What is tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)?

Lateral epicondylitis of the elbow, or tennis elbow, is an inflammation of the tendons that join the forearm muscles on the outside of the elbow. The forearm muscles and tendons become damaged from overuse leading to pain and tenderness on the outside of the elbow.

How do members experience tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)*

*Data from patients with tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis), who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Outpatient PT)
Perceived effectiveness
for tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) (1)

*Data from patients with tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis), who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 4
30s 14
40s 24
50s 63
60s 33
70+ 7

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 52
Female 93

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What is tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)?

Lateral epicondylitis of the elbow, or tennis elbow, is an inflammation of the tendons that join the forearm muscles on the outside of the elbow. The forearm muscles and tendons become damaged from overuse leading to pain and tenderness on the outside of the elbow.



Common symptoms reported by people with tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Outpatient PT)
Type
Physical Therapy
How many have tried
55

Data from patients with tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis), who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Outpatient PT)
Perceived effectiveness
for tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis), who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 53 say tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 4
30s 14
40s 24
50s 63
60s 33
70+ 7
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 3
20-29 years 7
30-39 years 20
40-49 years 22
50-59 years 7
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 52
Female 93

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 78
Not Diagnosed 5

These charts show data from tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) patients who have completed their condition history
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