Dear Dr. K: I’m an avid tennis player. Unfortunately I’ve developed tennis elbow. What can I do to treat this problem? And how can I make sure it won’t return?

Dear Reader: “Tennis elbow” is one of the many minor maladies of man that have not been studied as seriously as they should be.

So what is tennis elbow? Let’s start with a little anatomy. Hold your right arm out in front of you, with the palm up. Now with your left hand, grab underneath your right elbow. The fingers of your left hand should feel a hard, bony, round bump on the outer part of your right elbow. That’s where the pain is, right?

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