PLATINUM PPT “INJURY OF THE MONTH” Tennis elbow - "Lateral
Epicondylitis" Tennis elbow, as many of you will have
experienced or seen, is an extremely painful condition affecting
the outer part of the elbow (when the palm is facing upwards).
It literally means "inflammation of the lateral epicondyle",
which is the bony protuberance at the outside of the elbow. The
cause of tennis elbow can be sudden (acute) or chronic, however
inevitably the tendon of the forearm extensor muscles are
involved, as it is this that attaches to the area of pain. These
are the muscles we use to lift objects such as bags, tools and
of course the good old tennis racquet, hence the name! The
backhand in racquet sports is played using these muscles,
therefore tennis, squash and badminton are very common causes of
the overuse type of tennis elbow. But do not underestimate other
activities such as painting, typing and many other day to day
activities; in my experience these far outweigh the racquet
sports causes! Correct diagnosis of ten