Yu ɛlb de at bak? Lɛ wi tɔk bɔt Tɛnis Ɛlbɔ (Lateral Epicondylitis)!

Bɔku tɛm yu kin strɛs wit pen na di ɔdasay na yu ɛlb? Sɔntɛm yu kin fil dis pen we yu es wan kɔp ti, opin domɔt, ɔ ivin jɔs shek pɔsin in an? Pan ɔl we bɔku pipul dɛn kin tink se dis na nɔmal tin, i kin bi sayn fɔ wan sik we dɛn kɔl ‘Tɛnis Ɛlbɔ’. Pan ɔl we dɛn kɔl am ‘tɛnis’, dis nɔto sik we de afɛkt tɛnis pleya dɛn nɔmɔ. Infakt, nayn pan ɛvri tɛn pipul dɛn we gɛt dis sik nɔ kin gɛt am bikɔs ɔf tɛnis. So mek wi go to di bottom of am.

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, wetin na Tɛnis Ɛlbɔ?

Tɛnis Ɛlbo na injuri we yu gɛt pan wan tɛndon na yu ɛlb. Tεndon na wan strכng tisu we de kכnekt wi mכsul dεm to wi bon dεm, lεk rop. di mכsul dεm na yu fכs an de atak di bak pat pan yu εlbo bay wan tεndon lεk dis. We wi de du di sem muvmɛnt bak ɛn bak, lɛk we dɛn de pul rop na di sem ples bak ɛn bak, dis tɛndon kin bigin fɔ gɛt smɔl smɔl kray wata. As tɛm de go, dis damej kin bɔku ɛn inflamɛns kin apin na da eria de. Na dat wi de kɔl pen.

Fɔ mɛn pipul dɛn, dɛn kɔl dis Lateral Epicondylitis . Lɛ wi brok dɔŋ di wɔd:

• Lateral min ‘ɔdasay’.
• di epikondyul na wan sכmכl pat pan di bon we lεk kכb we de na di כdasay na di εlbo.
• Di wɔd "itis" min "inflammation."

So, fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, dis na tɛndonayt we kin apin na di ɔdasay na di ɛlb.

Pan ɔl di nem, udat go mek dis?

We yu yɛri dis nem, ɔlman kin tink se dis na sɔntin we jɔs apin to atlet dɛn. Bɔt nɔto dat na di tru. Ɛnibɔdi we ol sɔntin tayt wit in an ɛn du ɛnitin we gɛt fɔ du wit fɔ twis in fɔɛd kin gɛt dis sik.

Tink bɔt pipul dɛn lɛk dis:

• Kapɛnta dɛn: Na bikɔs dɛn kin yuz tul dɛn lɛk hama ɛn saw ɔltɛm.
• Di wan dɛn we de peint: Bikɔs dɛn de muv di brɔsh bak ɛn biɛn di sem we.
• Di uman dɛn we de wok na os we de du os wok: fɔ kɔt klos, fɔ grat kokonat, fɔ es ebi ebi pɔt.
• Pipul dɛn we de wok na ɔfis: Na bikɔs dɛn de yuz kɔmpyuta maws di sem we ɔl di de.
• Chɛf: We yu de kɔt vɛjitebul wit naif, yu de es ebi ebi pan.
• Pipul dɛn we kin ple myuzik inschrumɛnt dɛn lɛk vaylin.

Enibodi kin divelop Tennis Elbow. Dis min se na Ripititiv Strayn Injury , we min se na injuri we pɔsin kin gɛt we i ripit di sem akshɔn.

Yu gɛt tɛnis ɛlb? Chek ɔut dɛn sayn ya

Bɔrku tɛm, dɛn sayn ya kin bigin smɔl smɔl. Fɔs, i kin gɛt smɔl pen, we kin de go ɔp smɔl smɔl. Lɛ wi luk di men sayn dɛm.

Wetin na di risk factor dɛm fɔ divɛlɔp Tɛnis Ɛlbɔ?

Pan ɔl we ɛnibɔdi kin gɛt dis sik, sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt dis sik pasmak.

• Ej: Dis sik kin kam pan pipul dɛm wae dɔn pas 40 ia.
• Wok: Fɔ di wan dɛn we de muv wit dɛn an ɔltɛm, lɛk aw wi bin dɔn tɔk bɔt.
• We yu de lif wet:Fɔ di wan dɛn we kin es di wet we pas 20-22 kilo ɔltɛm.
• Smok: Smok kin mek di blɔd nɔ go na di bɔdi in tisu dɛn, ɛn dis kin mek di bɔdi nɔ wɛl kwik kwik wan.
• Fat pasmak: If yu bɔdi wet pasmak, dat kin mek yu gɛt ɛkstra prɛshɔn pan di jɔyn dɛn ɛn di tɛndon dɛn.
• Sɔm spɔt dɛn: Fɔ di wan dɛn we de ple spɔt lɛk tɛnis, badminton, ɛn skwash.

Aw dɔktɔ kin no dis?

We yu go to yu dɔktɔ, i go aks yu fɔs bɔt di sik dɛn we yu gɛt. Ustɛm di pen bigin, us tɛm pan di de yu kin fil am mɔ ɛn mɔ, ɛn wetin kin mek i bɛtɛ? Dɔn i go chɛk yu an.

• A kin pres mi an pan di say we de mek a fil pen.
• Yu an, yu ɛlb, ɛn yu an kin bɛn ɛn es yu an difrɛn say dɛn.
• Di dɔktɔ de tray fɔ fos mi fɔ muv mi an agens di prɛshɔn.

Bɔrku tɛm, dis tɛst kin no di sik. Bɔt sɔntɛnde, fɔ mek dɛn nɔ gɛt ɔda prɔblɛm dɛn, dɛn kin sɛn yu fɔ du tɛst dɛn lɛk dɛn wan ya:

• X-ray: Fɔ chɛk fɔ ɔda prɔblɛm dɛn we gɛt fɔ du wit di bon dɛn, lɛk at at sik.
• Ultrasound Scan: Fɔ si klia wan if ɛni damej ɔ rupchɔ de na di tɛndon.
• MRI Scan: Dɛn kin yuz dis fɔ si di kɔndishɔn na di tisu dɛn rili klia wan, mɔ if ɔda tritmɛnt dɛn nɔ ɛp.
• EMG (Electromyography): If pipul de tink se di tin we de mek di pen na di nerve compression, dεn kin du dis tεst fכ kכnfכm am.

Okay, naw mek wi tok abaut tritment.

Di bɛst tin bɔt tɛnis ɛlb na dat bɔku tɛm i nɔ kin nid ɔpreshɔn. Dɛn kin trit am wit simpul tritmɛnt dɛn. Dɛn kin sheb di tritmɛnt to tu pat.

1. Tin dɛn fɔ du fɔs

Yu kin stat dɛn tin ya na os. Dɛn kɔl am di RICE method.

• R - Rɛst: Dis na di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl. Stɔp di aktiviti we de mek di pen kpatakpata. If yu gi yu an brek, i de gi di tɛndon chans fɔ wɛl.
• I - Ays: Put ays pan di say we yu de fil pen. Put sɔm ays kiub dɛn insay wan polythene bag, rap am wit klos, ɛn lɛf am fɔ 15-20 minit. Du dis bɔku tɛm insay di de. Dis go mek di pen ɛn swel nɔ bɔku.
• C - Kכmpreshכn: dεn kin yuz spεshal bres/strap fכ εp fכ rεliv prεshכn pan di mכsul dεm εn gi di tεndon brεk.
• E - Ɛleveshɔn: Kip yu an ɔp di lɛvɛl na yu at ɛnitɛm we i pɔsibul. Yu kin put pilo pan am.

2. Mɛdikal tritmɛnt

If di mɛrɛsin dɛn we yu kin yuz na os nɔ ɛp, yu dɔktɔ kin sɛn yu to dɛn kayn tritmɛnt ya.

Wetin na di difrɛns bitwin Tɛnis Ɛlbɔ ɛn Gɔlf Ɛlbɔ?

Bɔku pipul dɛn kin mek dɛn tu pipul ya kɔnfyus. Dɛn tu na di kayn injury dɛn we pɔsin kin yuz pasmak na di ɛlb. Bɔt di say we di pen de difrɛn.

• Tεnis εlbo (Lateral Epicondylitis): Pen kin apin na di כdasay na di εlbo.
• Gɔlfman in Ɛlbo (Medial Epicondylitis): Pen kin kɔmɔt na di insay say na di ɛlb.

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, we yu tɔn yu an oba ɛn es yu an, di pen we yu kin fil na di sayd we yu big an, dɛn kɔl am Tɛnis Ɛlbɔ. Di pen we yu kin fil na yu smɔl finga in sayd, dɛn kɔl am Golfer’s Elbow.