lateral epicondylitis

[John Michaels]

What is your initial management for lateral epicondylitis?

[mahmoud shahen]

my intial mangement of lateral epicondyitis is prove the diagnosis is it really lateral epicondylitis or any thing else from c6 radiculopathy to radial tunnel syndrome after prove of diagnosis i proceed for mangemnet if it is really lateral epcondylities i proceed for modification of elbow movement analgesia elbow brace and short wave physitherapy i give this at least for 6 weeks if failled i proced for local corticosteriod inections for 3 times with using of elbow brace if failled i poroceed finally to surgery

[nirmal raj]

activity modification analgesics and local soothening physio modalities

[Hrishikesh Naik]

rest with use of tennis elbow belt. Local physiotherapy, analgesics.

[Rajul Gupta]

any experience with autologous blood patch?? a recent study in our institute showed it to be better in long term compared to steroid..

[Waleed Alshaafi]

Agree with this

[qiang jiao]

Local physiotherapy and analgesics

[Bassam El-Effendi]

You have to expect sometimes resistance to initial NSAID's even after the local infiltration of steroids up to three times .
I usually insist on avoidance of any kind of wrist activity with or without using muscular force.

[mohamed kamal]

It is caused by traction on common ext origin so rest is mandory to release such traction beside NSIADs , i prefer to make use of initial rest period and add Local coriticotsroids injection , it really makes dramtic improve in begining, plus modificaiton of activities and patient educaiton.

[Awad1 shafloot]

rest,activity modification ,ice then physical therapy for 6month