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Review - Epi-Lock Tennis Elbow Support, Beige, Large/X-Large (12.5" - 15")
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Tennis elbow,also known as lateral epicondylitis, is a very common occurrence in people and can cause its sufferer to have a great deal of elbow discomfort. The cause of tennis elbow is somewhat of a mystery. There is reason to believe that the cause is due to tears in the tendon that are run from the muscles of the forearm to the bones of the arm at the joint of the elbow. This injury commonly affects the 35- to 65-year-old age group. Those affected are usually athletes or people who work with their hands.
The symptoms are, of course, pain. The pain is specifically noted on the outer aspect of the elbow. This pain is exacerbated when the patient bends the wrist back to grab on to an object. Additional symptoms of tennis elbow include pain that radiates throughout the forearm and pain upon lifting.
Treatment is recommended if there is persistent pain, inability or increased difficulty using your arms, swelling or bruising. Tennis elbow is best treated using conservative measures. This treatment is successful in most cases. Lifestyle modifications such as correct sizing of your athletic equipment and modified stroking mechanics when using your tennis racquet. The use of an anti-inflammatory medication will help to alleviate the pain and decrease the inflammatory process. Treatment methods involving exercises or braces may be suggested. An elbow brace will allow for redirection of the muscles that are not aligned correctly. This realigning of the muscles will sometimes help to combat the pain that is felt.
If the pain of tennis elbow does not decrease or cannot be kept under control with the above conservative treatment measures then additional medical treatment may be necessary. A surgical release is sometimes performed on the person suffering with tennis elbow although this is an uncommon treatment. Other surgical treatments include removal of the damaged tendon. If surgical repair is indicated the elbow is bandaged and splinted for approximately one week. Following this a patient will be allowed to use the elbow lightly with general usage of the arm usually obtained within six weeks. Full usage of the arm is commonly achieved by 12 weeks of time.
Newer treatments that are being tried include a procedure known as extracorporeal shock wave therapy. Sound waves are used in this controversial treatment that allows induction of minute portions of trauma to be sustained to the tissues. This induced trauma offers a healing to take place and inflammation to decrease. There is controversy whether this treatment is an effective form of treatment. Another treatment that is under scrutiny of further investigation is an autologous blood injection, which is injection of your own blood in to the area of question. This treatment is thought to promote healing to the area. This did provide good results of the small portion of people this was tried on.
If you are experiencing any of the above or suspicion that you may have tennis elbow then see your physician to obtain the proper treatment for you.
Tennis elbow is a very frustrating injury and can be very stubborn to get rid of. When you find out about a strain or an injury the first thing you want to find out is how to prevent further injury so you can heal the injury. However, the internet is full of misguided information which isn't great to follow! Below I have listed 3 mistakes that can occur when you are trying to eliminate tennis elbow.
Treatment Mistake 1 - Using a Brace, Splints or Tape
People make the mistake of using a brace or splinting to support the elbow thinking that it will help your injury heal faster. By using a brace you do have the advantage of relieving your pain but unfortunately this comes at the expense of hindering the healing process.
The brace being so bulky immobilizes your arm and prevents the mobility and range of motion which goes on to interfere with the healing process by allowing adhesive scar tissue to form and prolong the recovery time.
Treatment Mistake 2 - Misunderstanding The Inflammation
You need to understand that inflammation is part of the healing process. We are told to use anti-inflammatory drugs to suppress the inflammation but these drugs have no ability to heal your injury. Instead they just slow and prolong your tennis elbow injury.
Treatment Mistake 3 - Opting For Cortisone Shots
This is the most critical mistake that many sufferers make when trying to eliminate tennis elbow. This method is invasive and very painful and unfortunately can end up having a slow muscle and tendon healing process and tendon weakening making it very difficult to get the damaged elbow muscles and tendons back to normal.
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If you have new Tennis Elbow pain or old, chronic Tennis Elbow, it is likely that your doctor will recommend that you wear an Elbow Tendonitis Brace.
The reasons for this fall into two categories:
1. To compress, and not to immobilize your elbow and reduce swelling
2. To support you while your arm is active
3. Protect your injury from further infection
Do the tennis elbow braces I see some people wear work?
Yes, they do seem to help people. I'm going to use some fancy words to attempt to explain why we think they work. Wearing a brace is technically called lateral counter-force bracing. Therapists believe that lateral counter-force bracing reduces the magnitude of muscle contraction. Reducing the amount of load ( force ) placed on the tendons reduces the amount of micro-trauma in the region of the muscular attachment.
A lateral counter force brace is basically an inelastic cuff that is worn around on the forearm near the elbow joint. For lateral epicondylitis the brace is placed against the forearm flexors. The forearm flexors are the muscles that pull the top of the hand back towards the elbow.
The brace seems to work to limit the amount of muscle expansion as the muscle contracts. Limiting the muscle expansion reduces the amount of force that is generated.
It is important to remember to NOT become dependent on a counter force brace. It is recommended to gradually use the brace less and less as you progress through your rehabilitation program. Counter force bracing should be thought of as a supplement too, not a replacement for a well structured rehabilitation program.
If you have been suffering from elbow pain for a while, this Tennis Elbow brace may be just the thing to break the cycle of trauma so that your elbow can heal on it's own.
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