Tennis Players

Tennis Players

Tennis elbow

The damage that tennis elbow incurs consists of tiny tears in a part of the tendon and in muscle coverings.

Recurring Tears

After the initial injury heals, these areas often tear again, which leads to hemorrhaging and the formation of rough, granulated tissue and calcium deposits within the surrounding tissues. Collagen, a protein, leaks out from around the injured areas, causing inflammation. The resulting pressure can cut off the blood flow and pinch the radial nerve, one of the major nerves controlling muscles in the arm and hand.

Decrease Oxygen

Tendons, which attach muscles to bones, do not receive the same amount of oxygen and blood that muscles do, so they heal more slowly. In fact, some cases of tennis elbow can last for years, though the inflammation usually subsides in 6 to 12 weeks.

Many medical textbooks treat tennis elbow as a form of tendonitis, which is often the case, but if the muscles and bones of the elbow joint are also involved, then the condition is called epicondylitis. However, if you feel pain directly on the back of your elbow joint, rather than down the outside of your arm, you may have bursitis, which is caused when lubricating sacs in the joint become inflamed. If you see swelling, which is almost never a symptom of tennis elbow, you may want to investigate other possible conditions, such as arthritis, infection, gout or a tumor.

Four Important Elements

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CHIROPRACTIC CARE

Chiropractors are experts in restoring biomechanic balance to the body. Most or all chiropractors, professional and amateur athletes would agree that high intensity physical competition requires that your body has to be in total balance. The slightest off balance could mean the difference between victory and defeat.

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VISION THERAPY

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What To Do If You Notice Pain and/or Swelling

The first part of treatment is proper evaluation of the injury. Initially you must rest and relieve the inflammation. Always ice the area immediately after you feel pain and stop playing! Too many people continue to play only to pay the next day. Trigger point therapy, deeply massaging the damage muscle and tendon, breaks up the scar tissue and allows the area to heal. Ultrasound, a deep heat, allows blood to flow to the injured area to get rid of the scar tissue and supply nutrients for healing. Chiropractic adjustments to the neck, shoulder, elbow and hand are usually needed to restore proper joint motion.

A proper strength and stretching program is essential to restoring the area. This includes wrist curls (pulling a weight palm up), wrist extensions (extending the wrist from a palm down position) and stretching of the wristflexors and extensors.