Tennis Elbow - Prevention

Prevention

Another factor of tennis elbow injury is experience and ability. The proportion of players who reported a history of tennis elbow had an increased number of playing years. As for ability, poor technique increases the chance for injury much like any sport. Therefore an individual must learn proper technique for all aspects of their sport. The competitive level of the athlete also affects the incidence of tennis elbow. Class A and B players had a significantly higher rate of tennis elbow occurrence compared to class C and novice players. However, an opposite, but not statistically significant, trend is observed for the recurrence of previous cases, with an increasingly higher rate as ability level decreases.

Other ways to prevent tennis elbow:

• Decrease the amount of playing time if already injured or feel pain in outside part of elbow
• Stay in overall good physical shape
• Strengthen the muscles of the forearm (Pronator quadratus, Pronator teres and Supinator muscle), the upper arm (biceps, triceps, Deltoid muscle), the shoulder and upper back (trapezius)
• Increased muscular strength will increase the stability of joints such as the elbow
• Like other sports, use equipment appropriate towards your ability, body size and muscular strength.