How to End Tennis Elbow

For many people with elbow pain, they don’t even know that it really is tennis elbow that they are suffering from.  So it’s very important to ensure that if you want to learn how to end tennis elbow, you must first make sure that you have a tennis elbow injury.

So what other types of elbow injuries could you be suffering from?

1. Golfers elbow – this repetitive strain injury is characterized by pain, swelling and inflammation on the inside of the elbow.  If you stretch your arm outwards with your palm facing down, it is this area of your elbow that is facing the floor that is affected.

2. Bursitis – this other common elbow injury usually occurs when the elbow experiences trauma, is under constant pressure or receives a sharp blow or fall.  Common signs of bursitis of the elbow is swelling, inflammation , hot to the touch and red in color.  Of the 3 common elbow injuries, bursitis is the least common.

3. Tennis elbow – tell tale signs of tennis elbow is pain and stiffness on the outside of the upper forearm and elbow.  It’s not uncommon to experience pain performing the simplest of tasks such as gripping a coffee mug, turning a screwdriver, shaking someone’s hand or even turning a doorknob.

There is a simple tennis elbow test you can try at home, takes literally 5 seconds.

So now that you know for sure that you have tennis elbow, how do you end your tennis elbow pain for good?

The first thing to consider is to identify the root cause of your injury.  Tennis elbow is a repetitive strain injury which means you have recently started and have been performing a repetitive task that has led to your tennis elbow injury.  If you have injured your elbow within the past 3 weeks, then you most likely will have some swelling and inflammation, if you’ve had elbow problems for longer than 3 weeks, you won’t have any swelling or inflammation and this is a tell tale sign of tennis elbow!

Is it your job or occupation?  Some high risk jobs for developing tennis elbow are: manual laborers, chefs, hairdressers, construction workers, plumbers, painters, household cleaners, musicians, etc…

Maybe it’s a sport or hobby that is to blame for your stubborn elbow pain.  Some high risk sports for tennis elbow are:  tennis, racquetball, squash, baseball, football, volleyball, golf, weightlifting, track field events(javelin, discus, hammer throw), hobbies such as gardening and painting can also lead to tennis elbow.

If at all possible, your first step should be to try and take a break from these jobs, occupations, sports or hobbies.  If it’s not possible, then maybe is there’s a way you could make changes to your process in order to get the job done.  For example, if you are right handed, switch out to your left hand every 15 mins to give your right a break.  How about taking breaks more often.  Another little trick could be to ice your arm twice a day for 10-15 mins.

But if you are looking for a guaranteed, proven way to completely end your tennis elbow pain for good…

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