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Tennis Elbow Classroom
by Allen Willette
A contrarian Tennis Elbow and Golfer's Elbow resource, to help you sort through the myths and misconceptions around this frustrating, painful tendon curse. Brought to you by Neuromuscular Therapist, Allen Willette - Creator of the original self-help Internet video program: Tennis Elbow Classroom... Let's break Your Vicious Cycle!
Episodes
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What Is DeQuervain's Syndrome?
Mothers and fathers get this thumb injury from picking up their babies... Gamers from their controllers... Cell phone users from too much texting – And let's not forget percussionists, golfers and anglers! You might think it's just a SIMPLE case of Tendonitis but it's actually a slightly more...
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Antibiotics And Tendon Damage
Is there a link between certain antibiotics (and other drugs) and tendon disorders like Tennis Elbow, Golfer's Elbow, Rotator Cuff injuries (and other tendon issues) – Or even tendon ruptures? Yes, there's a class of antibiotics called 'Fluoroquinolones' that have been know for decades to cause...
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Healing Torn Tendons Non Surgically
If you have Tennis Elbow or Golfer's Elbow and you find out you have a tear in your tendon – Is it possible to recover without surgery? And are there any less-invasive alternatives to full, open surgery if, in fact, you do need some medical intervention? In this podcast episode, Allen Willette,...
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When Do You Need An MRI For Tennis Or Golfer’s Elbow?
When should you consider getting an MRI if you have a Golfer's or Tennis Elbow injury? Allen Willette from Tennis Elbow Classroom answers this question in this podcast episode. Which also covers several key, related questions including: Do I need an MRI to diagnose my Tennis or Golfer's Elbow?…
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Overcoming Angler's Elbow: Fishing-Related Elbow Pain
Why is it that casting, reeling and other fishing motions can sometimes end up causing a lot of inner or outer elbow pain – and sometimes even debilitating tendon injuries? In this episode Allen Willette, of Tennis Elbow Classroom, explains the underlying causes as well as how to treat these...
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Tips On How To Sleep With Tennis And Golfer's Elbow Pain
Why Tennis Elbow and Golfer's Elbow are so painful at night, and what you can do to help yourself sleep. One of the worst things about Tennis and Golfer's Elbow is that it can sometimes hurt so much at night that it keeps you from sleeping. But even if your sleep isn't disrupted by pain, you may...
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Beating Biker's Elbow Injuries
Do You Have Inner or Outer Elbow Pain from Mountain Biking, Cycling or Motocross? Allen Willette discusses Biker's Elbow pain in this episode of the Tennis Elbow Classroom podcast. Whether you're a road cyclist, mountain biker, or motocross rider, this covers how biking can cause elbow and…
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Interview With Pianist Andrew F. On Piano-Related Injuries
For all you injured and hurting musicians – Especially pianists / keyboard players. https://tenniselbowclassroom.com/rsi/pianist-andrew-furmanczyk-interview/ In this episode I interview my first guest, Pianist Andrew Furmanczyk, a piano and music educator, who's been teaching piano 15+ years both...
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Beating Piano Tendinitis Injuries: Hand, Wrist And Elbow Pain
As a piano or keyboard player is there anything worse than being injured – Especially if you're a pro musician? Painful injuries, like Tendinitis, DeQuervain's Tenosynovitis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – Even Golfer's and Tennis Elbow are the curse of so many pianists (and other musicians.) So…
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Swimmer's Elbow
Does Swimming Help Or HURT Tennis Elbow? Let's talk about swimmer's, Golfer's and Tennis Elbow. Hi this is Allen Willette with the Tennis Elbow Classroom podcast. Whether you developed an injury swimming and think of it as "Swimmer's Elbow"… OR you developed a Tennis Elbow or Golfer's Elbow…
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Do Topical Tennis Elbow Treatments Rub You The Right Way?
Do Lotions, Creams And Sprays Help Your Tennis Elbow Heal? Lotions, sprays and medicated gels are often used to relieve the pain of Tennis and Golfer's Elbow... But can these topical remedies actually help your injured tendons heal – or are they more likely to just rub you the wrong way? This is...
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3 Key Ergo Tips For Computer-Related Wrist And Elbow Pain
Are You In Pain Because Of Your Computer? If your neck, shoulder, wrist or elbow is killing you, don't just pop another handful of pills or slap on some ice!… Here are three key tips on what to do about it – Especially if you have Computer Wrist or Mouse Elbow! This covers the three biggest...
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Got Guitar Elbow? Don't Fret It!
Can you develop Tennis or Golfer's Elbow from playing your guitar? (Or any other stringed instrument, for that matter?) Unfortunately, yes, all too easily... And whether you call it Guitar Elbow, "Guitar Tendonitis" or Guitar Tennis Elbow, this podcast episode is all about helping you get off on...
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Do You Have Pickleball Elbow?
If you play Pickleball and are starting to experience pain in your elbow area, look out! You may be coming down with a case of "Pickleball Elbow!" Hi, this is Allen Willette with the Tennis Elbow Classroom podcast, and I want to help you get off on the right track, understanding and treating your...
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Dry Needling For Tennis Elbow
Dry Needling is a treatment for Tennis Elbow, Golfer's Elbow and other conditions that involves repeatedly sticking a needle into tissues (usually muscles or tendons) which are not healing properly in the hopes of stimulating a healing response. Or for the purpose of "deactivating"...
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The 3 Key Principles Of Tennis Elbow Rehab Exercise
Are you looking for which exercises to do when you have Tennis Elbow – And which exercises are best? You're in the right place – But let me ask you this, first: Are you sure it's the right time to begin those exercises? Because, I have to tell you, there IS a right time and a wrong time to begin...
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Is Acupuncture Effective For Treating Tennis Elbow?
Is Acupuncture an effective treatment when it comes to encouraging the healing process of Tennis Elbow?... Or is it simply a way to temporarily relieve some of the pain and other symptoms of Tennis and Golfer's Elbow? Allen Willette tackles this question in this episode of the Tennis Elbow...
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Who Are The True Tennis Elbow Experts?
Who are the true experts and authorities when it comes to the treatment of Tennis Elbow and Golfer's Elbow? Would they be general practice Doctors? Orthopedic Surgeons? Physical Therapists, perhaps? Or could they be the practitioners who exclusively work on muscles and tendons by hand: Massage...
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Tennis Elbow Supplements: Helpful For Healing Or Waste Of Money?
Are there any supplements, including vitamins or herbal remedies for Tennis Elbow or Golfer's Elbow that will help relieve your pain and support your healing process or are they a complete waste of time and money? It's a question I'm often asked by my members in the forum – and in my practice...
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Why Self Massage Is Key When Treating Your Own Tennis Elbow
Discover why advanced Massage Therapy techniques are the best way to treat your own Tennis Elbow or Golfer's Elbow injury. Learn about the most powerful self-massage methods to use from a professional Neuromuscular Therapist, who treats these injuries every day. Here's a quote from the episode: I...
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How Is Lateral Epicondylitis Treated In Physical Therapy?
If you have Tennis Elbow and go to see your Doctor for diagnosis and treatment, it's very likely that you'll be given a prescription for Physical Therapy treatments. But, the question is: How likely are those treatment to help you fully recover? (Or to at least to put you well on your way to...
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It's Tennis Elbow Season!
Warning Signs Of Tennis And Golfer's Elbow It's that time of year again when many people get back out on the tennis courts and golf courses and start swinging, volleying, chipping and driving! Many call it spring – but I call it Tennis Elbow Season! Sure, you can develop Tennis or Golfer's Elbow…
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Surgery For Lateral Epicondylitis: How Do You Know When It's Time?
When you have an extremely stubborn, chronic case of Medial or Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis or Golfer's Elbow injury)... And you've been struggling with for it months - possibly even years! When should you realistically start to consider surgery as an option? How do you know if you're a good...
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Tennis Elbow Treatment Strategy - Tennis Elbow 101
In the previous episode 'Epicenter At The Epicondyle' we talked about the nature of Golfer's and Tennis Elbow injuries… Including how the injury is almost always a gradual, chronic one – Not sudden and acute… And how the problem is one of Degeneration – Not inflammation. How it's really…
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Epicenter At The Epicondyle - Tennis Elbow 101
In this episode we get to the heart of the matter: The nature of the injury to the tendons. I call it the "Epicenter" because it's the center of the Tennis Elbow Or Golfer's Elbow injury and pain, and the area with the worst damage – Much like an earthquake. Get The Tennis Elbow 101 Video Course...
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The Muscular Causes Of Tennis And Golfer's Elbow - Tennis Elbow 101
What causes Golfer's Elbow and Tennis Elbow? What's the insidious process by which repetitive motions, (whether related to work, tennis, golf or gardening) end up injuring you and causing you so much pain? In this episode we talk about the central role muscles play in causing the injury. (It's no...
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Why Is Tennis Elbow So Challenging? - Tennis Elbow 101
Tendon injuries like Golfer's Elbow and Tennis Elbow are notorious for not healing easily or well – But why is that the case? Why are they often so stubborn and challenging to recover from? (This is the big picture view, which we'll build on in later episodes – Honestly, I think I'm a little...
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The Tennis Elbow Classroom Treatment Strategy
Do you have a Tennis Elbow treatment plan? A consistent strategy based on how to – And just as importantly – How NOT to treat it? Here's one based on straight-forward principles of healing and my decade-plus experience successfully treating Golfer's and Tennis Elbow sufferers. Unfortunately, the...
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Selfie Elbow: A Painful, New Injury? (Yes And No)
Is your arm or elbow starting to hurt from taking large numbers of selfies? You may have the latest Tech Injury, many have begun to call "Selfie Elbow." (Selfie Elbow is pain in the elbow caused by holding ones arm fully extended and putting one's wrist in an awkward position to snap pictures of...
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Platelet Rich Plasma For Treating Tennis Elbow
In this podcast Allen Willette from Tennis Elbow Classroom discusses the pros and cons of Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy in the treatment of Golfer's and Tennis Elbow. Including: Whether there's any evidence PRP is an effective treatment, (based on medical studies) Whether it's worth the price –…
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Do Golfers Get Tennis Elbow?
Do Golfers also get Tennis Elbow? Yes, quite often, in fact. Curiously, a glance at golf magazine websites, medical studies and surveys suggests that not only do golfers get Tennis Elbow, they actually suffer this injury more often than Golfer's Elbow! (Although, statistically, there are many…
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Playing Tennis With A Tennis Elbow Injury
Is it completely necessary to stop playing tennis or golf when you have a Tennis Elbow injury? – Or can you "play through it" IF you're careful? And if you decide to take time off to focus on healing and rehab, when is it safe to start playing again? The good news is, although it's probably…
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Avoid These Exercises When You Have Tennis Elbow
Which upper-body exercises should you avoid, stop for the time being or modify when you have a Tennis Elbow injury? Should you use dumbbells or is it better to use barbells? What about muscle isolation; is it better to do more general exercises and avoid getting too specific? In this episode…
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Working Out Wisely With Tennis Elbow
Should you continue working out with weights or doing any kind of upper-body strength-training exercise if you have Tennis Elbow? Does it make any difference what originally caused your injury? – Whether it was originally caused by: Weight lifting in the first place? From playing tennis or golf?...
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Smashing The Tennis Elbow Inflammation Myth!
What's the first thing they tell you to do when you have Tennis Elbow? "Reduce" the inflammation – Right? Well, here's why you can forget all about that!… Inflammation the biggest Tennis Elbow fallacy of all time – And you don't actually have to chase, treat or worry about it. In-depth post…
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How Long Does It Take To Recover From Tennis Elbow?
How long does it take to fully recover from a Tennis Elbow injury? Some injuries seem to only take weeks to heal, while others take months or even years – Why is that? And is there a way to speed up your Tennis or Golfer's Elbow healing process? Full, detailed post with video and podcast:...
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What Are The Best Exercises For Tennis Elbow?
To make a full recovery from your Tennis Elbow injury you'll need several key strengthening / rehab exercises. And in this episode, I cover the three best exercises for Tennis Elbow, which one(s) you should start with, and how taking a more indirect approach may be the best way to ease into your...
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The Goals Of Tennis Elbow Rehab Exercises
What exactly are the goals of Tennis Elbow rehab exercises? There are three key things you're trying to accomplish with resistance exercise when recovering from a Tennis Elbow tendon injury, whether it's Tendinosis, Tendonitis or a tendon tear: Muscle strengthening Tendon remodeling And tendon...
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Are Eccentric Exercises The Best Way To Rehab Tennis Elbow?
There's a lot of talk about the idea of using 'Eccentric Exercise' in Tennis Elbow rehab – But can one type of muscle contraction be that much more effective in your tendon healing? Or is the eccentric approach (and the "FlexBar" rubber bar device often used to perform it) just another exercise...
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Tennis Elbow Rehab Exercise Timing
The exercises you need for Tennis Elbow rehab are easy enough to learn – The hard part is knowing when to do them. When done at the right time, exercises should help your recovery – But, done at the wrong time, they can make your injury worse, unfortunately! Is the right approach to: Rest for…
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Do You Really Need To Rest Your Tennis Elbow?
When it comes to Tennis Elbow treatment advice, you almost always hear how important it is to "Rest it as much as possible while it heals!" But, unfortunately, the idea that healing will "just happen" while you're resting, hoping and waiting is a major misconception when it comes to tendon...
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Cortisone Shots For Tennis Elbow: Think Twice!
Corticosteroid Injections: Powerful Medicine - But At What cost? In the treatment of Tennis Elbow, the Cortisone shot is the go-to quick fix, often instantly erasing pain, almost like magic – But at what cost? Do Corticosteroid injections offer any tangible, lasting benefits to the healing…
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How A Brace Can Slow Your Tennis Elbow Recovery
Although it may be recommended by your Doctor, there are several key reasons why a support, brace or splint may NOT be a sensible treatment for your Tennis Elbow after all. Unless pain relief in the short term is a higher priority for you than healing and recovery in the long term. This is an...
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Should You Ice Your Tennis Elbow?
Should you use ice, "Cryotherapy" or the RICE Protocol to treat your Tennis Elbow or Golfer's Elbow? Actually, no – Despite what many experts and authorities claim – Learn why icing does NOT help your tendon injury heal and how this treatment can actually slow your recovery instead of aiding it....
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A contrarian Tennis Elbow and Golfer's Elbow resource, to help you sort through the myths and misconceptions around this frustrating, painful tendon curse. Brought to you by Neuromuscular Therapist, Allen Willette - Creator of the original self-help Internet video program: Tennis Elbow Classroom... Let's break Your Vicious Cycle!
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