Tennis Elbow
Tennis elbow, a common repetitive stress injury among racquet sport athletes and recreational enthusiasts alike, presents as inflammation and pain on the outside of the elbow joint. This increasingly prevalent condition can hinder performance, disrupt favorite activities, and generally diminish one’s quality of life. At FIX Medical Group in Scottsdale, Arizona, we fully grasp the limitations imposed by tennis elbow. By leveraging an array of advanced yet non-invasive modalities, our sports medicine team empowers patients to return to their passions pain-free and physically stronger than before.
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What is Tennis Elbow?
Laterally located around the elbow’s bony prominence, tennis elbow, known medically as lateral epicondylitis, manifests as localized discomfort and tenderness exacerbated by wrist flexion and gripping motions. Microtears and overuse inflammation in the tendons attaching forearm muscles to the bone irritate surrounding tissues, with pain often radiating down the forearm. As the muscles that extend the wrist and fingers become affected, grip strength weakens noticeably.
What Causes Tennis Elbow?
While tennis players frequently present with tennis elbow, the condition plagues golfers, swimmers, carpenters, landscapers, musicians, and other sports enthusiasts alike. Typically sparked by repetitive gripping, twisting, striking, or lifting actions, incorrect technique, less-supportive equipment, and overuse contribute too. Age, previous injuries, poor conditioning, and underlying health issues represent further risk factors as well.
How is Tennis Elbow Treated?
Our sports medicine team leverages an integrative array of non-invasive modalities to resolve tennis elbow’s pain and dysfunction holistically. Each treatment plan is tailored to the patient’s unique symptoms, lifestyle and health goals to promote true and lasting recovery.
1. Chiropractic Care
Gentle yet targeted spinal and extremity adjustments regain optimal join positioning and movement patterns. Enhancing functionality while modulating nerve transmission pathways helps address tennis elbow’s root structural causes and pain signaling.
2. Physical Therapy
Customized therapeutic exercises and stretches strengthen the forearms, wrists and hands to prevent future aggravation. They also help retrain proper movement mechanics under guidance from our rehab specialists.
3. Dry Needling
Trigger point dry needling releases contracted muscle bands. Its precision stimulation of localized neuromuscular hotspots decreases elbow pain intensity acute flare-ups.
4. Active Release Techniques (ART)
ART resolves adhesive scar tissue, nerve entrapments and other soft tissue restrictions. Hands-on pressure and movement reestablish normal texture and elasticity for pain-free mobility.
5. Accelerated Recovery Injections
Platelet-rich plasma leverages the body’s innate capacity to heal itself. Injected growth factors accelerate cell activity and tissue renewal for cartilage remodeling and quicker recovery.
6. K-Laser Therapy
Targeted photobiomodulation with K-Laser devices reduces oxidative stress while increasing blood flow. It also stimulates collagen production and other reparative cellular functions to fast-track healing.
Why Choose Sports Chiropractic for Tennis Elbow?
Opting for tailored sports chiropractic care ensures not just symptom relief from tennis elbow, but true healing of the underlying biomechanical strains. As specialists in athletic injury and chronic pain, we fully appreciate patients’ aspirations to excel at their sports. Our personalized treatment plans aim far beyond transient alleviation though. We equip patients with the knowledge and tools for fortified self-care to prevent future aggravations or injuries. Those ready to level up their athletic performance discover an invaluable advantage and ally through our integrated care team.
Ready to Address Your Tennis Elbow?
Don’t let lateral epicondylitis impede your game any longer. The pain relief, mobility restoration, and performance enhancement experts at FIX Medical Group of Scottsdale, AZ are here to help you finally overcome tennis elbow for good. Call us today or book an appointment online to initiate your journey back to the court, course or everyday activities you love, only stronger. Our science-backed solutions will have you serving up your best game yet.
