PSB sport Arm Brace

The PSB arm brace applies pressure to the muscles of the lower arm thereby relieving the tendon attachment point of the muscles at the elbow joint. This is precisely the place where sufferers of tennis or golfer’s arm feel pain.

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Indication
A PSB arm brace is used in the event of overuse complaints affecting the lower arm muscles leading to irritation around the attachment of these muscles, also known as tennis arm or golfer’s arm.

Sizing
The PSB arm brace is available in a one-size fits all model.

Applying the brace
This brace can easily be slid over the arm until just below the elbow. For sufferers of tennis arm, the stiffened section should be positioned on the outside of the arm, and for golfer’s arm on the inside. The plastic closure is placed on the outside of the arm, and therefore not in the elbow socket itself.

Arm Injury

The elbow joint consists of the upper arm (= humerus), and the radius and the ulna.

An acute injury is generally caused as a result of a fall or overstretching of the elbow. The main symptoms are acute pain, swelling and reduced mobility the elbow. Above all stretching is often not possible and painful. The pain is caused because the tissue around the elbow joint has been damaged.
It is sometimes necessary to exclude the possibility of a fracture by X-ray examination.
By offering sufficient rest, the complaints generally disappear.

An overuse injury is caused because the burden to which the elbow is exposed is greater than the level of load the elbow can cope with.

As a consequence of the overburdening, tension and /or stretching the affected muscles can cause pain.
An overuse injury around the elbow often occurs following high-frequency repetition of the same (incorrect) movement.

This occurs particularly in sports like tennis. The attachment of the muscles that tense the wrist become overburdened. These muscles are attached close to the elbow.

(N.B. a golfer’s arm is an overburdening of the attachment of the muscles that flex the wrist).
The cause is often incorrect technique and/or wrong choice of material (wrong grip or racket tensioning).
For the correct diagnosis, a visit to a sport physiotherapist and/or sport physician is recommended.
An overuse injury is characterised by various stages of pain. The pain can occur following exertion, but it is also possible that you may suffer continuous pain. A PSB arm brace can reduce the pain.