There is no quick fix for epicondylitis of the humerus, and it is routinely treated with conservative therapy, medication, and surgery to promote early recovery. Epicondylitis of the humerus, also known as tennis elbow, is a sterile inflammation caused by chronic strain.
1. Conservative treatment: pay attention to rest, and use ice packs for 20~30 minutes each time during the acute stage or pain attack to relieve pain and swelling in the acute stage. Under the guidance of the doctor, you can carry out functional exercises of the elbow joint, especially the pulling exercises of the wrist extensor muscles, and gradually resume the resistance training until recovery.
2. Medication: When the pain is obvious, you can take non-steroidal painkillers such as ibuprofen to relieve the pain symptoms. You can also take pain point closure therapy.
3. Surgery: If conservative treatment is ineffective and the symptoms are still serious and affect the daily life of the patient, surgery can be chosen.
In daily exercise, attention should be paid to the correct posture of the exercise, avoiding excessive use of the wrist and forearm, strengthening the muscle strength training of the biceps and shoulder joints, protecting the elbow joint and preventing the occurrence of tennis elbow. If the symptoms of chronic soreness on the outside of the elbow joint appear, you should go to the hospital in time, under the guidance of the doctor, for targeted treatment.