn more about my book.

In today' episode, I talk with my friend and former colleague, Dr. Tim Van Haitsma, PhD. Dr. Van Haitsma graduated from Calvin College, earned a master’s degree in exercise physiology at Indiana University and a doctorate in exercise physiology at the University of Utah.

His expertise includes human physiology, exercise physiology, human performance, and clinical exercise physiology. His research interests focus on exercise-induced fatigue, both immediate and long-term, chronic fatigue syndrome, and how the mind affects human performance.

You can learn more about his work by clicking HERE.

Here is Dr. Van Haitsma's Instagram account.