Tennis elbow exercise

Tennis elbow is often caused by overuse or repetitive strain caused by repeated extension (bending back) of the wrist against resistance.

This may be from activities such as tennis, badminton or squash but is also common after periods of excessive wrist use in day-to-day life.

Tennis elbow affects 1% to 3% of the population overall and as many as 50% of tennis players during their careers. Less than 5% of all tennis elbow diagnoses are related to actually playing tennis.

Tennis elbow affects men more than women. It most often affects people between the ages of 30 and 50, although people of any age can be affected.

Tennis Elbow Treatment

Shockwave therapy is a controversial treatment option for tennis elbow.
The idea behind shockwave therapy is to use sound waves to induce so-called 'micro trauma' to tissues.
This micro trauma initiates a healing response and helps to decrease inflammation.
There are several possible surgical treatments that have been successful.
These include removing a portion of the damaged tendon or releasing the attachment of the affected tendon.
A repair of the healthy portion of tendon is sometimes carried out as well.

Surgery to release the damaged tendon is usually successful, but rarely needed; about 95 percent of patients with tennis elbow can be treated without surgery.

A variety of conservation treatments should be tried prior to opting for surgery.

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