Tennis elbow, also called as lateral epicondylitis is one of the overused injuries that affect your elbow. Tennis elbow symptoms may include:
* Pain that radiates from the outside of your elbow into your forearm and wrist.
* Pain when you extend your wrist.
* Forearm weakness.
* Pain that gets worse over weeks or months.
* A painful grip during certain activities, such as shaking hands or turning a doorknob.
* An inability to hold certain objects, such as a coffee cup.
The primary cause of this condition is the repeated contraction of the forearm muscles that is to straighten and raises hands and wrist. The repeated motions and stress might provide tissue to be inflamed or small tears in the tendons.
If the pain does not interrupt your daily activities, it usually does not require any treatment since it usually gets better on its own. However, if the pain in your elbow tends to affect your daily activities and disturbs your functions due to pain.
The initial treatment for this condition usually is self treatment including rest, application of ice and intake of over the counter anti-inflammatory medications like ibuprofen or naproxen. If this simple remedies won't work might as well consult a doctor to give you a prescribed medications and this you should do to reduce the symptoms.
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