Active people who participate in activities that are strenuous to the elbow joint due to repetitious motion experience excessive tension of either the flexor muscle of the forearm which connects to the Medial Epicondyle (the inside elbow protrusion) or the extensor muscle which connects to the Lateral Epicondyle (outside elbow protrusion). Tremendous stress is experienced where the muscle connects by tendons to the bone. With each movement the tendon is pulled from the bone ultimately causing Tendinitis.

In simpler terms...
When you move your hand forward, up towards the front of your forearm, or when you move your hand backwards, towards the rear of your forearm, the movement of the muscles of the forearm cause the tendons of the elbow to stretch at the bone in which they connect the muscle to. With overuse or after a sudden over-extension of the wrist, the muscles of the forearm can be torn from the bone. This tearing at the tendon-bone connection can quickly worsen causing severe elbow pain.

The L*Bo Aid can relieve this pain by placing continual pressure on the tendon-bone connection and not allowing any further tearing to occur. Over time and after continued tearing has been stopped, the L*Bo Aid will facilitate the healing process between the muscles of the forearm and the bone.

Lateral and Medial Epicondylitis

On your elbow you can feel two bone protrusions, one on each side of the elbow. The protrusion on the inside, closest to your body is called the Medial Epicondyle and the bone protrusion on the outside of your arm is called the Lateral Epicondyle.

For more on Tennis Elbow and Golfers Elbow please see click on one of the common elbow conditions below.