Monday, 12 August 2013

TENNIS ELBOW: IT IS THE CONDITION CHARACTERIZED BY PAIN AND TENDERNESS AT THE LATER EPICONDYLE OF  HUMERUS.
PAIN AND TENDERNESS ARE MAIN SIGNS BECAUSE OF THE INFLAMMATION AT THE ORIGIN OF THE EXTENSOR MUSCLES OF THE FOREARM.
ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SQUEEZING CLOTHES,CARRYING A SUITCASE ETC. ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS CONDITION.
SOMETIMES THIS CONDITION IS SEEN IN TENNIS PLAYERS.
WHEN EXTENSOR TENDON IS STRETCHED THE PAIN IS AGGRAVATED.
Tennis elbow affects 1% to 3% of the population overall and as many as 50% of tennis players during their careers. Less than 5% of all tennis elbow diagnoses are related to actually playing tennis.
Tennis elbow affects men more than women. It most often affects people between the ages of 30 and 50, although people of any age can be affected.
TREATMENT: REST
                      ICE APPLICATION
                      MEDICATION(ANTI INFLAMMATORY ANTI ANALGESIC DRUG LIKE IBUPROFEN)
                      HYDROCORTISON INJECTION
                       PHYSIO TREATMENT LIKE ULTRASOUND THERAPY
                      

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