About Elbow Pain 

The elbow is a complex joint where three bones in your arm meet: the upper arm bone (humerus) and the two bones in your forearm (radius and ulna). The pain can occur on the inside of the elbow, the outside of the elbow, or sometimes throughout the entire joint area.

The location and type of pain can often give clues about what's causing it. For example, pain on the outer elbow might be "tennis elbow," while pain on the inner elbow could be "golfer's elbow." 

Understanding where your pain is and what activities might have led to it can help in finding the right treatment. We recommend speaking to a qualified health professional to help diagnose and treat any specific conditions.

Primary Treatment  

For most elbow conditions like epicondylitis, we will be trying to treat the inner and/or outer tendons depending on whether it’s tennis or golfer’s elbow.  

With the elbow in a relaxed position, place the modules around the inside and outside of the elbow to target inflammation associated with tennis/golfer's elbow.

Usage Time

• Each area should be treated for 10–15 minutes per session, up to 2 times daily. For best results, combine red light therapy with gentle mobility and strengthening exercises tailored to your issue. Always listen to your body, and if in doubt, consult a healthcare professional for guidance.
• Consistency is key. Doing a short treatment every day will be more effective than doing longer sessions more sporadically.

Secondary Treatment  

 Many issues of elbow pain are also referred pain points from ‘upstream’ issues with the shoulder and scapular areas. If you are seeing limited results with treating the elbow directly, then try treating the following areas as well. 

1. Shoulder treatment: Position the modules over the front and back of the shoulder joint, with the third module under the armpit. Alternatively, just lay the modules over the shoulder for convenience.

2. Scapula treatment: Place 1-2 modules between the shoulder blade and the spine, as shown. We are aiming to treat the deeper infraspinatus and scapula muscles.
 

Usage Time

Each area should be treated for 10–15 minutes per session, ideally 1–2 times daily. For best results, combine red light therapy with gentle mobility and strengthening exercises tailored to your issue. Always listen to your body, and if in doubt, consult a healthcare professional for guidance.

Treatment Expectations

On average, our customers see an 89% decrease in pain within 2-3 weeks. Some people have noticeable relief of pain, even after just one session!

The regeneration and repair of blood vessels in the surrounding tissues will take around 6-8 weeks for substantial blood flow improvements.

You can expect faster results on larger areas, like hips, knees, and back. Smaller areas like hands and ankles may require 3-4 weeks for noticeable pain reduction.

Treatment Benefits

Inflammation

Inflammation is a common cause of pain. Light therapy is a proven treatment to help significantly reduce inflammation.

Pain Transmission

Reduces pain signal transmission in the nervous system through neurotransmitter modulation.

Tissue Health

Stimulates tissue repair and regeneration through an increase in cellular function and reduction in oxidative stress

Blood Flow

Improvements in blood flow will contribute to reduced inflammation, healthy tissues and faster healing.