Tennis elbow, or Lateral Epicondylitis, is an injury that commonly occurs in those who play tennis or other racquet sports. However, you do not have to be an athlete to suffer from tennis elbow. People who perform a lot of wrist flexion and extension at their jobs are also at risk, such as a carpenter, roofer or mechanic for example. Tennis elbow is the result of repeated bending and twisting movements of the arm, such as when playing golf and tennis, using a screwdriver, wringing wet clothes, carrying buckets or picking up bricks. It affects tennis players who use a lot of wrist action in a faulty backhand movement. The force of the ball hitting the racquet is greater than the strength of the muscle; the muscles of the forearm thus become over strained. The strains, initially painless, cause small tears in the tendon. As they try to heal, more tears occur and painful inflamed scar tissue forms. Overuse which could be described as too many repetitions of an activity causes irritation to the tendons and muscles involved with that activity. Overuse means that the tendons and muscles in the elbow are repeatedly injured and not able to heal due to continued tearing. The tendons will first become inflamed due to overuse, and then may even sustain small tears as the condition worsens. Overuse eventually will cause weakness and inflexibility in the muscles of the forearm specifically the wrist extensors. These muscles are unable to tolerate the stresses placed on the arm and thus become irritated creating pain and dysfunction.

Causes of Tennis Elbow
Lateral Epicondylitis may be caused by a sudden injury or by repetitive use of the arm. Many doctors feel that micro tears in the tendon lead to a hyper-vascular phenomenon resulting in pain. The pain is usually worse with strong gripping with the elbow in an extended position, as in a tennis back hand stroke, but this problem can occur in golf and other sports as well as with repetitive use of tools.

How the L*Bo Aid can help relieve the pain associated with Lateral Epicondylitis
The L*Bo Aid provides constant pressure to the tendon that connects the muscle to lateral epicondyle, thus not allowing the muscle to separate from the bone any more than it has. Over time and once any further tearing has ceased, the L*Bo Aid will facilitate the healing of the muscle-bone connection. Once your elbow pain subsides you should continue to wear the L*Bo Aid to prevent reinjury.

For the best results it is recommended that you decrease the amount of activity that you normally perform for at least three weeks. Wear the L*Bo Aid at least 6 hours per day and ice the inside of your elbow for 60 minutes per day in three 20 minute sessions.