Tennis elbow is a very painful condition where the outer or lateral part of the elbow becomes painful and tender.

This is normally as a consequence of overuse or a specific strain, such as over extending the elbow, or put another way, straightening the arm too quickly or with too much force.

Just about everyone calls it tennis elbow, but it is not only tennis players who suffer from it.

In fact anyone who lifts a lot in their job, or uses their wrist in repeated movements are susceptible to tennis elbow. In this way it is almost a repetitive strain injury.

Tennis elbow has been a recognised medical condition since 1883 and is known medically as ......................