Tennis Elbow: Causes, Prevention, Treatment & Brace Placement

“Tennis Elbow” is a common term that refers to lateral epicondylitis, affecting around 1-3% of the population. Whether you’re a professional or casual tennis player, it’s important to know the proper prevention techniques and treatment options to help you take care of your body while playing this common racquet sport. 

What Causes Tennis Elbow?

The culprit behind tennis elbow is overuse. The extensor muscles in your forearm are responsible for extending your wrist and fingers. Activities like gripping a racket in tennis and pickleball, swinging a golf club, chopping vegetables, or even using a screwdriver repeatedly can put excessive stress on these muscles. This can lead to tiny tears and inflammation at the point where the tendons attach to the bony bump on your elbow (the lateral epicondyle).

Tennis Elbow: Treatment & Prevention

Tennis Elbow Treatment

• Rest: Give your elbow a break from the repetitive motions that caused the pain in the first place
• Ice Massage: Apply ice to the affected area, several times a day for 15-20 minutes at a time to help with tennis elbow pain and inflammation
• Physical Therapy and/or Chiropractic Care: A physical therapist can show you exercises to strengthen the muscles, improve flexibility, and promote healing. Chiropractic care and adjustments can help by reducing pain, swelling, muscle spasms, properly aligning the elbow joints if necessary, and more.
• Pain Relievers: Over the counter pain relievers such as Tylenol or ibuprofen will help dull the pain and alleviate inflammation
• Tennis Elbow Brace: A well-designed elbow brace brace can provide targeted support and compression to reduce pain and inflammation while allowing for a full range of motion. A brace is also good to wear before you experience any elbow pain in the first place, this acts as a proactive tennis elbow prevention method. 

Serola Gel Arc Elbow Brace: A Partner in Recovery

The Serola Gel Arc Elbow Brace takes an innovative approach to managing tennis elbow. This unique brace features a patented band and gel arc that targets the muscles and tendons just before their attachment point, offering targeted relief without compromising muscle function.

Serola Gel Arc Elbow Brace: Tennis Elbow Brace Placement

Want to learn how to properly utilize the Serola Gel Arc Elbow Brace for tennis elbow? Check out our accompanying video that demonstrates the correct tennis elbow brace placement for maximum pain relief and improved stability.

Discover the innovative approach to managing lateral epicondylitis, commonly known as tennis elbow, with the Serola Gel Arc Elbow Brace. 

This video introduces the unique design of the tennis elbow brace, featuring a patented band and gel arc that targets the muscles and tendons just before their attachment point, offering relief without compressing or weakening the muscles. The tennis elbow brace is perfect for those seeking a smart way to address tennis elbow pain and get back on the court.

Don’t Let Tennis Elbow Keep You Off the Court

By following these tips and incorporating the Serola Gel Arc Elbow Brace into your recovery plan, you can keep your tennis game strong and pain-free. Now get out there and serve up some aces!

Tennis Elbow Brace Placement Video Transcript:

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The Serola Gel Arc Elbow Brace consists of a patented band and the patented gel arc. Lateral epicondylitis or tennis elbow occurs when these muscles of the lateral forearm pull away from their attachment point, the lateral epicondyle, causing pain and inflammation.

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Other supports compress the muscles, causing them to shut down, effectively weakening the muscles and destabilizing the wrist. Instead, the Serola Gel Arc is placed just below the epicondyle. It arcs around the epicondyle to compress the muscles and tendons just before they attach to the bone, effectively creating a secondary attachment point. 

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This is the key that allows the muscles to function much better yet stops most of the pull from reaching the epicondyle. This is the proper position of the gel arc. The concave side is facing the elbow and the ridge side is facing the skin. 

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Align the band and gel arc so that the narrow part of the band is in the crook of the elbow and the concave part of the gel arc is facing the epicondyle. Place the gel arc in the band so the ridge side faces the skin. 

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Then pull the gel arc into the pocket. you Buckle on the outside, narrow part of the band on the inside. While contracting your arm, tighten the band firmly. Contraction causes the muscles to enlarge and push the gel arc into the band, so the band is set at its optimal functioning length. 

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The band should be high at the elbow, so the gel arc is as close as possible to the epicondyle. Now, when you contract your muscles, you should feel the gel arc put concentrated pressure just below the epicondyle.

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