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| Tennis Elbow A1 Pilates offers spa-quality, therapeutic massage in a peaceful, relaxing setting to help relieve your tennis elbow pain. Tennis elbow is the common name for a painful condition affecting the outside part of the elbow. It can be caused by any repeated twisting movements of the hand, wrist or forearm. The condition is most common in people aged between 35 and 55. Depending on the severity, it can take from two months to two years to heal fully. Tendon trouble Tennis elbow is also known as lateral epicondylitis, because it causes the bony outside of the elbow, called the lateral epicondyle, to be painful. However, the root of the problem is damage to a tendon that joins the "extensor" muscles of the forearm to the upper arm bone (humerus). This tendon is called the common extensor tendon. The elbow Tendon damage can occur in a single incident such as a blow to the arm. More commonly, it develops after overusing the affected arm. Overuse causes tiny tears in the tendon. If the arm is not sufficiently rested after activity, the injury is likely to become worse, with a more serious tear or even rupture of the tendon. Causes and risk factors Playing tennis three times in a week when you haven't played for some time is the sort of overuse that could cause tennis elbow. It is especially likely if you have a poor backhand technique or use a racquet with a grip that is too large But most people who develop tennis elbow have not been playing tennis. A range of different activities that involve repeated hand, wrist or forearm movements can be to blame. These might include: using scissors or shears gardening sports that involve lots of throwing swimming golf (golfers also get golfers' elbow, which affects the inside of the arm) manual occupations that involve repetitive turning or lifting the wrist, such as plumbing or bricklaying Weakness and inflexibility in the forearm muscles makes tennis elbow more likely. Some people seem to be at increased risk of tendon injury. They may also have trouble with the tendons in the shoulder and the wrist (carpal tunnel syndrome). Symptoms Tennis elbow usually affects the arm of your dominant hand (right arm if you are right-handed). The symptoms usually develop gradually. The main symptom is pain and tenderness in the outside of the elbow and sometimes in the muscles on top of the forearm. The pain may go away after a day or so. But if the activity that triggered the pain is repeated soon after, the pain is likely to come back and may become progressively worse as the tendon damage builds up. The pain may become constant, and even interrupt your sleep. Other symptoms include morning stiffness of the arm and pain on turning door handles or shaking hands. As the body tries to compensate for the weakness in the elbow, you may also get pain or stiffness in other parts of the affected arm, the shoulder or neck. |
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