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| Question: | I' m a semi-professional tennis player and can' t play any more because of tennis elbow. Can you help? |
| Answer: | Tennis elbow, technically called epicondvlitis, is caused by inflammation and possibly slight tearing to the tendons that connect to the elbow. It is slow to heal, but you can help this along considerably by taking the strain off the joint. I strongly recommend you get an EpiSport Arm Band (£17.51 by mail on 01457 860444) for the job.
There are several things you can do to reduce the inflammation. Apply an ice pack for 10 minutes once or twice a day. Rub in MSM (organic sulphur) cream, and take anti-inflammatory herbs such as boswellia and capsaicin. Osteopaths can also help by reducing muscular tension and using heat treatments to de-stress the muscles and tendons. |
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