Tennis elbow (or lateral epicondylitis as it is technically known), is a chronic condition that can take from months to years to resolve fully, and is not necesarily limited to tennis players. If you are a carpenter, builder or any other job where you use a lot of repititious movements, and have a dull achy pain in/around your elbow, the chances are you may have lateral epicondylitis.
Lateral epicondylitis is a condition whereby the tendon that attaches your wrist muscles to the bone in your elbow becomes inflammed and irritated due to overuse. This happens at the attachment sight of the tendon onto the humerous. The bone has an outer layer called the periosteum (the periosteum is to the bone what the skin is to our body) which becomes inflammed as the muscle pulls excessively on it.
Myotherapy treatment is great for this condition and can drastically aid in the body's natural healing process, reducing recovery time. Eccentric (negative) exercises can be beneficial in the regeneration of the tendon, as can stretching out of the muscles. Consult your myotherapist for treatment and strategies to improve your chances at recovery.
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- luke
- Hi there everyone. My name is Luke and I'm a 21 year old male from Eltham, Melbourne. I'm currently working as a myotherapist, and also doing personal training. For those of you who don't know, Myo(muscle)therapy is a non-invasive, extremely hands-on therapeutic technique designed to get rid of muscular pain by relieving trigger points. You will most likely hear a lot of my point of view on my blog, as well as a lot about the human body in general, and about myotherapy. If you have any questions at all about the body in general, or about myotherapy as a practice, don't hesitate to ask me. I am more than happy to answer any question that you throw at me!!
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