Tennis Elbow, Not Just a Pain for Tennis Players Each year, there are over nine million reported cases of tennis elbow in the United States alone. And most of these sufferers have never played tennis. They're just everyday people, doing everyday things. Tennis Elbow, or lateral epicondylitis, got its name because five in 10 recreational and professional tennis players suffer from the condition. But, the average man and woman between the ages of 40 and 60 is far more likely to suffer from this condition doing an everyday activity that either overstresses or overuses through repetition the hand, wrist or forearm. Of the reported cases, 10 to 20 percent are a result of a severe injury such as a fall or direct hit to the area. It is a condition that causes the tendons around the elbow to become inflamed. The pain is felt at the outer or lateral side of the elbow, usually on the dominant arm. If untreated the affected tendon can tear and cause scar tissue to develop. Sufferers experience moderate to debilitating pain as the tendon becomes increasingly weaker over time. Common Symptoms include: • Pain at the outside of the elbow of the dominant arm that can radiate or travel into the forearm and occasionally the hand. • Pain that occurs with reaching or grasping activities and results in a sense of weakness. • Discomfort or nagging ache while resting after activities.

The Tennis Elbow Institute at the Texas Medical Center raises the level of patient care by using advanced technology and treatment to help Tennis Elbow sufferers. Respected in the field of Orthopedics for their advanced research and study of this condition, doctors Evan D. Collins and David H. Hildreth, orthopedic surgeons specializing in hand and upper extremity at Baylor College of Medicine, have the only center in Houston that offers among their treatment options the first non-invasive, FDA-approved procedure for treating Tennis Elbow.

Also known as lateral epicondylitis, Tennis Elbow is caused when the elbow is overstressed or repetitively overused and affects the outer area of the elbow, rather than the inner area often identified with Golfer’s Elbow. Until the high-energy shockwave therapy produced by the OssaTron, patients not responding to anti-inflammatory medications, Cortisone shots, physical therapy and other conservative treatments were left only with the option of surgery to repair the damaged area. Following extensive research and careful progress tracking, the doctors of The Tennis Elbow Institute can now expand the application of this progressive treatment - which was previously used to treat kidney stones and heel pain. Now Tennis Elbow sufferers can find relief from a 20-minute outpatient procedure that repairs the damage and promotes rapid healing, without the risks and healing time of surgery.

The Tennis Elbow Institute at the Texas Medical Center raises the level of patient care by using advanced technology and treatment to help Tennis Elbow sufferers. Respected in the field of Orthopedics for their advanced research and study of this condition, doctors Evan D. Collins and David H. Hildreth, orthopedic surgeons specializing in hand and upper extremity at Baylor College of Medicine, have the only center in Houston that offers among their treatment options the first non-invasive, FDA-approved procedure for treating Tennis Elbow.

Also known as lateral epicondylitis, Tennis Elbow is caused when the elbow is overstressed or repetitively overused and affects the outer area of the elbow, rather than the inner area often identified with Golfer’s Elbow. Until the high-energy shockwave therapy produced by the OssaTron, patients not responding to anti-inflammatory medications, Cortisone shots, physical therapy and other conservative treatments were left only with the option of surgery to repair the damaged area. Following extensive research and careful progress tracking, the doctors of The Tennis Elbow Institute can now expand the application of this progressive treatment - which was previously used to treat kidney stones and heel pain. Now Tennis Elbow sufferers can find relief from a 20-minute outpatient procedure that repairs the damage and promotes rapid healing, without the risks and healing time of surgery.