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Therapeutic Exercise for Lateral Epicondylitis
Pawinee Piyabunsri B.Sc. (Physical Therapy)
Division of Physical Therapy, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand.
 
Lateral epicondylitis, commonly known as tennis elbow, usually occurs with excessive and repetitive movements of wrist. It leads to micro-tears in the extensor tendons of wrist. A typical symptom is pain at the lateral epicondyle. There are many treatments for lateral epicondylitis. Exercise therapy is one of the most commonly used treatments. The benefits of stretching exercises and strengthening exercises are including reduce pain and muscle spasm, improve flexibility, strength, and endurance of the wrist extensors and leading to early return to normal activity. Therefore, exercises should be used as a main treatment or combined with other treatments to improve the effectiveness of treatment for lateral epicondylitis.