03/12/2022
••Lateral epicondylitis
Lateral epicondylitis, also known as tennis elbow, refers to inflammation of the lateral epicondyle of the humerus. All the wrist extensors have one common tendinous origin that is lateral epicondyle of humerus. Due to repetitive stress, some of the fibers of the extensors get teared and initiates inflammation to the lateral epicondyle of humerus. Actually the fibrous attachment of the muscles anchored into the periosteum of bone and any stress causing tearing of muscle fibers leads to damage of periosteum, and this leads to inflammation.
•Clinical features
->Tenderness over the lateral epicondyle
->Oedema
->Redness
->Patient will feel pain during extend wrist.
•cause
-> Repetitive mechanical force.
-> trauma
-> idiopathic
-> injury cause calcification
-> Inflammation of annular ligament
Q) Who are more susceptible to have tennis elbow?
- In India, the householder womans are more prone to suffer from this condition. Apart from that, it is also common in athletes, gym enthusiasts etc.
•clinical features
->Local tenderness at lateral epicondyle with aching pain on the back of forearm.
-> Cozen's test- painful resisted extension of the wrist with elbow and full extension elicits pain at the lateral elbow.
-> Passive wrist flexion with elbow in full extension cause severe pain at lateral elbow. Treatment conservative treatment is enough to cure.
•Treatment
-> ultrasound therapy
-> active ROM exercises
-> tennis elbow belt
-> hot application
-> resisted exercises
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