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)*

Who has tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 5
30s 11
40s 26
50s 63
60s 27
70+ 5

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 48
Female 91