The Tennis Elbow Lie: Why Resting It Makes It Worse

By the third cortisone shot, the patient stopped asking why his elbow still hurt. This is what the file looks like, eighteen months in: a right-handed forty-two-year-old. Office job, weekend pickleball, mild grip weakness on initial presentation. The first round was three weeks of rest. The second was a counterforce brace and ibuprofen. The third […]