Sports physiotherapist Maryke Louw describes what tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) is, how it is caused, and how to test for it. She also explains how you can use your tennis elbow symptoms to help you understand what stage of injury you’re in, which will help you choose the best treatment.

🌟Need more help with an injury? You’re welcome to consult one of the team at SIP online via video call for an assessment of your injury and a tailored treatment plan: [ Ссылка ]

📽️ Our other videos about tennis elbow:
▶️ Tennis Elbow Treatment (Coming soon - in the meantime, here's our article on that: [ Ссылка ])
▶️ How to Use Tennis Elbow Braces and Straps: [ Ссылка ]
▶️ Why Is My Tennis Elbow Not Getting Better? [ Ссылка ]

📚Chapters in this video:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:52 What is tennis elbow?
00:04:45 Tennis elbow's three injury stages
00:12:31 Medical terms for tennis elbow
00:13:38 Pain vs. injury severity
00:17:06 How to diagnose tennis elbow
00:17:36 Symptoms of tennis elbow
00: 20:46 Tests for tennis elbow
00:23:48 What about scans for tennis elbow?
00:24:39 How we can help

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References:

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Cook, J. L., et al. (2016). "Revisiting the continuum model of tendon pathology: what is its merit in clinical practice and research?" British Journal of Sports Medicine 50(19): 1187-1191.

Coombes, B. K., et al. (2015). "Management of lateral elbow tendinopathy: one size does not fit all." Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy 45(11): 938-949.

Butler, D. and Mosely, L. (2013). Explain Pain. Noigroup Publications: Adelaide, South Australia.

Hanlon SL, Pohlig RT, Silbernagel KG. Beyond the Diagnosis: Using Patient Characteristics and Domains of Tendon Health to Identify Latent Subgroups of Achilles Tendinopathy. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2021 Sep;51(9):440-448

Lai, W. C., et al. (2018). "Chronic lateral epicondylitis: challenges and solutions." Open Access J Sports Med: 243-251.

Menon, N. A. (2024). "A Review of Lateral Epicondylitis Injection: Drugs Used, Injection Techniques and Guidance Method." Indian Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 34(1): 21-26.

Karanasios, S., et al. (2021). "Exercise interventions in lateral elbow tendinopathy have better outcomes than passive interventions, but the effects are small: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 2123 subjects in 30 trials." Br J Sports Med 55(9): 477-485.

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