A Bit About Tennis Elbow...

Tennis elbow is a condition which often occurs as a result of overuse of the muscles and tendons attached to the elbow and used to straighten the wrist, which causes pain around the outside of the elbow. Golfer’s elbow is when the pain occurs on the inner side of the elbow.

People suffering from tennis elbow may experience pain on the outside of the upper forearm, just below the bend of the elbow, when lifting or bending the arm, if gripping small objects or when twisting the forearm. They may also find it difficult to completely extend the forearm.

What Causes Tennis Elbow?

Also know as Lateral Epicondylitis, Tennis elbow is sometimes caused by playing tennis, but more often it’s caused by other activities which repeatedly stress the elbow joint, from decorating to playing the violin.

Specialist Treatment And Prevention Of Tennis Elbow

At The Medical we offer a wide range of services to treat the physical effects of tennis elbow and elbow pain. Our treatments are delivered by a team of exceptional practitioners based at 11 conveniently located healthcare centres situated across the South of England. Our specialist practitioners combined with the unique treatment methodology we've developed, means we deliver the highest quality service and best possible results.

If you have a particular question about Tennis Elbow, why not ask one of our expert clinicians for some free advice?

Physiotherapy is for everybody. Whether your suffer from long term back pain, your wrist is aching from working at the kitchen table, you’ve pulled your shoulder at the gym, or you slept funny and woke up with a niggle in your neck…

Booking in for an assessment with one of our specialists will put your mind at ease, provide you with a sound explanation, and a plan to combat the pain.

We’re all guilty of putting our bodies on the back-burner, but it’s best to take the first step and catch pain early to prevent it progressing down the line. The sooner we get it sorted, the better!

Your treatment plan will combine hands-on treatment with rehabilitation, and strength and conditioning sessions.

Your hands-on treatment will take place in one of our fully equipped treatment rooms. Your therapist will use a full range of techniques including ultrasound, soft tissue massage, joint mobalisation, manipulation and acupuncture.

Rehabilitation sessions take place in the gym, where our therapist have access to the latest exercise equipment, 3D Movement Analysis and Gait Analysis equipment.

If appropriate, we also have access to IDD Therapy, which uses computer-controlled pulling forces delivered by the SPINA medical device to gently decompress (take pressure off) targeted segments of the spine in order to take pressure off specific discs and nerves whilst at the same time, gently stretching tight muscles and stiff ligaments.

Having gone through a course of hands-on treatment and rehabilitation, your physiotherapist will track your progress by re-testing your injury using the 3D Movement Analysis system. The results will be discussed with you and we'll decide next steps together.