What is TENNIS ELBOW ?
Tennis elbow, or lateral elbow pain, is a common overuse injury that can occur for many reasons.
It occurs in athletes, manual workers, desk workers, and other people whose activities of daily living involve a lot of wrist, hand and elbow movements.
It occurs more commonly in people from age 45-54 but can be present at all ages.
If you think you have tennis elbow, you might have pain with lifting things like a coffee mug or getting a milk jug out of the fridge.
You may also have pain with repetitive movements of the wrist or elbow.Your pain may radiate down the forearm, and you may note pain on the outside of your elbow.
This is not usually a condition that happens after an injury. It tends to worsen over time.
It occurs in athletes, manual workers, desk workers, and other people whose activities of daily living involve a lot of wrist, hand and elbow movements.
It occurs more commonly in people from age 45-54 but can be present at all ages.
If you think you have tennis elbow, you might have pain with lifting things like a coffee mug or getting a milk jug out of the fridge.
You may also have pain with repetitive movements of the wrist or elbow.Your pain may radiate down the forearm, and you may note pain on the outside of your elbow.
This is not usually a condition that happens after an injury. It tends to worsen over time.
HOW PHYSIO CAN HELP?
Tennis elbow physiotherapy is considered the first line treatment.
According to research, this should include exercises & manual therapy. A brace may also be recommended.
Therapeutic exercise is the prevailing modality in the tennis elbow treatment. These exercises are preventing tennis elbow for such a long period of time that there is more than enough evidence for support of therapeutic exercises.
Cryotherapy is the second most effective treatment used by the physiotherapists around the world for tennis elbow treatment. This therapy includes ice which is applied to the affected area while the exercises are going on.
TENS is another form of Electrical Muscle Stimulation with a little bit of difference.
According to research, this should include exercises & manual therapy. A brace may also be recommended.
Therapeutic exercise is the prevailing modality in the tennis elbow treatment. These exercises are preventing tennis elbow for such a long period of time that there is more than enough evidence for support of therapeutic exercises.
Cryotherapy is the second most effective treatment used by the physiotherapists around the world for tennis elbow treatment. This therapy includes ice which is applied to the affected area while the exercises are going on.
TENS is another form of Electrical Muscle Stimulation with a little bit of difference.
- This method is not targeted at injured muscles.
- The TENS method aims at the nerve endings for pain management.
