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Tennis elbow, also known as lateral epicondylitis, is a common injury among tennis players (and players of other racket sports) caused by an inflammation of the tendons in the outside of the elbow and forearm.
23 Μαΐ 2024 · Tennis Elbow can range from intermittent discomfort after prolonged exertion of the forearm to constant sharp stabbing pain and is characterised by lateral elbow pain that is tender to touch, pain with wrist extension (bending the wrist backwards) and gripping.
25 Οκτ 2024 · Tennis elbow is usually called lateral epicondylitis, a type of tendinitis, because that is what it seemed to be. It’s not so much a tendon that’s affected, but a whole group of them, a super-tendon: the common extensor tendon of the forearm. A group of wrist and finger tendons on the back of the forearm that converge on the bump on the ...
Tennis elbow is an overuse injury of the extensor muscles of the wrist, in which pain and tenderness are felt at the attachment of these muscles at the outer side of the elbow (figures 1 and 1a). The pain may radiate into the arm, wrist and fingers. Figures 1 and 1a.
Sakr explained that most commonly, tennis elbow can be described as pain on the outer elbow when the wrist is extended and the elbow is straight. It can also be experienced as discomfort when direct pressure is applied to the outer elbow, or the wrist moves into full flexion with the elbow straight.
Lateral epicondylitis, commonly known as tennis elbow, is not limited to tennis players. The backhand swing in tennis can strain the muscles and tendons of the elbow in a way that leads to tennis elbow.
What is tennis elbow? Tennis elbow (also known as lateral epicondylitis) is primarily the overuse of a muscle called extensor carpi radialis brevis (ECRB). This muscle starts at the outside of your elbow (the lateral epicondyle) and passes over your wrist and middle finger. It enables you to lift your wrist and middle finger backward.
