Why Are Tennis Elbow And Golfer’s Elbow So Difficult To Recover From?

Tendon injuries like Golfer’s Elbow and Tennis Elbow are notorious for not healing easily or well – But why is that the case? Why are they often so stubborn and challenging to recover from?

(This is the big picture view, which we’ll build on in later videos – And not really an essential video if you’re pressed for time. Honestly, I think I’m a little long-winded in this one!)

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Links To Articles Mentioned

Here are the links to the articles (on the main site) that I mentioned in the video:

The Inflammation Myth: Why The Tendonitis / Inflammation Idea Is A Medical Myth
About Icing: Why Icing Tennis Elbow Is The Wrong Approach
Braces And Splints: Why Wearing A Brace, Band Or Splint Is Not A Good Idea
Cortisone Shots: Why Cortisone Shots Are Dangerous And Potentially Damaging

In this episode, we’re going to take a look at what I’m sure you’ll agree is one of the most important and perplexing questions about Golfer’s and Tennis Elbow.

And I’m going to start to answer it in this video and build on it in the ones to follow.

The question is: Why is Tennis Elbow (Or Golfer’s Elbow) so often such a challenging, difficult condition to recover from?

There’s also the question of: “What’s the best strategy for treating it, reversing it and keeping it from ever coming back to haunt you?”

But we’ll get to that second question in a later video.

I hope you’ll agree with me that the first step to overcoming a challenge is to properly identify what it is – What’s the nature of this problem?

This may come as a surprise, but most Tennis Elbow sufferers seem to be failing to do that.

Now, I know you probably want to get right into talking about treatment, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

Let’s make sure we understand what we’re up against first.

This is an injury that so many people end up struggling with for months or even years!

So many sufferers rush in and just start throwing one thing after the other at it without bothering to make sure they know what it its that they are trying to treat and accomplish…

(Besides getting some relief, of course.)

And what ends up happening is countless mistakes are made in treating it, money is wasted, sleep is lost, jobs may be put on the line, and sometimes relationships are strained.

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And here are overviews of the subjects of Tennis Elbow Treatment and Tennis Elbow Exercises

Two Surgeons Talk Tennis Elbow – Why Cortisone, MRIs And Surgery Are Rarely Needed

Two Orthopedic Surgeons, Luks and Berg, talk about Tennis Elbow: Its true nature, the risks of Cortisone Shots and why MRIs and surgery are rarely needed – A candid and revealing discussion!

Dry Needling For Tennis Elbow: Who Needs It?

Dry Needling refers to two techniques used to treat Tennis Elbow and Golfer’s Elbow. One uses Acupuncture Needles to treat Trigger Points in muscles, and the other uses Hypodermic Needles to stimulate a healing response in dysfunctional tendons.

Healing Tennis Elbow: How Muscles And Tendons Heal

Why do muscles – and especially tendons – often take so long to heal?… WHY don’t they fully recover from injury – even when you follow the “official” Tennis Elbow treatment advice to the letter?... And why do those tendons so often get re-injured in spite of your best efforts?

3 Tips For Sleeping With Golfer’s & Tennis Elbow Pain: Best / Worst Arm Positions, Remedies, Etc.

What’s the best position to sleep in when you have Tennis or Golfer’s Elbow? Should your elbow be straight or bent? Is it a good idea to wear a brace in bed or not? – (IS it actually possible to get a good nights sleep with a bad case of Tennis Elbow!?)

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!