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Tennis Elbow
Tennis elbow is a degenerative condition of the tendon fibres on the outside of the elbow.
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Reviewed May 2011
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| Title: | Elbow - common causes of pain |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | The most common type of elbow pain is known as 'tennis elbow'. 'Golfer's elbow' is a less common but similar injury. Overuse of the elbow joint causes small tears to form in the soft tissue, particularly where the tendon anchors to bone. These injuries can occur as a result of a variety of sports and occupations. |
| Date: | May 2011 |
| Title: | Surgery for lateral elbow pain |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the effect of surgery for lateral elbow pain, also known as tennis elbow. The review shows the following. In people with lateral elbow pain: - percutaneous (smaller incision)... |
| Date: | Dec 2010 |
| Title: | Tennis elbow - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Tennis elbow, or lateral epicondylitis, is a condition where the outside portion of the elbow becomes painful. |
| Date: | Aug 2009 |
| Title: | Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) |
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| Publisher: | Virtual Medical Centre.com |
| Description: | Information on the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of tennis elbow, an overload or overuse condition in which the muscles of the forearm are affected. Written by professional health specialists. |
| Date: | Feb 2008 |
| Title: | Medial epicondylitis (medial tennis elbow, golfer's elbow) |
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| Publisher: | Virtual Medical Centre.com |
| Description: | Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of medial epicondylitis by professional health specialists. |
| Date: | Feb 2008 |
| Title: | Shock wave therapy for lateral elbow pain |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Does shock wave therapy work to treat tennis elbow and is it safe? To answer this question, scientists analyzed 9 studies testing over 1000 people who had tennis elbow. Most people had pain for a long period of time and the pain had not improved with ot... |
| Date: | Jul 2005 |
| Title: | Acupuncture for lateral elbow pain |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Acupuncture might be able to provide short-term relief from tennis elbow, but more research is needed. |
| Date: | Nov 2001 |
| Title: | Orthotic devices for the treatment of tennis elbow |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) is a frequently reported condition. A wide variety of treatment strategies has been described. As of yet, no optimal strategy has been identified. Five RCTs (N per group 7-49) were included. Validity score ranged fro... |
| Title: | Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for treating lateral elbow pain in adults |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Lateral elbow pain, or tennis elbow, is a common condition causing pain in the elbow and forearm and lack of strength and function of the elbow and wrist. It is often treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), either orally or by topic... |
| Date: | Aug 2001 |
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