Lateral epicondylitis, commonly known as tennis elbow, is swelling of the tendons that bend your wrist backward away from your palm. A tendon is a tough cord of tissue that connects muscles to bones. The tendon most likely involved in tennis elbow is called the extensor carpi radialis brevis.
How do you fix lateral epicondylitis?
- Activity modification.
- Corticosteroid injections into the elbow joint.
- Extracorporeal shock wave therapy, an ultrasound-guided technique that sends energy waves to damaged tissues in the elbow.
- Icing.
- Pain or anti-inflammatory medication.
- Range-of-motion exercises/physical therapy.
