This is a long and painful story that just refuses to go away. Tendinitis is the medical term used to describe this condition and I’ve had this condition for several years now. I’ve been playing tennis for a couple of decades now and have had this injury for about 10+ years.
Very simply, it’s an elbow pain at the origination of the forearm muscles which occurs due to a weakness in the muscles. You don’t need to be a tennis player to get this injury and it could be caused by several factors. In my case, it was probably a heavy tennis racket without enough shock absorbing gear on it, combined with a bad grip that resulted in the injury. It came and went once but has been around for a while now ever since it got aggravated again.
Strengthening and stretching exercises are recommended by one and all. Seen quite a few physiotherapists, orthopaedic surgeons, sports doctors in India and the US but there isn’t a cure out there. I’ve had physiotherapy, allopathic and homeopathic medicine for this and the pain persists. Ice packs are something I use regularly and it provides temporary relief. One suggestion was a cortisone injection, which is a steroid and an extreme version of a pain killer with negative side effects that kick-in in the long run. Don’t like medicine in general and definitely didn’t want to go in for a steroid so have refrained from taking such a shot. My orthopaedic surgeon advised me against undergoing surgery saying the results weren’t guaranteed.
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