Rehabilitation Sciences 3360A/B Lecture 6: tennis elbow and carpel tunnel
2 Apr 2018
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Tendon have alot of collagen low elastin content t fucntions: force transmission between muscle and bone energy storage. Lateral epicondylitis: what is it, commonly referred to as tennis elbow . Tendon injury at the site of attachment to the bony prominence at the lateral (thumb side) region of the epicondyle: most common overuse injury of the elbow, more of a degeneration then a in ammation. Incidence is 1-3% in general population: common in men and women, aged. ~50% however 95% of individuals with tennis elbow do not play tennis at all. Mn, usa (population ~ 145 000) decreasing over time but not by much similar in males and females. Etiology and risk factors: overuse, damage to extensor carpi radialis brevis (ecrb) muscle mostly a ected in majority of cases, when we are exing and extending elbow we are rubbing this muscle against the bony premincne.
