Tennis Elbow Treatment
Tennis Elbow Treatment in Aurora, Ohio
Despite its name, tennis elbow is not limited to tennis players. We also see stubborn outer elbow pain in people who spend their workday at a desk. Dr. Nicholas Toumazos and Dr. Lauren Mayes treat tennis elbow with StemWave therapy, one of the conditions they use it for most.
Outer Elbow Pain
What Is Tennis Elbow?
Tennis elbow is the common name for lateral epicondylitis, a repetitive strain injury felt on the outer side of the elbow. Players on the courts at Aurora Country Club get it, and so do people whose workday is spent at a keyboard. If the pain keeps coming back, chronic scar tissue may be part of why it is slow to heal on its own. Common signs include the following.
Pain or burning on the outside of the elbow
Pain when gripping, shaking hands, or lifting a coffee mug
A weaker grip that makes everyday tasks harder
Elbow pain that has not improved with rest, medication, or physical therapy
StemWave for Elbows
How Does StemWave Help Tennis Elbow?
StemWave is an FDA-listed acoustic wave treatment. Pulses from the handheld device reach the irritated tendon on the outside of the elbow, encouraging cellular repair and more blood flow, and can help break down old scar tissue that keeps the tendon from healing on its own.
Each session takes 10 to 15 minutes, and most plans run 8 to 12 sessions, weekly or every other week, set from your exam findings. Visit the StemWave therapy page to see how the treatment works from start to finish.
Where Chiropractic Fits
An Exam That Covers the Whole Arm.
Your exam looks at the elbow along with the wrist, shoulder, and neck, the same whole-arm approach Dr. Toumazos uses for carpal tunnel. If numbness or tingling runs into the hand, that suggests a nerve is involved and changes the plan. When the exam shows a joint higher up the arm is adding to the strain, gentle, instrument-assisted Torque Release Technique adjustments are added, often in the same visit as your StemWave session.
More StemWave Conditions
Other Pain We Treat With StemWave.
Pain on the inside of the elbow instead? See our golfer's elbow treatment page. Our Aurora office also uses StemWave for knee pain, shoulder pain, and plantar fasciitis. Active patients can also see our sports chiropractic page.
Tennis Elbow Questions
What Aurora Patients Ask Us.
No. Tennis elbow is a repetitive strain injury, and we see it in office workers who spend long days at a desk, not only in people who play racquet sports. Tennis players just gave the condition its name.
Tennis elbow is one of the conditions we treat with StemWave most often at our Aurora office, usually for patients whose pain has hung on through rest, medication, or physical therapy. An exam comes first to confirm the tendon is where the pain is coming from.
Right away for most patients. A session takes 10 to 15 minutes and there is nothing to recover from, so you can drive home, go back to work, or pick up your kids afterward.
It depends on your exam. When the wrist, shoulder, or neck is adding to the strain on the elbow, Dr. Toumazos may add gentle Torque Release Technique adjustments, often in the same visit as your StemWave session.
Ready to Grip Without Elbow Pain?
Request your appointment with Dr. Toumazos or Dr. Mayes today, or visit our contact page for directions and hours.
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