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TENNIS/GOLFER’S ELBOW
Tennis elbow and golfer's elbow are considered to be overload tendon injuries, which occur after minor and often unrecognised trauma to the proximal insertion of the extensor (tennis elbow) or flexor (golfer's elbow) muscles of the forearm:
- Tennis elbow: reactive tendon pathology of extensor forearm muscle origins, causing lateral elbow and upper forearm pain and tenderness. Caused by repetitive stress at the muscle-tendon junction and its origin at the lateral epicondyle.
- Golfer's elbow: reactive tendon pathology of flexor forearm muscles, causing medial elbow pain. Caused by repetitive stress at the muscle-tendon junction and its origin at the medial epicondyle.
Tennis elbow
- Tennis - classically, although less so since the advent of lighter tennis rackets and two-handed backhands. Tennis is not the cause in the majority of people with tennis elbow.
- Jobs involving repetitive heavy lifting or the use of heavy tools.
- Jobs involving movements in an awkward posture - eg, arms lifted in front of the body, hands bent or twisted, and precision movements, particularly squeezing and twisting movements.
- New and unaccustomed strains such as DIY, gardening, lifting a new baby, moving house, carrying luggage.
Golfers elbow
- Golf and other sports involving gripping or throwing.
- Jobs and hobbies using repetitive elbow movements - eg, DIY, computer use, gardening, chopping, climbing or painting.
- Use of vibrating tools.
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