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Can stroke modification relieve tennis elbow?

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  • 1Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
|March 1, 1992
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Incorrect tennis strokes can cause elbow pain, with pain location indicating the specific technical error. Correcting faulty strokes through instruction and conservative measures effectively treats tennis elbow, yielding high success rates.

Area of Science:

  • Sports Medicine
  • Orthopedics
  • Biomechanical Analysis

Background:

  • Elbow pain is common in tennis players.
  • The etiology of tennis elbow is often linked to repetitive stress and improper technique.
  • Understanding the relationship between stroke mechanics and pain location is crucial for effective treatment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the relationship between tennis stroke mechanics and elbow pain in patients.
  • To determine if pain location correlates with specific technical errors in tennis strokes.
  • To evaluate the efficacy of stroke correction combined with conservative measures for tennis elbow.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of tennis strokes in 57 patients experiencing elbow pain.
  • Correlation of pain location (lateral/medial) with specific strokes (forehand, backhand, serve, volley).

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  • Treatment protocol involving professional tennis instruction and conservative measures.

    • Main Results:

    • Pain location was associated with specific stroke types, suggesting technical errors.
    • 90% of patients with symptoms <6 months achieved excellent/good results.
    • 82% of patients with symptoms >6 months achieved excellent/good results.
    • Five patients were cured by stroke correction alone; no surgeries were performed.

    Conclusions:

    • Incorrect tennis stroke technique is a significant cause of elbow pain.
    • Targeted stroke correction, alongside conservative treatment, is highly effective for tennis elbow.
    • Early intervention leads to better outcomes in tennis elbow management.