THE STANDARD METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF A TENNIS ELBOW
Tennis elbow (epicondylitis lateralis) is the most common orthopedic condition. Worldwide, 2% of the population suffer annually from tennis elbow and it is common for the disorder to occur between the fortieth and fiftieth years of life. Research has shown that as many as 10% of this age group suffer considerably from tennis elbow annually.
Contrary to what the name suggests, is a tennis elbow caused in less than 5% of cases by tennis. The cause could be a lot of repetitive movements with the effect of an overload of the attachment of the extensor tendon at the elbow joint or by degeneration (it is simply that this tendon is becoming older and less flexible).
With a tennis elbow, the pain is on the outside of the elbow. This pain can radiate to the forearm and wrist. The complaints come as you tighten the extensor muscles of the wrist and the hand, for example, if you want to pick up something with your hand.
ITEC Medical has developed a new revolutionary and patented injection method, so the chance of cure is greater than the current manual method.
On this site we inform you about all aspects of the tennis elbow. under ‘the patient‘ You will find answers to any direct questions about the tennis elbow. under ‘the general practitioner‘ all medical aspects, references and evidence-based studies are highlighted, and under ‘the orthopedic surgeon ‘ information designed and available to assist the surgeon in his work with the ITEC device.
What ıs a tennıs elbow or golfer’s elbow?
Usually, a tennis elbow or golfer’s elbow occurs gradually or sometimes after an accident (tendon tear). By repeated overload, small cracks in the attachment of the muscle to the bone appear. In the tennis elbow, this is on the outside of the elbow and it concerns the extensor muscles of the wrist. Whereby with the golfer’s elbow, it is on the inside of the elbow and concerns the flexor muscles of the wrist. Tennis elbow occurs in one to three in every hundred adults. In half of the cases, the tennis elbow heals naturally over the course of several weeks to months. In the other half of the cases, treatment is necessary. A golfer’s elbow is seven times less common. The onset and course of a golfer’s elbow is virtually identical to that of tennis elbow.
