Tennis elbow

Tennis elbow (or lateral epicondylitis -- lat. epocondylitis lateralis humeri) is a condition where the outer part of the elbow becomes painful and tender, usually as a result of a specific strain or overuse. While it is called tennis elbow as it is suffered mostly by tennis players, it should be noted that it is by no means restricted to tennis players. Anyone who does a lot of work involving lifting at the elbow joint is susceptible to tennis elbow.

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With tennis elbow, the common extensor tendon origin at the lateral epicondyle of the humerus is irritated, damaged and potentionally inflamed.

Related Topics:
Lateral epicondyle - Humerus

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In the case of tennis elbow, most tennis players with harder, more forceful serves feel gradually worsening pain after ten to twenty serves have been hit. The stress on the elbow can be great due to the centrifugal force applied to it. This force can, over a short period of minutes, develop into the specific problem known as tennis elbow.

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