Elbow pain guide

Tennis elbow and golfer's elbow treatment online in Virginia and West Virginia

This guide is for elbow pain from repetitive gripping or lifting, not for a hot swollen joint, an injury with deformity, or numbness and weakness.

Start online

Start a $59 online review for Tennis / golfer's elbow.

Review for adults with the typical pattern of tennis elbow (pain on the outer elbow with gripping and lifting) or golfer's elbow (inner elbow pain with wrist flexion and gripping) that began with repetitive use: activity changes, a counterforce strap, a home stretching and strengthening program, and at the physician's discretion a bounded topical or oral anti-inflammatory course composed by hand after a safety screen.

If treatment is appropriate, your physician can send a non-controlled prescription to your pharmacy and provide portal instructions for the next step.

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Quick facts

You must be physically located in Virginia or West Virginia at the time of request.
Starts at $59
No insurance needed
No app download
Physician review around the clock
Non-controlled prescriptions can be sent to your pharmacy when appropriate
A work or school note can be included when medically appropriate
Response windows: 24/7, every day

Common symptoms

Outer or inner elbow pain from racquet sports, lifting, typing, or tool use
Worse when gripping, twisting a jar, or lifting a cup
Pain that built up gradually with repetitive activity

May fit online care

Adults 18 and older
No hot, red, swollen elbow or fever
No injury with deformity or a locked elbow
No sudden pop or snap with new weakness
No numbness or tingling in the fingers

Look for another care setting

A hot, red, swollen elbow with fever, or a recent cut or bite over the joint
A deformity or locked elbow after an injury, or a pale, cold, or numb forearm or hand
A sudden pop or snap followed by weakness lifting or turning the hand
New numbness, tingling, or hand weakness, or pain that is constant at rest or at night

What to have ready

Which activities bring on the pain
How long the pain has lasted
Whether you've had a steroid injection in the area recently
Any numbness, tingling, or weakness in the hand

What happens next

Standard

$59

Within 6 hours

Priority

$99

Within 3 hours

Rush

$149

Within 1 hour

Start the request on the website, answer the fit questions, and choose the response window you want. If the concern still fits this service, a physician reviews it and sends a secure update after sign-in. When appropriate, non-controlled prescriptions can be sent to your pharmacy, and a basic work or school note can be included at physician discretion.

Your physician

Every visit is personally reviewed by Ankur Fadia, MD — board-certified, cardiology-fellowship-trained, and Alpha Omega Alpha. Licensed in Virginia and West Virginia — your care is never handed off.

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What does treatment usually involve?

Reducing gripping and lifting for 2 to 4 weeks, a counterforce strap during activity, and a daily stretching and eccentric strengthening program are the foundation, with a bounded anti-inflammatory course at the physician's discretion.

How long until it improves?

Most people notice improvement within 4 weeks of consistent activity changes and the home program. If there's no improvement by 6 to 8 weeks, an in-person examination is the next step.

What symptoms mean I need to be seen in person right away?

A sudden pop or snap with new weakness, numbness or tingling in the fingers, or a hot swollen joint with fever all need an examination rather than continued home care.

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