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Please provide some do's and don'ts on dealing with tennis elbow.

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

Ignore: Get a rubber hand gripper to strengthen your forearm muscles. This works!

Answered 4/22/2014

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Dr. Ryan Phasouk answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Ignore: Do decrease the intensity and volume of any activities that could exacerbate your condition.

Answered 4/22/2014

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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Ignore: Use an arm sling, or ace support when symptomatic.

Answered 4/22/2014

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Ignore: Lift with your palm facing up rather than with your palm towards the floor.

Answered 1/16/2019

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Dr. Linda Everett answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: Even though the pain is in the elbow, the problem is in the wrist. Splint the wrist to recover.

Answered 6/21/2014

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Ignore: AVOID excessive exercise so your elbow will not hurt.

Answered 6/26/2014

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Dr. Qamar Khan answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Ignore: Try strengthening the muscles around the elbow to decrease the likelihood of returning tennis elbow.

Answered 8/6/2014

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Ignore: Apply anti-inflammatory creams during the day and ice at night.

Answered 7/2/2014

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Dr. Bradford Romans answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: Occurs usually due to poor mechanics.Buy a few lessons,once better.

Answered 7/2/2014

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Ignore: Do follow therapy program. Dont consider surgery unless you have truly exhausted all other options.

Answered 7/10/2014

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Dr. Allan Tissenbaum answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Ignore: Ice massage the area and do stretches of the elbow followed by eccentric strenghtening.

Answered 7/22/2014

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Dr. I. Jay Freedman answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Ignore: You will need to really refrain from the activities that created the inflamed ligaments. Rest it!

Answered 7/27/2014

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Dr. Michael Granberry answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Ignore: Do learn an exercise routine to stretch and strengthen the forearm muscles.

Answered 3/3/2018

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Ignore: Prp injection 1-3 times can help. Steroid injection can help. Ice helps,NSAIDs. brace helps. Time.

Answered 5/11/2015

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Ignore: Do rest from all activities that create or aggravate. Do stretch the forearm / wrist tendons.

Answered 12/9/2014

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Dr. Edward Hellman answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Ignore: Avoid wrist extension, use correct ergonomics; Ice, NSAIDs, and a counter force brace can help.

Answered 2/5/2015

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Avoid: Avoid repetitive motion of the wrist or elbow. Ice after any activity with the elbow...

Answered 5/31/2015

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Stretch: Stretch the muscle by slowly pulling down on hand with arm out straight.

Answered 5/31/2015

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Resting: Resting arm on table, place 1-2 pound weight in hand, let hand very slowly fall towards floor repeat.

Answered 5/31/2015

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Ignore: Limit gripping activities. Use heat, tennis elbow strap and oral NSAIDS. steroid inj can help.

Answered 3/13/2015

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Dr. Bradley Butkovich answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Ignore: Treat with ice, exercise and injection. If you need more than 2-3 injections surgery is 97% cure.

Answered 5/14/2015

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Dr. Steve Mora answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Ignore: Modify the way you lift and use arm. From now on lift w the palm of your hand always facing up.

Answered 9/16/2015

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To: To reduce tennis elbow pain, minimize grabbing objects with the elbow straight & palm turned down.

Answered 8/27/2016

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Ignore: First line treatment is activity modification, rest, ice, and a short course of NSAID medication.

Answered 1/16/2019

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

Take: Take NSAIDs. Wear a forearm brace. Strengthen your forearm with a rubber hand grip! A shot will help.

Answered 6/4/2017

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Dr. Merrick Wetzler answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Ignore: If you have tennis elbow you may want to decrease your string tension and increase you grip width.

Answered 6/6/2019

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