tennis elbow
noun
: inflammation and pain over the outer side of the elbow usually resulting from excessive strain on and twisting of the forearm
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Photobiomodulation has also worked for patients with neck and back pain and tennis elbow.
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In my experience, this is a common cause for tennis elbow.
—Dana Santas, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
Elbow tendinitis is also known as tennis elbow or golfer's elbow.3
Peripheral Neuropathy
Peripheral neuropathy is a condition that affects how the nerves carry signals between the spinal cord and the body.
—Patty Weasler, Rn, Bsn, Verywell Health, 18 Sep. 2024
Long-Term Care and Rehabilitation Recovery from tennis elbow surgery can take time.
—Oluseun Olufade, Verywell Health, 1 May 2024
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Praveen Arany, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025
In my experience, this is a common cause for tennis elbow.
—Dana Santas, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
Elbow tendinitis is also known as tennis elbow or golfer's elbow.3
Peripheral Neuropathy
Peripheral neuropathy is a condition that affects how the nerves carry signals between the spinal cord and the body.
—Patty Weasler, Rn, Bsn, Verywell Health, 18 Sep. 2024
Long-Term Care and Rehabilitation Recovery from tennis elbow surgery can take time.
—Oluseun Olufade, Verywell Health, 1 May 2024
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tennis elbow
noun
ten·nis elbow
ˈten-əs- 
: inflammation and pain over the outer side of the elbow involving the lateral epicondyle of the humerus and usually resulting from excessive strain on and twisting of the forearm
called also lateral humeral epicondylitis
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