Neck pain related to C6, C7 nerve root irritation is common.
The median nerve carries the C6 and C7 nerve root fibers to muscles in the front of the forearm including pronator teres.
When there is pain and spasm in the muscles in the pronator teres, pain will be felt in the front of the elbow.
By the time pain is felt in the front of the elbow, there has been long-standing weakness in the muscles at the back of the elbow and forearm.
The muscles in this region are subjected to constant lengthening contractions that make them weak.
This then allows for unopposed contraction of the muscles in the front of the elbow and forearm.
Therefore, treatments for elbow pain must begin with selective muscle activation for active contraction of muscles such as the triceps and the muscles at the back of the forearm such as the wad of three (brachioradialis, extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis), extensor digitorum, and the other adjacent forearm muscles.
Pronator teres is a second-tier muscle for treatment using selective muscle activation with eToims Twitch Relief method for elbow pain.
Pronator teres superficial head arise from the lowermost and inner aspect (medial epicondyle) of the arm bone (humerus).
The deeper head arise from upper end (coronoid process) of the inner forearm bone (ulnar).
It inserts into the middle of the outer forearm bone (radius).
Its action is to turn the palm backwards if the arm is beside the trunk (pronation).