If you feel like you’re getting to the end of your Tennis Elbow rope, and you’re starting to ask yourself whether a surgical procedure might be the way to go, this video by surgeon, John T Knight, M.D., of the Wrist and Hand Institute may help you understand what’s involved. (A clear and simple animation is used to demonstrate the typical Tennis Elbow surgery – No actual video footage of a surgery is shown.)
Tennis Elbow And Other Elbow Injuries On The Rise Globally – Costing Us Billions!
Market research / data-gathering firms giddily announce that Billions of dollars are being spent on elbow injuries, (Tennis Elbow / ‘Lateral Epicondylitis’ in particular) globally, every single year! And it’s on the rise in both prevalence (more injuries) and treatment costs – projected to reach 10 BILLION dollars annually by 2022! (How much of that is spent on “symptom chasing” as opposed to truly treating the underlying injury?)
Tennis Elbow Surgery: When Is It Time?
If you have a stubborn, chronic case of Golfer's or Tennis Elbow, when is it 'time' to start thinking about surgery? – Here are five key things to consider, including whether you're a good candidate, the risks, recovery time and whether you've "tried everything!"
Tennis Elbow 101: A Free Intro Course To Tennis And Golfer’s Elbow
Tennis Elbow 101 is a free video intro course on Tennis and Golfer’s Elbow: Test, assess and diagnose yourself, learn more about the real cause and true nature of your injury – And discover a better treatment strategy – The 1st step to treating and beating it is understanding it!
The Sonogram: A Tennis Elbow Diagnostic Test Your Doctor Won’t Give You
If a Sonogram 'Ultrasound' can “see” and help diagnose how severe your Tennis Elbow injury is – Why won't your Doctor give you this fast, simple and relatively inexpensive test? (And do you really need it?)
Do Golfers Get Tennis Elbow?
A look at golf magazine websites, medical studies and surveys, suggests that golfers not only get Tennis Elbow, they actually suffer this condition more often than Golfer's Elbow! (Why is Tennis Elbow a more common golf injury?)
How Important Is Rest In Treating Tennis Elbow?
They usually say “You should rest it” when you have Tennis Elbow, but this may not be the best treatment advice. Learn why tendons need a lot more than just rest and "R.I.C.E." – And why they don't necessarily heal themselves while you're resting, hoping and waiting!
Is Tennis Elbow Tendonitis Or TendinOSIS?
A deeper look at Tennis Elbow "Tendonitis" injuries: Why chronic Tennis Elbow is usually TendinOSIS not TendonITIS - And how this is crucial when choosing the right treatment program for healing and rehabilitating your tendons!
How Braces Slow Your Tennis Elbow Healing!
Should you wear a brace as part of your Tennis Elbow treatment? Although they're recommended and sold everywhere you look, there are several reasons why supports like braces and splints may NOT be such a good idea for treating Tennis Elbow after all! (Unless "relief" in the short term is a higher priority than healing in the long term.)
How Is Tennis Elbow Diagnosed?
Whether your doctor says you have Lateral Epicondylitis, Elbow Tendonitis or the common term of Tennis Elbow, this diagnosis is nearly always based on the simple description of your symptoms and a simple resistance test.
Tennis Elbow, Lateral Epicondylitis And Elbow Tendonitis – Why They’re NOT The Same
If you have Tennis Elbow – or your outer elbow has been hurting and you’ve been doing research on what it could be – it’s easy to become confused by all the terms that seem to refer to the same thing. Or perhaps your doctor has already diagnosed your elbow and has used one or more […]
Lateral Epicondylitis
Lateral Epicondylitis is the technical, medical term or diagnosis for what the rest of us call Tennis Elbow. Okay, so what is Tennis Elbow exactly? An ‘Epicondyle’ is a bony knob – and ‘Lateral’ simply means to the side of the body. So your ‘Lateral Epicondyle’ is the bony knob on the outside of your […]
How Muscle Weakness Causes Tennis Elbow
Muscle weakness is often partly a cause of Tennis Elbow (hand-in-hand with muscle tension) – So, why is it often so hard to make progress with exercises to strengthen those muscles?
