Although the diagnosis of lateral epicondylitis is clear, there has been no consensus on the optimal management strategy. 1 Local steroid injection has been proven to provide consistent and ...

Pain around the lateral epicondyle is known by a variety of names ... A randomised trial evaluating the effect of steroid injections, physiotherapy and a wait-and-see policy concluded that steroid ...

A 48-year-old, right-hand-dominant woman had lateral epicondylitis that did not improve ... physical therapy, and steroid injection. Because symptoms had continued for more than 1 year, her ...

Steroid injections are not going to change the natural history of lateral epicondylitis. Yao and colleagues reported more than 90% of patients achieve symptom resolution in 12 to 18 months.

If you develop elbow pain that doesn’t improve with rest, modifying activities, or using over-the-counter pain medication, ...