Tennis Elbow: What It Is and How to Prevent and Ease the Pain
Do you have pain in your elbow that feels like a radiating heat from the outside? You may have Tennis Elbow or Lateral Epicondylitis. Here are some ways to prevent and ease the pain so you can get more enjoyment from life.
Tennis elbow or Lateral epicondylitis is a painful condition at the lateral epicondyle of the humerus. The acute pain that a person might feel occurs as one fully extends the arm. What this can cause is inflammation, soreness, or pain on the outside (lateral) side of the upper arm near the elbow usually affecting the lateral collateral ligament, or the most outside ligament of your elbow.
There may be a partial tear of the tendon fibers, which connect muscle to bone. The tear may be at or near where these fibers begin, on the outside of the elbow. Below we will discuss the causes and ways to ease your pain.
Muscle Knowledge: Deltiod
Origin:
Anterior head (front): Anterior surface of lateral clavicle
Lateral head (middle): Acromion process and spine of scapula
Posterior head (rear): Scapula, inferior edge
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Insertion: All heads converge at deltoid tuberosity of humerus
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Action:
Anterior Head(front): flexes and medially rotates the whole arm at the shoulder
Lateral Head (middle): Abducts the whole arm at the shoulder
Posterior Head (rear): Primarily hyper-extends shoulder, also involved in transverse extension
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