Tennis Elbow
Many young athletes, especially in little league baseball, constantly use their arms. Some pitchers will throw the ball too hard in an awkward way, a few too many times. This can lead to a subtle pain in the elbow, which can be narrowed down to tennis elbow. Just because it is called “Tennis” elbow though, does not mean one needs to play tennis in order to have this injury. In fact, less than five percent of people diagnosed with this injury actually play tennis (Johnson). Some may even refer to this as golfer’s elbow instead, but it is less common. Tennis elbow specifically involves the area where the muscles and tendons of the forearm attach to the outside bony part of the elbow. This injury can also affect the back part of the elbow. Most of the time it affects the dominant arm, but it is possible to get it in the non-dominant, or even both arms. Tennis elbow can extremely affect baseball players, and even bowlers, as they are constantly using their arms. This overuse injury can really plague one’s performance drastically.
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