# I've got a bad case of tennis elbow.  What works for you?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-a-bad-case-of-tennis-elbow-what-works-for-you/836842>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 10, 2019, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-a-bad-case-of-tennis-elbow-what-works-for-you/836842 "2019-07-10T16:10:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2019, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-a-bad-case-of-tennis-elbow-what-works-for-you/836842/21 "2019-07-11T17:09:23Z")

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> [@Motorgirl](#):
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> The doctor homed right in on the problem by applying pressure to a specific spot (excruciating but he got the spot right on the first try), diagnosed tennis elbow and asked me what I’d been trying. Then he told me there were 4 options:  
> [ol]  
> [li]do nothing (by which he seemed to mean ice and rest)[/li][li]cortisone shot[/li][li]physical therapy[/li][li]surgery[/li][/ol]
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> He said that the outcome after 3 years of all 4 above methods was pretty much the same, and told me he’d do whatever I decided, including straight to surgery if that’s what I chose.

Wow, that is kinda fucked up. Offering surgery on a first visit tendonitis.

Teela, there’s little doubt that the new mouse is part of what’s helping you. The problem before was that you weren’t actually resting the injury, you were working it 5 days a week. I still think it’s a good idea to take your hand off the mouse more often when possible.

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**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2019, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-a-bad-case-of-tennis-elbow-what-works-for-you/836842/22 "2019-07-11T19:35:43Z")

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> [@CarnalK](#):
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> Wow, that is kinda fucked up. Offering surgery on a first visit tendonitis.

I thought it seemed a bit extreme but I liked his forthright attitude. And in his defense he is an orthopedic surgeon. 😃

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**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2019, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-a-bad-case-of-tennis-elbow-what-works-for-you/836842/23 "2019-07-11T20:42:36Z")

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> [@Motorgirl](#):
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> I thought it seemed a bit extreme but I liked his forthright attitude. And in his defense he is an orthopedic surgeon. 😃

Lol, that’s not a defense. It’s worse because he stands to make money off an obviously unnecessary surgery.

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