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What is the best treatment for limited elbow extensions?

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Dr. John Michalski answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Elbow extension: Find the cause. Check with your pcp or orthopedic surgeon, give good history, get good physical exam, consider imaging such as xray/mri. May be injury, synovitis, fracture, large muscle mass, tight capsules, etc.

Answered 2/7/2016

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