Tennis Injuries – A Detailed Look Into Tennis Elbow Tennis elbow
is a common condition that affects most tennis players at some
point in their playing career. Some may only experience mild
cases while others may be forced to stop playing for sometimes
months or years at a time. So what is this mysterious condition
which seems to plague players from the newbie to the
professional? First of all, the condition of tennis elbow is
also called lateral epicondylitis which is an inflammation of
the common extensor tendon that attaches to the outer part of
the elbow (lateral epicondyle). This condition can happen as a
result of a macrotrauma or microtrauma. Most patients fall under
the 2nd category which is another way of saying it’s a
repetitive stress injury or RSI. RSI’s usually develop as a
result of performing a repeated action to an area that may not
be conditioned well enough to handle the load or stress from
that repeated action. In mild cases of tennis elbow, patients
will usually be able to experience relief