Tennis Elbow

What you need to know:

Natural remedies and complementary therapies can often speed recovery from this sometimes excruciatingly painful condition.

Ice packs, alternate hot and cold bathing and avoiding the initial cause are the first steps. Playing tennis isn’t always the reason, but if it is, getting advice from a tennis coach on technique, the weight of your racquet and size of the handle will avoid it in future.

The most useful Supplements:

  • Manganese

10mg to 50mg per day for up to 3 months
  • Cod liver oil

3gm to 6gm per day
  • Bromelain

3,000G.D.U to 4,000G.D.U per day
  • Vitamin A

15,000 iu per day
  • Vitamin C

1-3 grams per day
  • Vitamin E

400-800iu per day
  • MSM and Capsaicin

Applied topically

The most useful Herbs:

  • Devils claw

1,500mg to 2,000mg per day - as pills
  • Ginger

1,000mg to 2,000mg per day

Aromatherapy

Soaking in a warm bath is very soothing, especially if you add a few drops of the essential oils rosemary and juniper.

Homoeopathy

The homoeopathic remedies Arnica (in pills and as creams) and Staphysagria can also help.

Other advice

For complementary therapies, it’s worth trying Acupuncture for pain relief and Osteopathy and Aromatherapy massage for mobilisation.

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