tennis elbow treatment options vary on a case-to-case basis.  Medication, surgical procedures, and physical therapy are among the most common treatment options, and choosing among them will depend on how serious a person’s tennis elbow condition is.  Tennis elbow or lateral epicondylitis is a condition that stems from overusing the forearms.  This overexertion of effort using the muscles in the forearms can cause the tissues supporting the elbow joint to be affected.  In some cases, the tendons connecting the joint may tear, and this can cause intense pain.  Because this condition comes from a physical exertion, it only makes sense to correct it using physical therapy methods.

Stretching exercises can be performed to alleviate the pain in the muscles, but once the pain is gone then strengthening exercises need to be done in order to strengthen these muscles and bring them back to the condition they were before the injury.  This is important especially for athletes because they need the full performance of their elbows and forearms to return in order to do their jobs properly.  This said, strengthening exercises should be done with caution, and only when the pain is no longer there and when the physician or therapist gives the go signal.  Strengthening exercises can be done through static or isometric wrist extensions, where the exercises are done without any movement in the wrist.  Going a step higher from static wrist exercises, there are also finger extensions and dynamic wrist extensions that can be performed.