Tennis elbow

Tennis elbow: Introduction

Tennis elbow: Elbow and forearm disorder from repeated motions. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Tennis elbow is available below.

Symptoms of Tennis elbow

• Elbow pain
• Elbow tenderness
• Forearm pain
• Inner-side forearm pain - the outer side is affected in golfer's elbow
• Elbow pain worse with wrist movement
• more symptoms...»

Tennis elbow: Complications

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Medical Textbooks Online about Tennis elbow

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Tennis elbow?

• Misdiagnosis of Tennis elbow
• Hidden causes of Tennis elbow (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Tennis elbow: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Tennis elbow:

• Arm Care & Injury
• Elbow Care & Injury
• more product offers...»

Tennis elbow: Research Doctors & Specialists

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• Arthritis & Joint Health Specialists (Rheumatology):
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  • Pediatric Rheumatology (Child Joint Health)
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Causes of Tennis elbow

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More information about causes of Tennis elbow:

• Tennis elbow as a complication caused by other conditions

Treatments for Tennis elbow

• Rest
• Strapping
• NSAIDs
• Injected local anesthetic
• Injected corticosteroids
• more treatments...»

See full list of 9 treatments for Tennis elbow

News Archives for Tennis elbow

Medical news articles related to Tennis elbow include:

• 'Cell Phone Elbow' -- A New Ill for the Wired Age
• Rejection of Gay Teens Linked to Later Troubles
• Tennis Players Ace Perception of Speed, Motion
• 6 Years Later, 9/11 Health Questions Linger
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Tennis elbow

Medical research articles related to Tennis elbow include:

• Sensorimotor deficits remain despite resolution of symptoms using conservative treatment in patients with tennis elbow: a randomized controlled trial
• Autologous blood injection for tendinopathy
• An alternative approach to treating lateral epicondylitis. A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded study
• Epicondylitis
• Foot orthoses and physiotherapy in the treatment of patellofemoral pain syndrome: randomised clinical trial.
• Can Breastfeeding Mothers Take Over-the-counter Analgesics?
• Elbow (acute & chronic).
• more research...»

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Reseach about Tennis elbow

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Clinical Trials for Tennis elbow

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Tennis elbow include:

• ALGRX 4975 in the Treatment of Tennis Elbow - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - ALGRX 4975
• Trial of Physiotherapy and Corticosteroid Injections in Lateral Epicondylalgia - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Efficacy Study of Prolotherapy Vs Corticosteroid for Tennis Elbow - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Prolotherapy,Local Corticosteroid Therapy
• Randomized Trial of Iontophoresis Versus Injection of Corticosteroids for Lateral Epicondylitis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - dexamethasone to injury site
• Comparison Between Type A Botulinum Toxin Injection and Corticosteroid Injection in the Treatment of Tennis Elbow - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Botox (drug)
• more trials...»

See full list of 6 Clinical Trials for Tennis elbow

Tennis elbow: Broader Related Topics

• Tendinitis
• Physical conditions
• more types...»

Types of Tennis elbow

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Definitions of Tennis elbow:

A condition characterized by pain in or near the lateral humeral epicondyle or in the forearm extensor muscle mass as a result of unusual strain. It occurs in tennis players as well as housewives, artisans, and violinists. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Painful inflammation of the tendon at the outer border of the elbow resulting from overuse of lower arm muscles (as in twisting of the hand) - (Source - WordNet 2.1)