Common Conditions
Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)
Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis) Symptoms, Common Causes and Treatments
What is Tennis Elbow?
Tennis elbow is a painful condition over lateral elbow due to overuse or degeneration of the forearm muscles and tendons, especially the wrist and finger extensors.
Causes and Factors
- Overuse of forearm extensor muscle group: Common activities triggering tennis elbow are: prolonged computer work, racquet sports such as tennis, badminton, playing musical instrument, laboring work such as sewing or using a screwdriver, prolonged cooking, painting
- Aging: Natural degeneration process leads to weakening of forearm muscles and tendons
- Other risk factors: Smoking, Obesity