- Tennis elbow
is a condition where one gets pain on the outerside of the elbow.
- It is known
as tennis elbow because it was first described in tennis players.
But it can occur in housewives, office executives, etc.
- The pain
is dull, increases with trying to wring clothes or trying to lift
objects with affected hand.
- The cause
of this condition is due to inflammation or tear of muscle located
on the outer side of the elbow.
- Treatment
consists of local heat application, avoid overuse, medicines to reduce
pain and swelling and physiotherapy in the form of ultrasonic rays.
- If pain does
not subside with these, one may require a local steroid injection
to relieve the pain.
- Only in cases
which do not respond to these measures that one may require surgery
for relief of the pain.
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Tennis
Elbow