Tennis elbow (known to doctors as lateral epicondylitis) occurs when tendons in the elbow joint become inflamed due to overuse of any kind.The recurring pain can radiate down the forearm, making it difficult to extend the arm. It also causes twinges when lifting or grasping even lightweight objects.
Acupuncture has been long treating tennis elbow. A research done by doctors at the Mayo Clinic used acupuncture to treat 22 people with chronic tennis elbow, 80% of patients got complete and lasting relief. Another 10% patients experienced a marked improvement.
“We were treating the worst of the worst—patients who had been seriously disabled by their tennis elbow pain for an average of 14 months before starting acupuncture treatment,” says Peter T. Dorsher, MD, a consultant working in the department of physical medicine and rehabilitation. Interestingly, the study participants had failed to find relief with all standard treatments for tennis elbow, including anti-inflammatory drugs, cortisone injections, and wearing braces.
In the study participants received four treatments with acupuncture needles, a painless healing method used for more than 2,500 years in Traditional Chinese Medicine to relieve pain and treat a wide variety of illnesses. Acupuncture treatment will include using acupuncture points in the area of pain as well as additional regional and distant points to aid the healing of the damaged tissue.
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