Tennis elbow (humeral epicondylitis) is so named because this disease often affects tennis players, due to bone membrane inflammation caused by long term strain or trauma. Housewives, home builders and carpenters who strain elbows repeatedly for a long time can also develop this disease. Generally the disease onset is slow. You may feel pain at the outer top side of elbow joint when elbow joint is used. The pain can sometimes radiate upward or downward. You may also feel soreness or swelling in elbow. For serious cases, you may have pain when straightening fingers, extending wrist or using hand. At the acute phase, you should reduce the workload of arm. Local anesthesia, massage, physical therapy and hot packs can all be effective. If none of them is effective for you, surgery can be used.
How is Tennis elbow treated in practice?