Physiotherapy for Tennis Elbow in Richmond Hill.
Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) is a painful condition that occurs when tendons in your elbow are overloaded, usually by repetitive motions of the wrist and arm.
Despite its name, athletes aren't the only people who develop tennis elbow. People whose jobs feature the types of motions that can lead to tennis elbow include plumbers, painters, carpenters and butchers.
The pain of tennis elbow occurs primarily where the tendons of your forearm muscles attach to a bony bump on the outside of your elbow. Pain can also spread into your forearm and wrist.
Some techniques that can kick-start healing in a tennis elbow are:
Manual Therapy
Your Physiotherapist may use hands-on tissue manipulation techniques to create a small amount of micro-trauma to the area to re-start the inflammation process.
Exercises
Specific exercises that have a goal of stressing the tissue to just beyond its current capability can be used as a pro-inflammatory technique.
Shock Wave Therapy:
Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) can be very effective to help stimulate the inflammatory process.
These techniques are used at specific intervals of time, to allow the body to go through a natural healing process between treatments.
If you or your loved ones are suffering from elbow pain, Please give us a call to book an appointment.
