Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “lateral epicondylitis”
Self-care for the client/patient: Self-care is an extremely important aspect of the treatment for tennis elbow. The client/patient should be advised to avoid offending postures and activities as much as possible. Frequent stretching of the hand and fingers into flexion …
Manual therapy treatment: Tennis elbow is primarily caused by overuse and tension of the muscles of the common extensor tendon, therefore massage and stretching treatment should be directed to this myofascial tissue. A good protocol to follow involves fascial spreading, …
Assessment/ Diagnosis: Knowing how to assess/diagnose tennis elbow is an extension of our understanding of the underlying pathomechanics of the condition. Active extension range of motion of the hand at the wrist joint or the fingers at the metacarpophalangeal and …
Signs and symptoms of tennis elbow: The most common symptoms of tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis, lateral epicondylosis) are pain and tightness at the common extensor belly/tendon, directly distal to the lateral epicondyle of the humerus. This tightness might be global …
Tennis Elbow – Introduction Tennis elbow is the term given to the condition that involves inflammation or degeneration of the common extensor belly/tendon of the posterior forearm and/or inflammation of its lateral epicondyle attachment on the humerus (the outside of …
