Using steroid injections for tendon problems like tennis elbow could do more harm than good, says a study in The Lancet. It found that injections reduced pain for the first few weeks, but made the ...

If you’re an outdoor athlete, you’ve probably figured out that tennis elbow isn’t exclusive to tennis players. The pesky problem, known as lateral epicondylosis in the medical community, also torments ...

Objectives: It has previously been reported that lateral epicondylitis may be diagnosed with colour Doppler ultrasonography (US) by detecting hyperaemia inside the common extensor origin (CEO).This ...

Tennis elbow is common in young to middle-aged patients because of strain of the extensor tendons of the forearm. It occurs at the tenoperiosteal insertion into the extensor epicondyle of the humerus ...

Elbow Pain is a common complaint in both young and older population. It is often due to over use or strain of the muscles, ligaments and tendons in the elbow joint. It is not serious if it is ...

1 Department of Surgical and Perioperative Science, Sports Medicine, University of Umeå, S-901 87 Umeå, Sweden 2 Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Medicine, ...

Extensor tendons are found just under the skin of the hand or the top of the feet. Extensor tendonitis is an inflammation of these tendons, and many factors can cause it. Tendons are bands of tissue ...

* Pain from activities that use the muscles that extend the wrist e. g. pouring a container of liquid, lifting with the palm down, sweeping, especially where wrist movement is required. The pain is ...