PetGroomer.com Magazine - Summer 2022

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PetGroomer.com Magazine

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July / September 2022

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We are all familiar with Golfers Elbow and Tennis Elbow, but did you know you could get Groomers Elbow? The clinical term for this type of elbow injury is Tendonitis. It is inflammation of the tendon that connects the triceps to the ulna bone at the elbow. The triceps muscle is on the back of your arm and responsible for extending your arm at the elbow and for pushing movements.

three-headed because there are three parts of these muscles. The triceps brachii is commonly called the triceps. It’s a fairly large arm muscle and makes up about two thirds of the upper arm. Biceps and triceps work as a team. When you bend you arm your biceps engage and your triceps relaxes allowing your arm bend. When we squeeze activate the triceps, your biceps relaxes and your arm straightens. Maintaining a good balance of strength between the

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