② Ice compress: Ice the outside of elbow 1 week, 1 day 4 times, 1 time 15-20 minutes. Wrap the towel in ice. Don't let the ice contact the skin to avoid frostbite.
③ Medication: aspirin or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory painkillers (such as ibuprofen).
④ Protective equipment: The use of compression protective equipment for forearm can limit the strength generated by forearm muscles.
⑤ Hyperthermia: Hyperthermia is only used when physical activity (exercise) is resumed, and it is applied before traction therapy and exercise preparation.
⑥ Traction therapy: When the acute pain disappears, gently pull the elbow and wrist according to the doctor's advice, and keep the traction state for 10 second, and repeat for 6 times.
⑦ Strength training: Strengthen the strength of wrist extensor muscles according to the doctor's advice.
(8) Gradually resume exercise: according to the doctor's advice, start the arm movements required for exercise (work activities) (such as pulling the ball in tennis, swinging the golf ball, the painter's movements, etc. ).
Pet-name ruby local closure of cortisone: injecting cortisone drugs into specific parts of elbow joint can relieve inflammation and pain. The location, time interval and frequency of injection are very demanding and exquisite, and should be carefully carried out by experienced doctors.
The treatment of this disease is nothing more than acupuncture, corticosteroid injection or surgery, but the effect is limited. American researchers have found a new treatment, which is not only effective, but also cheap. They can do it anytime and anywhere, without spending money and time to go to the hospital frequently to recover. The main reason of tennis elbow is overuse. Excessive movement or exercise will lead to overload of extensor carpi carpi tendon, inflammation, degeneration or pain, and even affect the range of motion, that is, tennis elbow. It is estimated that half of tennis players suffer from this disease. Golfers, plumbers, painters, gardeners and accountants who always carry briefcases are common groups of tennis elbow.
needle therapy
Syndrome differentiation treatment:
Main acupoints: Quchi and Ashi.
1. Cold and wet invasion
The main point of diagnosis is diffuse pain in elbow joint, which can relieve the pain caused by warmth, aggravate fatigue and make it difficult to lift things. Fine hairs and white veins float slowly.
Prescription elbow, Shousanli and Akazawa
2. Stagnation of qi and blood
The main points of diagnosis are the history of suddenly waving arms or wringing clothes, pain such as tingling, radiating to forearm and wrist, and difficulty or weakness in holding things; The moss is thin and white, and the pulse is tight.
Fangzi Akazawa Hegu
3. Deficiency of liver and kidney
Diagnostic points: elbow pain, light day and heavy night, weakness in carrying things, dizziness and tinnitus, backache and knee weakness; Red tongue with little fur and thin pulse.
Prescription: Ganshu, Shenshu, Zusanli, Sanyinjiao and Shousanli
If tennis elbow is advanced or intractable, after six months to 1 year of regular conservative treatment, the symptoms are still serious and affect life and work, and surgery can be taken. There are minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery and open surgery with little trauma. The purpose is to remove necrotic and unhealthy tissues, improve or rebuild local blood circulation, and heal bones and muscles.