Tennis Elbow Is Usually NOT Tendonitis
If Tennis Elbow is really just an inflamed tendon at your elbow – “Tendonitis” – or even a minor tear in that tendon…
WHY then doesn’t it get better with a little ice, a little rest and a few anti-inflammatories?
One big reason is that Tennis Elbow is usually NOT that kind of injury.
In other words it’s not an ‘Acute’ injury – like a cut, tear, sprain, strain, fracture or other sudden trauma – It’s not a sudden, acute crisis. (Even when it feels like it is.)
See my video: What Is Tennis Elbow? for more on that, and why you shouldn’t use RICE on it (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation.)
Usually there’s a gradual breakdown process happening to the tendon. It’s still technically an injury but it’s a ‘Chronic’ injury that has little or nothing in common with the ‘Acute’ kind (sprains, strains, etc.)
Tennis Elbow is usually a ‘Degenerative’ condition called ‘TendinOSIS’ – It’s rarely that inflammatory condition called Tendonitis. So, it’s probably not inflammation causing your pain.
Why does this matter so much? Because it completely changes how you need to treat it.
For the full article and video (and dozens more) visit my Tennis Elbow Classroom site:
Treatment in Marin / San Francisco
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Treatment for Tennis Elbow in San Francisco / Marin
Hint: No ice, braces, shots or pills – No “symptom masking” whatsoever – Just focused, hands-on Neuromuscular Therapies to help your muscles and tendons heal and recover naturally without dangerous drugs or invasive measures.
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