Specialist Elbow Physiotherapy

Elbow pain can affect gripping, lifting, typing, manual work, exercise and sport. Symptoms may follow an injury or a change in activity, develop gradually through repetitive loading, or persist despite previous treatment.

Specialist elbow assessment and rehabilitation are available at our Fareham clinic with Mike Gillingham, Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist & Hand Specialist Physiotherapist. Mike assesses the full range of elbow conditions, including tennis and golfer’s elbow, osteoarthritis, nerve-related symptoms, persistent pain and rehabilitation following injury or surgery.

Our focus is on detailed assessment, clear diagnosis and evidence-based rehabilitation, with imaging, injection therapy and onward orthopaedic referral considered where clinically appropriate.

More Than an Exercise Programme

Our clinicians provide specialist assessment, diagnosis and rehabilitation, with access to imaging referral and interpretation, injection therapy and onward referral where clinically appropriate.

Explore Elbow Conditions

Select the condition or rehabilitation pathway most relevant to you below to find out more. If your condition is not shown, we can still help. If you are unsure what is causing your symptoms, a specialist assessment can help identify the most likely source of your pain.

What Makes Our Elbow Service Different

Elbow assessment and rehabilitation at our Fareham clinic are delivered by Mike Gillingham, Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist & Hand Specialist Physiotherapist. Mike works at an advanced clinical level across NHS and private practice, with extensive experience in complex diagnosis, persistent and postoperative presentations and collaboration with orthopaedic and plastic surgery teams.

This depth of experience is particularly valuable when symptoms have persisted despite previous treatment, the diagnosis is uncertain, nerve and tendon symptoms overlap, or rehabilitation needs to support a return to demanding work or sport.

Many people attending with elbow pain have already tried rest or general exercise programmes without lasting improvement. This is rarely because the tendon or joint cannot adapt. More commonly, the diagnosis, loading strategy or contribution from the wider upper limb has not been sufficiently understood.

Specialist assessment considers how the elbow behaves under load, including grip strength, forearm rotation, tendon capacity, joint mobility, nerve sensitivity and the contribution of the shoulder and wrist.

Rehabilitation is tailored to the presentation. Tendon-related pain requires progressive restoration of load capacity, while nerve-related symptoms require careful management of sensitivity and the wider nerve pathway. For joint-related or postoperative conditions, rehabilitation focuses on restoring movement, strength and functional tolerance safely and progressively.

Programmes are individualised, with progression guided by response to load, measurable functional improvement and symptom behaviour over the following 24 hours rather than generic protocols or fixed timelines.

Where clinically appropriate, we can request and interpret X-ray, ultrasound or MRI to clarify the diagnosis. Imaging findings are considered alongside your symptoms and examination rather than relying on the report wording alone.

Injection therapy may be considered selectively for appropriate elbow conditions, although it is not routinely recommended for tendon-related elbow pain. Where further investigation or specialist input is required, we can coordinate onward orthopaedic referral.

This integrated approach supports a confident return to work, everyday activity and sport.

Book Your Specialist Elbow Appointment

Specialist elbow appointments are available at our Fareham clinic with Mike Gillingham, Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist & Hand Specialist Physiotherapist.

Assessment includes detailed evaluation, clear explanation of the likely source of your symptoms and an individually tailored treatment and rehabilitation plan.

Appointments with Mike are currently arranged directly through Solent Specialist Physiotherapy. His specialist clinic runs on Mondays and Fridays, and appointments may book several weeks in advance.

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To arrange an appointment or ask a question before booking, please contact us and we will be happy to help.

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Telephone: 0330 133 9090

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