Treatment
Evidence for the treatment of lateral epicondylitis before 2010 was poor. There were clinical trials addressing many proposed treatments, but the quality of the trials were poor.
In 2009, however, Timothy F. Tyler, MSPT, ATC, Gregory C. Thomas, DPT, CSCS, Stephen J. Nicholas, MD, Malachy P. McHugh, PhD of PRO Sports Physical Therapy, Scarsdale, NY (Timothy F. Tyler is also affiliated with the Nicholas Institute for Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma (NISMAT), New York, NY), undertook a study that looked at using eccentric excercise with a rubber bar. The trial was stopped after 8 weeks because the improvement using the bar for therapy was so significant.
In some cases, severity of tennis elbow symptoms mend without any treatment within six to twenty-four months. However, if tennis elbow is left untreated, it can lead to chronic pain that degrades quality of daily living.
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