{"id":10738,"date":"2016-07-04T10:26:53","date_gmt":"2016-07-04T00:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/?p=10738"},"modified":"2016-07-04T10:32:36","modified_gmt":"2016-07-04T01:02:36","slug":"first-aid-tip-tennis-elbow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/news\/2016\/07\/04\/first-aid-tip-tennis-elbow","title":{"rendered":"Monthly First Aid Tip &#8211; Tennis Elbow"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>First Aid Focus \u2013 Tennis Elbow<br \/>\nBy Ross Smith (paramedic) Australian First Aid<\/h4>\n<p><strong>So what is Tennis Elbow?<\/strong><br \/>\nTennis elbow is a common term for a condition caused by overuse of arm,\u00a0forearm, and hand muscles that results in elbow pain. You don&#8217;t have to play\u00a0tennis to get this, but the term came into use because it can be a significant\u00a0problem for some tennis players.<\/p>\n<p>Tennis elbow is caused by either abrupt or subtle injury of the muscle and\u00a0tendon area around the outside of the elbow. Tennis elbow specifically\u00a0involves the area where the muscles and tendons of the forearm attach to the\u00a0outside bony area (called the lateral epicondyle) of the elbow. Doctors may\u00a0call this condition lateral epicondylitis.<\/p>\n<p>Prevention is better than cure; if you are experiencing pain in your\u00a0dominate arm after a game see a doctor sooner rather than later. Early\u00a0diagnosis will help with an early intervention treatment plan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Signs &amp; Symptoms of Tennis Elbow<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pain slowly increasing around the outside of the elbow, rarely,\u00a0but pain may develop suddenly.<\/li>\n<li>Pain is worse when shaking hands or squeezing objects.<\/li>\n<li>Pain is made worse by stabilising or moving the wrist with force.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Examples include lifting, using tools, opening jars, or even\u00a0handling simple utensils such as a knife and fork.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Simple first aid measures to help with Tennis Elbow<\/strong><br \/>\nInflammation usually causes the pain, to reduce the effects of inflammation<br \/>\nyou can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Simply Rest \u2013 by resting for a couple of weeks and avoid tennis activity<br \/>\ncan help reduce pain and inflammation<\/li>\n<li>Apply an ice pack to the affected area \u2013 after a game use a covered ice<br \/>\npack for 20 minutes \u2013 repeated every 4 hours for 24 hours (where<br \/>\npractical) will reduce the inflammation<\/li>\n<li>Use anti-inflammatory gels or creams (ask you pharmacy for most<br \/>\nsuitable product for tennis elbow) immediately after the game<\/li>\n<li>Use an elbow elastic support \u2013 this takes the workload off the elbow<br \/>\nand helps reduce inflammation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more help with the treatment of tennis elbow consult with your local\u00a0physiotherapist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking for accredited first aid training visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.australianfirstaid.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">australianfirstaid.com.au<\/a> or\u00a0call 1300 975 889<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Aid Focus \u2013 Tennis Elbow By Ross Smith (paramedic) Australian First Aid So what is Tennis Elbow? Tennis elbow is a common term for a condition caused by overuse of arm,\u00a0forearm, and hand muscles that results in elbow pain. You don&#8217;t have to play\u00a0tennis to get this, but the term came into use because [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5870,"featured_media":10741,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5870"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10738\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}