Do you suffer from Elbow Tendonitis or Tennis Elbow?
Elbow tendonitis, popularly known as Tennis Elbow affects millions of people, typically in the age group of 35-60 all over the world.
The association with the highly popular sport of tennis has made the medical condition tennis elbow famous. But the term tennis elbow creates a false impression. Tennis elbow’s exclusive association with the sports is false. The idea of elbow tendonitis being caused by tennis alone is a misconception. Cases of tennis elbow have been reported from people and parts or the world, who haven’t even watched tennis on TV!
Tendonitis doesn’t just affect the elbow. In fact tendonitis or severe and repetitive pain in the ‘tendons’ can and does occur in other joints in the human body too.
Elbow tendonitis symptoms
The major symptoms of Elbow tendonitis are severe and recurrent pain at the elbow joint, especially when stressed to lift a weight or during sudden movement.
In pure medical terms, the ‘elbow’ is the joint at the meeting of the upper and lower arms, where the humerus (upper arm bone) meets the twin bones of radius and ulna (lower arm bones) and the connecting tendon tissues covering both sides is called lateral epicondyles. Hence, in medical terms, the problem is referred as lateral epicondylitis. The suffix ‘itis’ is used in medical terms to convey, pain at times associated with inflammation.
Symptoms may also include tenderness on the outside of the upper arm at the elbow (lateral epicondyles) and swelling associated with pain to the touch at the inflamed joint.
Causes of Elbow tendonitis
What exactly are the causes of this syndrome, if tennis alone is not the culprit? The most important cause of Elbow tendonitis is repetitive strain on the tendon (including tennis) due to work habits such as heavy manual labor, lifting of heavy objects in the factory or porters lifting heavy cases and weight lifters.
Elbow tendonitis and Age
Elbow tendonitis may occur due to advancing age, which causes the ‘hardening’ of tendons and consequent losing the flexibility at the joint.
Injury induced elbow tendonitis
Elbow tendonitis can occur at times due to ‘one-off’ stressing of the elbow joint by putting the joint and the tendons to very high stress levels that they are not used to. This is often referred to as ‘injury induced’ tendonitis. This can also happen to athletes, body builders, weight lifters etc, who in an attempt to reach their self-defined goals, over-stretch themselves, leading to injuries. Elbow tendonitis may also occur due to injuries due to accidents, especially in the aged, who in trying to cushion a slip or fall may cause injury.
Medical conditions that may cause or trigger elbow tendonitis
Other existing medical conditions such as arthritis, diabetes may either cause or trigger elbow tendonitis. Some sports such as mountain climbing, rock climbing etc may suffer ‘thermal ‘injuries leading to tendonitis.
Treatment of elbow tendonitis
Treatment of elbow tendonitis to a great extent depends on what exactly has caused the problem.
Rest
In cases other than previous medical problems, the first treatment is to give the joint ‘total rest’ which may at times require application of suitable harness or bandaging. This helps the body’s natural recuperative process to take charge and repair the damage.
Ice Treatment
Use of ice is recommended for tendonitis triggered by injury or sudden extreme stress. Hot or cold compression helps to reduce the inflammation and tenderness at the side of the joint.
Arm elevation
Keeping the arms elevated above heart level relieves pain and help in countering swelling. Once these have failed to give desired relief, consult a doctor, who in extreme cases may suggest surgery.
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Filed under elbow injuries, Elbow Pain, Tennis Elbow by on Oct 3rd, 2011. 
Who is most likely to suffer from Tennis Elbow?
I guess the obvious answer to the question, “Who is most likely to suffer from Tennis Elbow Pain?” would be tennis players of course!
To some extent that is true. As you would expect tennis players are a high risk group. But there are other groups at high risk of experiencing elbow pain. According to statistics, tennis elbow pain occurs more often in men than in women and it mostly occurs between the ages of 30-50. So you are statistically more likely to experience tennis elbow pain if you are a man between 30 and 50 years old.
Despite the name, it is not only tennis players that suffer from tennis elbow pain
Baseball players, mechanics, and office cleaners are examples of the most common types of job that are likely to lead to tennis elbow pain. It might surprise you, but basically any job or sport that involves repetitive use of the elbow is likely to increase your risk of elbow pain and injury.
Do you suffer from tennis elbow pain?
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Filed under Elbow Pain, Tennis Elbow by on Sep 22nd, 2011.
Yes it is true, the elbow is one of the most frequently injured joints in the body. I see patients at my clinics with elbow dislocation, fractures and sprains, Elbow Bursitis, elbow arthritis, and other elbow conditions.
Connecting the bones of the upper arm to the inner and outer bones of the forearm, the elbow works much like a hinge, able to move forward, backward and in rotational movement. The elbow is made up of three long bones. These bones gives the arm full mobility, but in doing so, puts the elbow in a dangerous position.
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Filed under elbow injuries, Elbow Pain by on Jun 5th, 2010. Comment.
If you’re suffering from elbow pain, the first treatment that I usually recommend is recommend is RICE. That is rest, ice, compression, and exercise.
Resting the elbow, ice treatment, applying compression, and elbow exercise is vital to the recovery of sprained tendons, mild cases of tendonitis, tennis/golfer’s elbow, and arthritis.
If, however, this treatment doesn’t work it may be necessary to look at more invasive treatment or even elbow surgery as a last resort.
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Filed under Elbow Pain by on May 2nd, 2010. Comment.
Gout
Gout is caused by an excess of uric acid in the body. This leads to tiny crystals forming in tissues and joints, which in turn can lead to an arthritic condition, which is very painful. Gout can be a cause of elbow pain.
Gout and Diet
Diet is very important in controlling Gout, as certain foods may aggravate this condition. Gout typically is more common in men than women.
Filed under Elbow Pain by on Apr 18th, 2010.
Types of tennis elbow band
If you suffer from elbow problems, you will want to relieve the pain and be able to continue using your elbow as much as possible. This is where a tennis elbow band is often recommended.
There are several different types of tennis elbow bands depending on the cause of your pain.
For example the EpiPoint elbow band is an elbow strap and provides stability to the arm, and also gives flexibility for movement of the muscles.
The Stromgren Tennis Elbow Support on the other hand is adjustable and provides pin-point pressure to the tendon area. There are also elastic wrap bands that use a reinforced elastic wrap to give proved compression and support.
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Filed under Elbow Brace, Elbow Pain by on Mar 27th, 2010.
Tennis Elbow Treatment
Over the counter pain medications containing ibuprofen or aspirin are usually among the first treatments for tennis elbow pain. The application of ice to reduce any swelling and lessen pain is the next step. Rest and massage are also effective. A tennis elbow strap, which serves as a counter-force brace, can also be worn to reduce pain, eliminate strain on the muscles and prevent further damage.
I also recommend exercises to strengthen your elbow. For further details please enter your name and email address in the box on this page and I will send you my free Tennis Elbow Report
Filed under Elbow Pain, Tennis Elbow by on Feb 21st, 2010.
According to statistics, tennis elbow occurs more often in men than in women and it mostly occurs between the ages of 30-50.
Baseball players, mechanics, and office cleaners are examples of the most common types of job that are likely to lead to tennis elbow. Basically any job or sport that involves repetitive use of the elbow is likely to increase your risk of elbow pain and elbow injury.
If you are suffering from elbow pain, or are exposed to repetetive use of the elbow do sign up for my free elbow pain relief report by entering your name and email in the box on this page.
Filed under Elbow Pain by on Feb 17th, 2010. Comment.
In past few years demand for tennis elbow braces have increased drastically and there are several varieties of them available in the market.
You can also find the “one size fits all” type of elbow braces which are available at cheaper prices but I highly recommended that you buy on which fits your size correctly. Along with the tennis elbow brace size it is also equally important to wear it properly.
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Filed under Elbow Brace, Elbow Pain by on Feb 8th, 2010. Comment.
Try the tennis elbow brace on and check that it is most comfortable for you to wear. Most braces come in a variety of sizes to suit different elbow sizes.
Get one that does not restrict your forearm muscles during contraction. Check also that the straps are easily to put on and removed.
Filed under Elbow Brace, Elbow Pain by on Jan 17th, 2010.
