Symptoms
Lateral elbow pain (tennis elbow)
Lateral elbow pain with gripping often involves wrist extensors, supinator and triceps trigger points.
Overview
Lateral elbow pain with gripping often involves wrist extensors, supinator and triceps trigger points. Identifying which muscle reproduces the patient's familiar pain on palpation guides treatment and often produces meaningful change alongside standard care.
Clinical notes
Combine eccentric loading with myofascial release of the wrist extensor group.
Red flags — when to refer
Acute trauma, neurological signs — refer.
Muscles often involved
References
- • Travell & Simons — Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction