The Injury Hub
Tennis Elbow: Info, Symptoms & Treatment.
Our Chartered Physiotherapists across Ireland are experts in the causes, symptoms and treatment of tennis elbow.
The Injury Hub: Tennis Elbow
What is Tennis Elbow?
Tennis Elbow (Lateral Extensor Tendinopathy) is a common cause of elbow pain. It is characterised by pain over the outer side of the elbow, which may radiate down the forearm.
Tennis Elbow is equally common in men and women, peaking in prevalence between the ages of 30 and 50. Despite the name, Tennis Elbow does not just affect tennis players and is most often associated with work-related activities such as painting, meat cutting and weaving.
How We Can Help.
Symptoms, Treatment & How We Can Help Your Recovery.
Learn about common tennis elbow injury symptoms, effective treatments, and how our expert team supports your recovery journey every step of the way.
Symptoms Of Tennis Elbow
Tennis Elbow is the result of chronic overloading of the extensor tendons of the forearm as they attach to the humerus (upper arm) bone, just above the elbow joint. Typically this results in a slow accumulation of degenerative tissue.
It is caused by prolonged gripping activities such as hammering, driving screws, weight lifting, playing certain musical instruments, canoeing, digging in the garden, driving and, of course, racquet sports.
In some cases, simple things like turning a door handle can cause some intense pain.
Commonly people can have associated cervical (neck) and shoulder dysfunctions
Treatment With Physiotherapy
Once the diagnosis has been confirmed as tennis elbow your physiotherapist will look to carry out treatments to restore the normal joint motion of the elbow, release any muscle tightness with massage or dry needling. They will then give you a strengthening programme to help restore the normal tendon make-up.
Sometimes tennis elbow is slow to respond to treatment and referral onto a sports specialist is required for injections.
Your physiotherapist will also give you advise on ways to modify daily activities that may be contributing to the overloading of the tendon
Our Expertise
Our physiotherapists are highly trained and qualified to provide expert care to our patients. They are fully insured and are chartered by the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists (ISCP).
We have team of Clinical leads who visits our physios and clinics to ensure a level of customer service and quality care that exceeds our competition is given to patients every time.
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How Much Does It Cost?
Please refer to our individual clinic location pages for pricing information.
What Are Your Clinic Hours?
Monday – Friday: 8am to 8pm
Saturday: 9am to 5pm
Sunday: Closed
*Please note, opening times can vary between clinics
Where Is This Service Available?
This service is available in any of our nationwide clinics.
Am I Covered By Health Insurance?
We work with all major insurers – Vhi, Laya and Irish Life. We recommend you check your own policy for its terms and conditions to see what cover you have.
How Do I Contact You?
Our Patient Services team is available to help you Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm, and Saturdays from 8:00am to 4:00pm.
Call Us: 01 611 1740
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