If Tennis Elbow is really just an inflamed tendon at your elbow – “Tendonitis” – or even a minor tear in the 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. It’s a different kind of injury altogether: Think TendinOSIS rather than TendonITIS.