Tennis Elbow / Golfer’s Elbow
Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) is a painful condition that occurs when tendons in your elbow are overloaded, usually by repetitive motions of the wrist and arm.Despite its name, athletes aren’t the only people who develop tennis elbow. People whose jobs feature the types of motions that can lead to tennis elbow include plumbers, painters, carpenters and butchers.The pain of tennis elbow occurs primarily where the tendons of your forearm muscles attach to a bony bump on the outside of your elbow. Pain can also spread into your forearm and wrist.
Diagnosis
During the physical exam, your doctor may apply pressure to the affected area or ask you to move your elbow, wrist and fingers in various ways.In many cases, your medical history and the physical exam provide enough information for your doctor to make a diagnosis of tennis elbow.
Treatment
Practitioners are the health care leaders and very well trained in the treatment of low back pain as well as other spinal conditions. Chiropractic treatments are safe, gentle, natural, and highly effective. Above all it is a non- invasive treatment!! Also, the treatments are designed to work on the root cause of your problem and not simply hiding up the symptoms you experience.
Tennis elbow is the condition which affects our normal lifestyle as well as daily activities. For the treatment of tennis elbow we use EXTRACORPORAL SHOCKWAVE THERAPY ( high impact therapy whih help in fast healing and early recovery ) and Laser Therapy.