Patient Education

What is Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)?

Tennis Elbow (also called Lateral Epicondylitis) is an overuse injury of the tendons causing pain in the elbow.

Symptoms:

• Pain on the outside of your elbow
• Pain when lifting

Causes:

• Overuse
• Repetitive activities involving the muscles and tendons in that area
• Age: usually seen in patients between the ages of 30-50

Treatments:

• Modify activities that are causing the pain
• NSAIDs
• Physical Therapy
• Splinting
• Corticosteroid injection
• Needle therapy without medication
• Autologous blood injection
• Platelet-Rich Plasma
• Extra-corporeal shockwave therapy

Surgery:

• Open tendon debridement-resection of the diseased tissue or arthroscopic debridement