pTennis elbow is an injury that affects many people, not
necessarily tennis players only although most people who play
tennis are more susceptible to it than someone who does not. This
is a repetitive stress injury that happens when the lateral
epicondyle tissues, on the outer part of the elbow sustain tiny
tears as a result of overuse, too much strain or overuse of the arm
and the elbow. The other common form of arm injury is Golfers
elbow, also called a
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epicondylitisa and it too is as a result of twisting, banging,
overuse and repetitive motions of the arm on the elbow region. If
you suffer from any of these injuries, you need to find the right
treatment and most importantly know how to take good care of the
arm till it heals completely.ppThere are a number of symptoms you
can look out for so as to detect this injury in good time the first
being tenderness on the elbow region. This symptom and a few other
early symptoms like difficulty in folding and extending the arm,
numbness and tingly sensation often pass unnoticed because people
do not know they are a sign to a more debilitating condition. As
soon as you notice these symptoms, stop whatever activities you are
undertaking and let the injured arm rest completely.ppIt is not
just about letting the injured tendons rest there is also the
aspect of proper or quality rest. This basically means that the
tendons have to be in proper position otherwise healing may not
take place and even if it does, there is the risk of the injury not
healing correctly. Rest and protection of the tendons are actually
the only actual treatments of a
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tendonitisa injuries although there are a few things that one can
do to speed up the healing process including exercises and wearing
an arm brace.p
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