TENNIS ELBOW / LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS

CAUSES
- Inflammation
- Microscopic tearing
- Degenerative Process
- Hypovascularity
Clinical Presentation
- Faint pain a couple of hours after the provoking activity.
- Pain at the end of or immediately after the provoking activity. 3. Pain during the provoking activity 4. Constant pain, which prohibits any activity.
Physiotherapy Management
General physiotherapy management methods for Lateral Epicondylitis may include:
- Education/Advice on pain control and/or modification of activities
- Modalities- Ice, Massage, Ultrasound, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), Laser, Shockwave Therapy
- Supervised Exercises- Strengthening and Stretching
- Manual therapy- Mulligan – Mobilisation with movement
- DeepTransverse Friction
- Exercise therapy
- Stretching
- Theraband Exercise
- Taping