Tennis elbow is the colloquial name for lateral epicondylitis, which is a condition that causes pain in the outside of the elbow. The condition often goes away on its own but it can take a long time, with more severe cases taking years to clear up. Chiropractic care can help to speed up the treatment of tennis elbow and help to prevent it from reoccurring.
Tennis elbow is caused by overuse or repeated action of the muscles in the forearm. Despite the name, only 5% of people diagnosed with tennis elbow are tennis players, but the majority of tennis players will deal with tennis elbow at some point in their career. The movement of hitting a ball with a racquet is one way of developing tennis elbow but it is also common in other people who make the same sorts of repetitive movements, such as construction workers, musicians, and factory workers.
Overuse of these muscles causes tiny tears to develop and inflammation near the lateral epicondyle (the bony bump of the elbow), which can cause pain in the outside of the elbow that often travels down the forearm. It is especially noticeable when:
Patients may also find it difficult to fully extend their arm.
Chiropractic care is a non-invasive and drug-free treatment option. Often, painkillers and NSAIDs are prescribed for tennis elbow but for people who would prefer to avoid medicating the condition, chiropractic care is an effective and safe option.
There is a range of treatment methods that chiropractors can use to treat tennis elbow by reducing both the pain and the inflammation that is caused by it. Some of these methods include:
Your chiropractor may offer additional techniques to these depending on their expertise and the details of your condition. Chiropractors are also trained in searching for the root cause of the problem. So they can help with adjusting your lifestyle and technique in moving your arm to help prevent tennis elbow from happening again. They can also look deeper into the mechanics of your body to see if there is any other reason why your elbow might be getting injured. If your body is misaligned, for example, this could be putting extra strain on that side of your body and this can be treated with chiropractic adjustments.
All athletes will have to deal with injuries at one point or another and the longer that the injury interferes with their ability to practice, the longer their athletic performance will suffer. Chiropractic care can help to speed up injury recovery time so that athletes can get back to practice sooner. Chiropractors are also trained in advising safe recovery exercises so that there isn't any further damage as well as advising methods to try to prevent injuries from occurring in the first place.
Tennis elbow is a common condition that is caused by overuse but that can be quite painful and last for a surprisingly long time. Chiropractic care can help to treat the symptoms of tennis elbow as well as the root cause so that you can recover more quickly and so that you can prevent tennis elbow from happening again. It is non-invasive, drug-free, and has very few side effects so is the treatment of choice for many people dealing with tennis elbow.
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