Fremont, CA
A 37-year-old male asked:
Please provide some do's and don'ts on dealing with tennis elbow.
26 doctor answers • 30 doctors weighed in
Dr. Thomas Nameyanswered
Rheumatology 50 years experience
Ignore: Get a rubber hand gripper to strengthen your forearm muscles. This works!
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Dr. Ryan Phasoukanswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Ignore: Do decrease the intensity and volume of any activities that could exacerbate your condition.
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Dr. Jan Lei Iwataanswered
Ophthalmology 28 years experience
Ignore: Use an arm sling, or ace support when symptomatic.
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Dr. Brian Duncananswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Ignore: Lift with your palm facing up rather than with your palm towards the floor.
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Dr. Linda Everettanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Ignore: Even though the pain is in the elbow, the problem is in the wrist. Splint the wrist to recover.
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Dr. Nela Corderoanswered
Pediatrics 56 years experience
Ignore: AVOID excessive exercise so your elbow will not hurt.
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Dr. Qamar Khananswered
Pain Management 19 years experience
Ignore: Try strengthening the muscles around the elbow to decrease the likelihood of returning tennis elbow.
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Dr. Adam Lewisanswered
Neurosurgery 37 years experience
Ignore: Apply anti-inflammatory creams during the day and ice at night.
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Internal Medicine 39 years experience
Ignore: Occurs usually due to poor mechanics.Buy a few lessons,once better.
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Dr. Donald Hohman Jranswered
Orthopedic Reconstructive Surgery 15 years experience
Ignore: Do follow therapy program. Dont consider surgery unless you have truly exhausted all other options.
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Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Ignore: Ice massage the area and do stretches of the elbow followed by eccentric strenghtening.
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Dr. I. Jay Freedmananswered
Dentistry 45 years experience
Ignore: You will need to really refrain from the activities that created the inflamed ligaments. Rest it!
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Dr. Michael Granberryanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 39 years experience
Ignore: Do learn an exercise routine to stretch and strengthen the forearm muscles.
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Dr. Frederick Buechel, Jr. MDanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 22 years experience
Ignore: Prp injection 1-3 times can help. Steroid injection can help. Ice helps,NSAIDs. brace helps. Time.
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A Verified Doctoranswered
46 years experience
Ignore: Do rest from all activities that create or aggravate. Do stretch the forearm / wrist tendons.
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Dr. Edward Hellmananswered
Orthopedic Surgery 31 years experience
Ignore: Avoid wrist extension, use correct ergonomics; Ice, NSAIDs, and a counter force brace can help.
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Dr. Kenneth Westonanswered
Family Medicine 42 years experience
Avoid: Avoid repetitive motion of the wrist or elbow. Ice after any activity with the elbow...
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Dr. Kenneth Westonanswered
Family Medicine 42 years experience
Stretch: Stretch the muscle by slowly pulling down on hand with arm out straight.
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Dr. Kenneth Westonanswered
Family Medicine 42 years experience
Resting: Resting arm on table, place 1-2 pound weight in hand, let hand very slowly fall towards floor repeat.
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Dr. Marcus Rouxanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 23 years experience
Ignore: Limit gripping activities. Use heat, tennis elbow strap and oral NSAIDS. steroid inj can help.
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Dr. Bradley Butkovichanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 29 years experience
Ignore: Treat with ice, exercise and injection. If you need more than 2-3 injections surgery is 97% cure.
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Dr. Steve Moraanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 27 years experience
Ignore: Modify the way you lift and use arm. From now on lift w the palm of your hand always facing up.
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Dr. Frank Holmesanswered
Sports Medicine 25 years experience
To: To reduce tennis elbow pain, minimize grabbing objects with the elbow straight & palm turned down.
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Dr. Nicolas Vardiabasisanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 11 years experience
Ignore: First line treatment is activity modification, rest, ice, and a short course of NSAID medication.
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Dr. Thomas Nameyanswered
Rheumatology 50 years experience
Take: Take NSAIDs. Wear a forearm brace. Strengthen your forearm with a rubber hand grip! A shot will help.
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Dr. Merrick Wetzleranswered
Orthopedic Surgery 37 years experience
Ignore: If you have tennis elbow you may want to decrease your string tension and increase you grip width.
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