Explain how epicondylitis of the elbow develops and how to treat it
What will be an ideal response?
Epicondylitis is an injury to the common extensor or flexor tendons attached to their lateral or medial epicondyles of the humerus. Epicondylitis is cause by forceful, repeated elbow extension or flexion, which causes microscopic tears in the tendons, resulting in inflammation. Over time, chronic inflammation makes these tendons inflexible, scarred, and weakened, which in turn makes them more susceptible to injury. Treatment involves rest, ice, and cross-fiber stretching of the tendon, but only after the inflammation has subsided. If caught early enough, epicondylitis can heal, but the difficulty lies in getting a tennis or golf player who develops this condition to refrain from the sport that developed the injury and causes continual reinjury.
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