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Article #441: Do You Have Tennis Elbow?

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By J. Lloyd these symptoms, but did not know that
You keep feeling pain in your elbow and there was a serious problem. You would
can not figure out why. You are in great just take a few aspirin and go on with
physical condition and play tennis every life-being tough and dealing with the
weekend with friends when the weather is discomfort. Now, you know that by
nice. You have even joined a tennis club ignoring the pain that you had has caused
to have access to better inside courts. even more damage that will take longer to
Now, you are in pain and do not know why. heal. If you had only taken the time to
What is even more important to you is know about tennis elbow, you may have
that you can not play tennis without the been able to avoid the problem. There
pain becoming more severe. It is time to were exercises specifically designed to
see the doctor and hopefully get a pill strengthen the arm muscles used when
to get better. Unfortunately, after playing tennis. If you had just known
extensive testing, the doctor tells you about this preventative process, you
that you have tennis elbow-something you would have been able to do these before
thought was just a joke or an excuse for playing. Very much like the stretching
not playing the game well. Okay, so what you do before jogging-you warm up the
is going on in your elbow? Tennis elbow muscles and get them ready. So now you
occurs when tiny tears occur in a certain know what to do, but is it too late? It
part of the tendon and in the muscle may not be too late. You can start taking
coverings. Even after letting everything better care of yourself and make sure
heal and taking care of your injury, you that you are ready to play tennis again.
will be prone to this condition for the Let your initial injury heal all the
rest of your life. You begin studying way-not just when you think it is better,
about this topic and learn that tennis but after the doctor gives his approval
elbow has some basic symptoms that for you to play again. Then, try a
include: * Recurring pain on the outside warming up the muscles first or wearing a
of the upper forearm just below the bend band around your forearm just below the
of the elbow; occasionally, pain may elbow. The extra support provided by the
radiate down the arm toward the wrist. * band may help or hurt-ask your doctor for
Pain caused by lifting or bending the arm his opinion. Take the time to get better,
or grasping even light objects. * and hopefully you will out on the tennis
Difficulty extending the forearm fully court again enjoying yourself without the
(because the inflamed muscles, tendons worry of another injury.
and ligaments do not want to bend). * For more information on tennis try
Pain that typically lasts for 6 to 12 visiting a website that specializes in
weeks; the discomfort can continue for as providing tennis related tips, advice and
little as 3 weeks or as long as several resources to include information on
years. You realize that you have been tennis elbow.
having problems for a few months with






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