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Welcome to our tennis elbow information page. In here you'll find lots of useful information about the cause, treatment and how to avoid tennis elbow.

First all all, what is tennis elbow?
The medical name for tennis elbow is lateral humeral epicondylitis (but we'll just call it tennis elbow) and it is a painful condition caused by inflammation, or small tears, of the forearm muscles and tendons on the lateral side (outside) of the elbow.

What causes tennis elbow?
Experts never seem to agree on anything however in this case the general consensus seems to be that it is the repeated vibrations that travel up the arm again and again from badly performed shots (backhand in particular) that cause tennis elbow. Over time these damaging vibrations cause tiny tears in the muscles and tendons causing swelling and pain. Looking at the forearm muscles and tendons around the elbow of a tennis elbow sufferer under a powerful microscope one can clearly see the hundreds of small rips caused by the vibrations travelling from the racket up the arm and into the forearm muscles and tendons.

How do I treat tennis elbow?
Stopping these damaging vibrations is the key to both avoiding and repairing tennis elbow. There are two ways to stop these damaging vibrations:

• First way is to play perfect shots 100% of the time.
• The second way is to use a Lastrap elbow support.

The Lastrap support will also help to keep the muscles and tendons at the correct temperature for an active elbow thus further reducing the susceptibility of causing further injuries and aiding the repair. For this reason many experts actually recommend Lastrap supports to people who are not suffering from tennis elbow as a preventative measure.

The Lastrap Elbow support is so effective against tennis elbow that it is actually prescribed by doctors in many parts of the world. There are over one million satisfied Lastrap Supports users throughout the world today. Why not join them and beat tennis elbow for good.

• Visit our tennis elbow page for more information and to purchase should you wish.