EastMed Radiology Use Ultrasound to Scan For Tennis Elbow

Despite the name, you don’t have to be a tennis player to suffer from this painful arm injury. Tennis players are the most likely to injure themselves this way, but it also affects plumbers, butchers, typists, and anyone else who commonly makes certain repeated motions with their arms and wrists. Believe it or not, even video game players sometimes get tennis elbow from game controller manipulations. It happens in every age group, but people in their 30s and 40s face a higher risk of injury.

Tennis elbow, also known as lateral epicondylitis, is a condition in which the outer part of the elbow becomes painful and tender. The pain may also extend into the back of the forearm and grip strength may be weak. It is due to excessive use of the muscles of the back of the forearm, and typically occurs as a result of work or sports classically racquet sports. The diagnosis is typically based on the symptoms, with medical imaging used to rule out other potential causes. It is classified as a chronic tendinosis, not a tendinitis.

Medical imaging seeks to reveal internal structures hidden by the skin and bones, as well as to diagnose and treat disease. Medical imaging also establishes a database of normal anatomy and physiology to make it possible to identify abnormalities.

EastMed Radiology are specialised in musculoskeletal ultrasound, and can perform examinations of the shoulders, elbows, wrists, Achilles tendons, ankles, knees, hips, etc. and often use ultrasound to scan for tennis elbow. Ultrasound examination is also ideal for providing information about muscles, joints, tendons and ligaments.

EastMed Radiology provide quality medical diagnostic imaging and high standard patient care at a competitive price, so for more information on pelvic ultrasound, ultrasound pregnancy and thyroid ultrasound please go to http://eastmedradiology.co.nz .