Tennis elbow or lateral epicondylitis is a painful condition of the elbow, due to overloading by repetitive motions of the wrist or arm.
The most common symptom is pain on the outside of the elbow.
Treatment starts with anti-inflammatory medication, physiotherapy, bracing and injections.
If all conservative treatment fails, then surgery is indicated -either open or arthroscopic.
During surgery, we identify the damaged tissue and we repair the tendons/ remove scar tissue and in some cases even remove a tiny part of the bone too. This is a minor surgery, often done under local anesthesia and it is a day care procedure, which means the patient can go home the same day.
Recovery is fast and return to play is usually after 4 weeks of proper rehabilitation.
Exercises to improve strength and flexibility, to prevent or treat tennis elbow:
