Tennis Elbow
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What is Tennis Elbow And Everything Around it
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It is mostly related to tennis, but hundreds of other activities can cause this. A tendon, which is a fiber that connects muscles to bones, is damaged near the elbow. This in turns affects not only the elbow muscles, but the hand muscles as their connected to this tendon.
Why do people get tennis elbow?
Tennis elbow occurs because of continuous twisting of the hands, wrist or forearms. All of which, are popular in tennis. But you can also get this from activities like using a screwdriver, gardening, and table tennis, squash etc. It's caused because of improper use of the items, where lots of pressure on tendon is occurring. In tennis it's most often caused if you are using a tennis racket grip size which is either too big or too small, or if your using the wrong technique. Getting the proper training will help you get around this.
Who's most susceptible?
People who use their wrists lots in their work or sport they play. It occurs most of the time in people 40-60 years old. A staggering fact, that 40-50% of all tennis players develop this medical condition.
How do you know if you have tennis elbow?
Your family physician will access your elbow pain. He'll know from your activities whether or not it's the problem. If their not sure, they will conduct an X-Ray or MRI to know more about the tendon and bone. Usually this condition is found in the dominant arm, as the racket will be mainly used by that side.
How to treat tennis elbow?
The best prescription would be rest. Wearing a forearm brace or sling for a couple days will allow the tendon to heal. A lot of pain can from it, so pain relievers and temperature water will help ease the pain. After its healed, rehabilitation exercises are used. They will help the muscles near elbow get stronger, and more flexible for next time.
If this doesn't work, a corticosteroid injection will be used to relieve the problem, and let rehabilitation practices take place. The next step would be surgery, if the pain hasn't healed after several months. You must realize though, that tennis elbow takes 6-12 months to completely heal. And for that time being, the elbow must rest and staying away from the activities that caused it is vital.
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