Tennis elbow

Introduction Tennis elbow (external humeral epicondylitis) refers to inflammation of the lateral elbow tendon. The pain is caused by repeated force exerted on the muscles of the wrist and fingers. The patient feels pain in the affected part while gripping or lifting the object. Tennis elbow is a typical example of overwork syndrome. Studies have shown that the wrist stretching muscles, especially the short extensor muscles of the radial side of the wrist, when the wrist is stretched and applied to the temporal side, the tension is very large, and some of the fibers at the joints of the muscles and muscles are prone to excessive stretching and form a slight tear. Tennis elbow is named for the tennis player's vulnerability to the disease. Its medical name is external humeral epicondylitis. Housewives, bricklayers, carpentry and other long-term repeated efforts to do elbow activities are also susceptible to this disease. Due to long-term strain, some tendons and soft tissues attached to the elbow joint may cause partial fiber tear or damage, or periosteal trauma caused by friction, causing periostitis.

Cause

The reason for the tennis elbow:

The tendons of the wrists are contracted and tense when grasping things (such as tennis racquets). Excessive use of these muscles can cause the muscles of these muscles to become degenerated, degenerated and torn at the proximal end, causing symptoms such as the usual tennis elbow.

The causes of tennis elbow include:

1. The technique is not correct when hitting tennis, the size of the tennis racket is not suitable or the tension of the net is not suitable, and the golf grip or swing technique is incorrect.

2. Excessive activities in the arm such as: tennis, badminton, and baseball pitching; other tasks such as painting, chef cutting, butcher cutting, boating, hammer or screwdriver.

The risk factors for the onset of tennis elbow are:

1 play tennis or golf.

2 Engage in the work of repeating the wrist when you need to make a fist.

3 muscle imbalance.

4 flexibility decreased.

5 age increases.

an examination

Related inspection

Tennis elbow test joint examination

1. The main symptoms of tennis elbow are lateral pain and tenderness of the elbow joint. The pain can be radiated to the hand along the forearm. The forearm muscles are tense, the elbow joint cannot be fully extended, and the elbow or wrist joint is stiff or restricted.

2. Pain worse when doing the following activities: shaking hands, rotating the door handle, picking up when the palm is facing down, tennis backhand, golf swing, and pressing the outside of the elbow.

3. The doctor will check the pain on the outside of the elbow after asking for a medical history:

1 requires some arm activity.

2 Press the upper jaw of the humerus.

3 elbows, wrists are stiff.

X-ray films are generally not required, but doctors sometimes ask for X-ray films of the elbow joint to see if the elbow joint bone is normal and there is calcium deposit at the proximal end of the extensor tendon.

Differential diagnosis

Differential diagnosis of tennis elbow:

External humeral epicondylitis (also known as tennis elbow or sacral tendon injury). The disease is related to occupations, and is more common in adults who need to repeatedly exercise their wrists, especially those who frequently rotate their forearms frequently. Such as tennis, golfers, violinists, tile woodworkers, etc. The disease belongs to the category of Chinese medicine.

The main symptoms of tennis elbow are lateral pain and tenderness of the elbow joint. Pain can be radiated to the hand along the forearm. The forearm muscles are tense, the elbow joint cannot be fully extended, and the elbow or wrist joint is stiff or restricted.

Pain is aggravated by the following activities: shaking hands, rotating the door handle, picking up when the palm is facing down, tennis backhand, golf swing, and pressing the outside of the elbow.

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