TENNIS
AND GOLFERS ELBOW
Tennis elbow is pain at the tendon insertion on the
outside of the elbow and golfers elbow is pain at the tendon insertion
on the inside of the elbow. These elbow pains used to be attributed
to inflammation of the tendon. However, modern scan technology
is showing this is not always the case. This is why these conditions
do not always respond to cortisone injections. It is essential
that our evaluation determines the underlying cause of elbow pain,
for example an overstrain of the tendon as in repetitive strain
injury or referred pain from the neck.
Common symptoms:
- Niggling elbow pain gradually becoming more intense
or more frequent over weeks or months
- Pain lifting saucepans, carrying shopping or
unscrewing jar tops
- Pain during or after your sport
- Pain using the mouse
- History of neck pain
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