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Tennis elbow is a medical condition called lateral epicondylitis, characterized by pain and tenderness on the outer part of the elbow.
This pain is caused by inflammation or degeneration of the tendons that attach to the humerus’ lateral epicondyle, the bony prominence on the outside of the elbow.
The tendons affected by the inflammation and degeneration are part of the extensor muscles of the forearm such as:
These extensor muscles are responsible for extending the wrist and fingers.Â
Other minor muscles involved in the biomechanics of the tennis elbow are:
The tennis elbow, medically known as lateral epicondylitis, is often caused by repetitive overuse or strain of the forearm muscles and tendons.
Although it is commonly associated with playing tennis or other racquet sports, it can occur in anyone who engages in activities that involve repetitive wrist extension or gripping actions such as:
The best medical diagnostics to identify tennis elbow or more specifically lateral epicondylitis are:
These two diagnostic methods are the best at identifying chronic inflammation, tendinopathy, tendon calcification, and adhesions that can occur with tennis elbow syndrome.
Sports Massage can be very effective in reducing tennis elbow causes and symptoms by reducing muscle and tendon tension.
The sports therapist performing a deep tissue massage can reach both the superficial and deeper layers of muscles of the forearm with many benefits to reduce tennis elbow conditions such as:
The best sports massage for tennis elbow is that one targets the muscles involved in the biomechanics of the elbow joint and more specifically the lateral epicondyle.Â
As mentioned before, the main muscles in the lateral epicondylitis are the extensors located on the forearm. So the sports therapist or sports physiotherapist should perform a deep-tissue sports massage by targeting each of these muscles and related tendons.
Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM) could be very effective in curing tennis elbow, particularly when there is a chronic tennis elbow condition with the formation of tendon calcification or tissue adhesions.
At Mr Salus Sporting Lab in London, we have designed a tailored physiotherapy protocol for chronic tennis elbow, such as:
This physiotherapy protocol has been designed in our sports injury clinic in London, with the aim of treating not only the symptoms but also the causes of chronic tennis elbow.
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