By Gabriel Foster

SYMPTOM DICTIONARY

Weakness in the hand, tenderness, and pain throughout the elbow.

CAUSES DICTIONARY

A form of neuritis. Tennis elbow is an overuse and muscle strain injury. Caused by a lot of hand gripping by both professionals and people engaged in normal recreational use. Repeated tightening of the forearm muscles, straightening and raising your hand and wrist, causes a string of little tears in the tendons that connect the forearm muscles to the bony status at the outside of the elbow.

NATURAL REMEDIES

LIFESTYLE SOLUTIONS:

  1. TIME OUT – Relax the forearm for 3 to 4 days from the activities that caused tennis elbow.
  2. TEMPERATURE USE – Use heat or cold on the affected area. For cold, apply ice 30 to 90 minutes daily. The more severe the pain, the longer you’ll want to apply the remedy.
  3. HAND GRIPPER – Resting the forearm is only part of the strategy for recovery. Use a hand gripper and start exercising your hand for 5 to 10 minutes, 4 times a day. Make sure the elbow is straight and the wrist bent, to stretch the extensor tendons and strengthen the fibrous tendons.
  4. ADDITIONAL EXERCISES – Put your forearm on a table, palms down and grip a 3-pound dumbbell. Flex the wrist upward and slightly, hold for 5 seconds, lower, and rest for 3 seconds. When you can easily do this 15 times, increase the weight by 1 pound. After 4 to 6 weeks of performing these exercises, you maybe able to lift up 8 to 10 pounds without incurring any pain.

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GF Wisdom | You need not hang the pain of tennis elbow on the picture perfect frame of your face. Sweet release can be had from a few natural remedies ~ Gabriel Foster

Natural Health Safety Information: The remedies and health guidelines provided here are to be treated for educational purposes only. The information outlined is not intended to replace any medical advice or directive from your physician.