| Tennis elbow occurs when a repeated activity | | | | The best tennis elbow strap must be comfortable |
| involving the backward wrist movement, such as | | | | around the arm, while putting pressure only on the |
| playing tennis, painting, golfing or hammering, puts a | | | | muscle attached to the tendon on the outside of the |
| strain on the tendon that attaches to the bone on the | | | | elbow, thus preventing overuse of the tendon and |
| outside of the elbow. More than fifty percent of tennis | | | | spreading the force along the forearm, without |
| players often suffer from this ailment, actually called | | | | constricting the blood flow. The Aircast Pneumatic |
| lateral epicondylitis, because the force of hitting a ball | | | | Armband does the trick. |
| with a racket puts a lot of strain on the back of the | | | | It is fitted with a permanently sealed aircell that looks |
| wrist, injuring the tendon. | | | | just like a small inflated airbag, to cushion the injured |
| The tendon suffers minor sprains each time and, in a | | | | muscle. The aircell applies more pressure on the |
| repeated activity, does not have the time to heal itself | | | | muscle and less around the arm, so the blood |
| between impacts. It can occur during any repetitive | | | | circulation flows freely. The uninvolved muscles are not |
| activity which involves gripping, turning or bending the | | | | as constricted by the armband so the best flexibility of |
| wrist backwards. | | | | movement is attained. The Aircast Pneumatic |
| You will probably have seen people typing on a | | | | Armband is kept in a comfortable position by a soft |
| computer wearing tennis elbow armbands. They | | | | absorbent foam inner lining. |
| probably suffer from lateral epidondylitis because their | | | | Treatment |
| keyboard is not ergonomically aligned with their elbows, | | | | How do you treat tennis elbow if you already suffer |
| thus causing a backward inclination on the writs when | | | | from it? A combination of physiotherapy, |
| typing. | | | | anti-inflammatory analgesics, and the wearing of a |
| To prevent tennis elbow, good warm-up exercises | | | | tennis elbow armband are suggested throughout the |
| before a repetitive activity is a good habit. Use the | | | | healing period. The Aircast Pneumatic Armband is |
| correct technique for the chosen activity; for example, | | | | comfortable and versatile enough to be worn |
| do not play tennis with heavy wet balls and improve | | | | everyday during rehabilitation and healing. |
| your technique when playing tennis or golf so that your | | | | To prevent your tendon and muscle injury from |
| arm and wrist are properly placed for the movement; | | | | reoccurring, wearing the Aircast Pneumatic Armband |
| and wearing tennis elbow protection is highly | | | | after the healing period for every activity with a |
| recommended. | | | | repetitive movement of the wrist is strongly suggested. |
| The Best Tennis Elbow Strap is the Aircast Pneumatic | | | | Strengthening the muscle outside of the elbow can |
| Armband | | | | help increase its resistance to injury. |