Tennis Elbow

Tennis elbow is pain on the outside of your elbow that flares when you grip, lift, or twist. Despite the name, most people who develop it have never played tennis — it’s actually caused by overuse of the forearm muscles from repetitive tasks like typing, painting, gardening, or lifting children. We use manual therapy, eccentric loading exercises, and sometimes shockwave to break the pain cycle.

What Tennis Elbow feels like

• Pain radiating from the outside of the elbow to the forearm and back of the hand when grasping or twisting
• Pain near the elbow when the wrist is bent backwards.
• Typically, pain is made worse by lifting, gripping and twisting movements of the affected arm
• Pain may occur during handshakes, lifting a briefcase or bag of groceries, or similar activities that stress the tendons in the forearm
• Weak grip strength
• Weakness in the forearm

Common causes of Tennis Elbow

• The pain is thought to be due to an injury, or several tiny injuries, whether abrupt or subtle, to one or more of these tendons
• Any activity that involves repetitive twisting of the wrist (like using a screwdriver)
• Constant computer keyboard and mouse use
• In most people, tennis elbow affects the dominant arm
• In some people, the condition develops for no apparent reason without any prior overuse or injury to their arm
• Age group that this condition affects is between 30 to 50 years

How we treat Tennis Elbow at Physio Wellness

There is no single fix for tennis elbow — recovery comes from combining the right treatments for your specific situation. Your physiotherapist will assess your case in detail and recommend a plan from these proven approaches:

• Physiotherapy — Hands-on assessment and a custom exercise plan to address the root cause, not just the pain. Learn more
• Shockwave Therapy — Acoustic waves that stimulate tissue repair in stubborn, slow-to-heal injuries. Learn more
• Acupuncture — Targeted needling to reduce inflammation and trigger the body’s natural pain relief. Learn more

When to come in

Book a consultation if your symptoms have lasted more than a week, are getting worse, or are interfering with sleep, work, or daily activities. We offer same-week appointments and direct bill most insurers.