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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Long-Term Care and Rehabilitation Recovery from tennis elbow surgery can take time.
—Oluseun Olufade, Verywell Health, 1 May 2024
Though tennis elbow often affects tennis players who use their elbows repetitively, people who engage in other repetitive elbow or wrist movements can also get it.
—Oluseun Olufade, Verywell Health, 1 May 2024
Varying forms of exercise can help prevent tennis elbow the same way drinking different beverages can lower any risks those beverages cause.
—Vivi Smilgius, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2023
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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
Though tennis elbow often affects tennis players who use their elbows repetitively, people who engage in other repetitive elbow or wrist movements can also get it.
—Oluseun Olufade, Verywell Health, 1 May 2024
Varying forms of exercise can help prevent tennis elbow the same way drinking different beverages can lower any risks those beverages cause.
—Vivi Smilgius, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2023
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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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