How is elbow epicondylitis treated?
Epicondylitis of the elbow is best treated at first with rest from vigorous activity, ice, anti-inflammatory medication and a formal physical therapy program for range of motion, stretching and strengthening. Next, a steroid injection may help relieve inflammation and pain. If symptoms continue and seriously interfere with work, recreation and sleep, then surgery may be warranted. This is a minor procedure in which the area of the tendon involved with the chronic inflammation is removed and the normal adjacent tendon is then reattached to its normal site on the bone.
