Oct 19, 2022

Tennis Elbow Is Caused By More Than Just Tennis - Learn Ways To Prevent and Treat This Stubborn Condition

Tennis Players Aren't the Only Ones Who Develop Tennis Elbow

🎾Tennis is a great sport and can be enjoyed by people of all ages. However, injuries are common for people who enjoy the sport.

🎾To prevent injuries, you should always warm up before playing and wear proper equipment such as well fitted sports shoes or racquets that are sized correctly.

🎾Tennis is one of the most popular sports in the world and a great way to stay active.

🎾It’s an excellent cardiovascular exercise that can help you burn calories, build muscle, and improve flexibility.

🎾However, tennis injuries are also common among players of all ages.

🎾Even professional athletes can be plagued by injury and they have likely been playing since they were kids!

Tennis Elbow

Tennis elbow is an injury caused by repetitive stress directed towards the tendons of your forearm. It's most commonly seen in people who play tennis (hence the name), but can also be experienced in those who use their arms to perform certain tasks such as painting or playing musical instruments. The pain is typically felt on the outer part of your upper arm (lateral epicondyle) and around one inch above the wrist at its base (medial epicondyle).

For prevention during the game, try to avoid hitting the ball with a lot of force, especially when you notice pain starting to develop in and around your elbow. The more you take it easy and avoid using that joint when it hurts, you are less likely to sustain injury. It might be worth wearing protective gear like braces or splints that provide support for weaker muscles until they get stronger after injury; these devices such as MendMeShop’s Wrist compression and support can be helpful when paired with physical therapy exercises.

A Tennis Elbow is when the outer part of your elbow becomes sore and tender from repeated strain

Tennis elbow is a condition that develops at the outer part of your arm. It's caused by repeated strain when you play tennis or other similar sports, which then causes inflammation and pain in this area. When you have a torn or damaged ligament (the band of fibrous tissue that connects two bones together), it can put pressure on your tendons and muscles, causing them to become inflamed. This condition is also known as lateral epicondylitis.

To prevent tennis elbow before it happens:

Rest your arms if they're sore, especially while playing tennis
Don't use excessive force when serving or hitting hard shots
Use proper technique during the game, especially when serving or hitting

Tennis Elbow is caused by a strain or tear to the tendons that control your forearm muscles. It can also affect other muscles that extend your wrist and fingers.

Tennis elbow is a condition that causes pain and tenderness on the outside of your elbow, just below where you bend your wrist. Tennis elbow is caused by repeated stress on tendons that control forearm muscles. The pain usually affects one side (asymmetric), but it can also affect both sides (symmetric).

Tennis elbow can also cause pain and tenderness in other areas of the forearm, including:

Back of the hand or wrist
Inside of forearm near to where it joins with upper arm

Causes of tennis elbow include

Tennis elbow is caused by repeated gripping of various objects including:

Gripping a racquet
Gripping a golf club
Holding a hammer
Gripping a screwdriver
Gripping a paintbrush
Gripping a rake.

It also results from repetitively gripping any tool that requires the use of force.

Advice for when doing any activity involving a strong grip, including painting, raking and using certain tools

Take frequent breaks to give your hands, wrists and arms a rest.
Wear gloves when using any tools that require you to grip them tightly.
Consider alternating different tennis grips during play. For example, you could alternate between the continental and the eastern forehand grip various styles as well as playing with one hand or both hands together in order to avoid overusing one particular part of your body or leaning too far forward while swinging the racquet at each stroke.
Treatments for Tennis Elbow include: Resting from aggravating activities; wearing a brace that supports the elbow joint like MendMeShop’s Elbow Brace; icing sore muscles after physical activity.

A tennis player's backhand stroke

The backhand is arguably the most difficult stroke to master in tennis. It requires a strong grip, wrist and forearm muscles to propel the ball with power over a long distance, making it more likely to cause injury than other strokes.

A backhand stroke has three parts: preparation, loading and cocking, then actual contact with the ball. During preparation, you hold your racquet out in front of you with both hands on either side of it. Then as soon as you’re ready for your shot (and after stepping forward into position) you prepare for the shot, by tightening both arms and shoulders and then pulling them down toward your body. Finally comes actual contact where your elbow bends slightly inward. The impact on the body is different when applying topspin to a shot due to altered positioning.

Poor technique

Poor technique is another factor that can help cause tennis elbow. When you hold your racquet too close to the handle, your wrist will be twisted upwards and this can put pressure on the tendons.

It’s important to spread out your fingers and let them wrap around the handle of the racquet so they are comfortable.

Age- related wear and tear

With age comes a number of health concerns, and playing tennis is no exception.

While you may not be able to stop the clock, there are a few things you can do to help avoid serious injuries and keep yourself playing long into your golden years.

Age-related wear and tear refers to the gradual loss of mobility due to aging that can lead to injury or pain when playing sports like tennis. Some common signs include:

Changes in flexibility that result from aging joints (joints become stiffer)
Loss of strength (arms do not swing as high)

People who do not play tennis can still get tennis elbow.

Tennis elbow is a condition in which pain and tenderness develops on the outer side of the elbow joint. It is caused by overuse and repetitive motion of the forearm muscles, tendons, and tissues. A player who regularly hits a tennis ball may suffer from this condition because he or she uses his/her arms more than any other part of his/her body during play.

However, people who do not play tennis can also develop tennis elbow. This condition is more common among those aged 30 to 50 years. It is equally common in both men and women

Treatment for Tennis Elbow depends on your age, health, how bad your symptoms are and how well you respond to treatment.

Treatment for tennis elbow depends on your age, health, how bad your symptoms are as well as how well you respond to treatment. Treatment may include rest. Specific exercises are often helpful as well. Surgery is not usually required to treat tennis elbow.

Resting will help ease some symptoms temporarily but it won’t treat the underlying cause of the problem. A physical therapist can also provide a treatment plan likely including certain exercises that will target areas related to tennis elbow and help strengthen them so they don't get injured again in the future.

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One of the best treatments for Tennis Elbow is rest.

The best treatment for a tennis elbow injury is rest. This allows the area to heal from overuse or strain. To prevent further injury, it's important to take time off from playing tennis and avoid any activities that could cause pain or injury to your elbow.

If you don't rest your elbow after injuring it during a game of tennis and continue playing with your arm injured, you could end up making the condition worse. Not only will this prolong the recovery process but it might also lead to permanent damage being done to muscles and tendons in your arm.

Other Injuries that are common for tennis players include:

Rotator cuff tendinitis

Rotator cuff tendinitis is characterized by inflammation of the tendons that make up the rotator cuff. They are located on the front and side of your shoulders. These tendons attach to the upper arm bone (humerus), allowing for smooth, fluid motion when you rotate your arm in different directions.

When you play tennis, you may be at a more increased risk for rotator cuff tendinitis. If you have poor posture or grip strength and make repetitive movements with your arms above shoulder level, this can lead to injury. Symptoms include pain in your shoulder area that worsens during movement or after activity; however, some people may not experience pain unless they move their arms in a certain way. Rest can help reduce pain however, if left untreated for long enough, it can lead to permanent damage both within and around the joint as well as an increased risk for Arthritis in the future.

Ankle injuries

Injuries to the ankle can be caused by sudden twisting or turning, a direct blow or repetitive stress. These injuries are generally treated with rest, ice and compression. The severity of an injury will determine how long it takes to heal.

A sprain occurs when ligaments surrounding one or more joints become stretched, torn or overstretched. This causes pain and swelling in the joint area which can take a long time to heal depending on the extent of damage sustained by the ligaments. Fractures may occur when there is direct impact onto an area of bone that has been weakened due to previous injury. This can also occur due to wear and tear over time. This stress causes bone structure to weaken and can cause a break to occur during normal activity such as walking down stairs.

Stress fractures of the lower leg

Stress fractures are small cracks in the bone that occur when repeated stress on the bone causes a tiny fracture. They can be caused by overuse of muscles and tendons, such as the quadriceps (the strong muscle at the front of your thigh at the top of your leg), or running on hard surfaces without enough rest between activities. Stress fractures may also result from an increase in training intensity or increased frequency before adequate conditioning has been achieved.

Stress fractures are common injuries among athletes who participate in sports that require jumping and landing, especially ballet dancers and gymnasts.

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Shin splints

Shin splints are caused by excessive strain on the muscles, tendons and connective tissue in the lower leg.

Symptoms include pain along the shinbone (tibia), tenderness, redness and swelling just below or around your knee joint. If you have shin splints, it may feel like your shins are burning during exercise and can feel excruciating.

If left untreated, shin splints can lead to chronic or acute stress fractures in your tibia or fibula bones. It's important to get this injury treated before it becomes more serious.

Low back pain

Low back pain is one of the most common injuries for tennis players. Low back pain can be caused by overuse and improper technique, or a lack of flexibility. Improving your flexibility will help prevent low back pain.

Some examples of exercises that help improve flexibility in your hips and legs include:

Kneeling hip flexor stretch: This exercise stretches the muscles responsible for flexing your knee, hip and ankle. This helps to reduce tightness in these areas which may lead to injury.
Quadriceps stretch: This stretches your quadriceps (the muscle group responsible for extending and straightening the knee) which is usually quite tight after playing tennis.

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Tennis injuries are common, but preventable.

Tennis is a high impact sport. This means that if you’re playing tennis on sand courts or hard courts, there is more force placed on the body than in other sports.

How to prevent injury from occurring and what to do if you are injured playing tennis:

Warm up and cool down properly: Warming up before your match will help to loosen your muscles and increase blood flow around the joints so they can move freely when they need to. It also helps get rid of any lactic acid buildup in the muscles so they don't hurt as much after playing. Cooling down after playing tennis helps bring your heart rate back down slowly after the intense activity.
Use proper equipment: Using proper grip sizes on racquets can help keep wrists safe as well as using proper footwear that is sized correctly.
Stretch before and after playing tennis: Stretching helps reduce muscle tightness that may occur during play which can help reduce risk of injury because it allows muscles more flexibility of movement. Stretching should be done before warming up since stretching cold muscles puts them at risk for tearing. Muscles are much stiffer when cold rather than when they have already been stretched out somewhat through a gentle warm up.
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In conclusion, tennis can be a fun, healthy sport to play. But it’s important to remember the risks of injury if you don’t take care of your body. If you're feeling pain in your elbow, it's important to see a doctor right away. You may have sustained an injury such as Tennis Elbow or another condition that requires medical attention.

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References

We pride ourselves on being thoroughly researched before we post blog posts, articles or webpages. Here is a list of references used to create this content:

👉Ref 1: Five Common Tennis Injuries & Treatments Professional Physical Therapy

👉Ref 2: Tennis Injuries Journal of AAOS ( American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons)

👉Ref 3:Common Tennis Injuries Affecting Your Favorite Stars Penn Medicine

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