Ibuprofen cream absorbs through the skin to decrease inflammation. This is probably the only place in the U.S. that sells it. Visitors discuss it.
Web Page Location and its strong points |
Causes and Interesting Comments |
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| Canada's OSHA Excellent cause/prevention discussion |
Causes: Hand movement "in a fixed
or awkward position, with constant repetition, with excessive force, and without allowing
the body to recover from the wear and tear." Interesting: "tennis elbow seldom has any connection with fun and games."..."pain can also occur in other areas of the forearm and elbow"..."Tennis elbow is simply a specific type of tendonitis."..."About one percent of cases last more than one year" |
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| Sports-Medicine
by Dr. Z Good picture |
Causes: "usually no history of
trauma" ... "repetitive use seems to make the pain worse" Interesting: Shots only after conservative measures. Surgery in less than 5%. |
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| Medinfo in United Kindgom | Causes: "usually as a result of a specific strain, overuse, or a direct bang. Sometimes no specific cause is found."... "over use of the muscles...which pull the hand backwards" |
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| Johns Hopkins Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery | Causes: "sudden violent injury
or, more commonly, from repetitive activity" ... "hedge clipping, excessive use
of a screwdriver or hammer, or performance of other activities requiring constant
squeezing or gripping can lead to" tennis elbow. Interesting: "it can be difficult to eradicate because those tendons are used every time the hand grips or squeezes." |
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| tennislovers.com A great page for tennis players with tennis elbow. Detailed discussion of causes. | Causes: Muscle weakness, backhand, fast court, heavy balls. |
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| tennislovers.com - Different types of braces |
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| tennislovers.com Detailed strengthening exercises. |
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| Medical Multimedia Good pictures. Surgery video. |
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| Southern California Orthopedic Institute A good picture. A paragraph on surgery. | Causes: "sudden injury or by
repetitive use of the arm" Interesting: "I have not found anti-inflammatory medication or physical therapy to be of any value." |
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| The Physician and Sports Medicine Detailed on strengthening. |
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| Net Doctor | Interesting: "people in their 40s and upwards and women are affected more frequently than men" |
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| Health Advisor | Causes: "Tennis elbow results from overusing the muscles in your forearm that straighten and raise your hand and wrist. "... "racquet sports, carpentry, machine work, typing, and knitting. " |
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| Dr Weil - the only reference that mentioned supplements. | Interesting: "Eventually the condition can become very painful and quite debilitating. " ... The supplements recommended were omega-3 fatty acids, evening primrose or black currant oil, ginger, and detailed info on DMSO. |
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| Building Better Bodies Info for tennis players. Recommends and details all treatments. | Causes: "Any combination of repetitively rotating your wrist and using force can cause" tennis elbow. Racquet grip size is too big. Racquet is too heavy. Strings are too tight. |
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| Unknown Source | Causes: "using a computer keyboard, a computer mouse and activities performed by manual laborers " |
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| Johns Hopkins Sports Medicine | |||
| ThriveOnline | |||
| ThriveOnline | |||
| GRASS Medical | |||
| OnHealth | |||
| Renaissance Orthopaedics | |||
| Gudrun Morgan Physical Therapists | |||
| EMEDx | |||
| University of Florida | |||
| A few research articles | |||
| Physiotherapists | |||
| Orlando Regional Healthcare | |||
| John Hopkin's Bayview Center | |||