Should I Have Surgery For My Lateral Epicondylitis?

February 16, 2017 By Allen Willette, Neuromuscular Therapist Leave a Comment

In this video Philipp Streubel, M.D., of the UNMC College of Medicine, explains when to consider Tennis Elbow surgery. See also: Tennis Elbow Surgery: When Is It Time? - (Five Key Points)

ASK UNMC! Should I have surgery for my tennis elbow? - Via YouTube

Dr Streubel reveals that Tennis Elbow is one of the most common conditions he sees affecting the elbow, and that in 90% of the cases it resolves on it's own - However...

"If no improvement is noted after six months of careful non-operative treatment that's when you could consider surgery and that there are several types of surgery available including open surgery and minimally-invasive surgery."

See this post and video for more about minimally-invasive surgery

And this post and video for more about the standard, open surgery for Tennis Elbow.

And for an overview of treatment for Tennis Elbow see this page.

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About Allen Willette, Neuromuscular Therapist

I'm a Neuromuscular Therapist in Marin County, California, and my passion for treating and teaching about Tennis Elbow began in 1990 when I developed a terrible case of wrist/elbow Tendonitis. (Involving the infamous BEE-Sting Story!) You're laughing WITH me - Right? - Here's my full bio

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