People with tennis elbow need aggressive treatment to relieve their symptoms, not to wait for them to heal on their own.
Tennis elbow is a sterile inflammatory condition at the beginning of the forearm extensor muscles caused by repetitive forearm exertion, and manifests primarily as pain on the outside of the elbow.
The majority of patients are unable to heal themselves and need treatment such as rest, hot compresses, and oral anti-inflammatory pain medication such as ibuprofen to relieve symptoms, while a few with severe symptoms may need surgery.
If tennis elbow is recurrent or prolonged due to irregular treatment, it can cause long-term arm pain or activity limitation. Therefore, it is recommended that patients with tennis elbow should consult the hospital in time for timely treatment to avoid adverse consequences, but do not blindly use medication.