tennis elbow and corticosteriod injections

[emiliegoodison]

i would like some information about the practice of corticosteriods for chronic lateral epicondylitis problems. is this common practice amongst sports medicine doctors when treating? what are other options of treatment physio and surgical, and how relevent are they today?

[si]

A lady called stephanie saunders who runs the uk orthopaedic medicine seminar courses as well as injection courses for physiotherapists may be able to help

Si

[yvette]

Unfortunately corticosteroid injections are used too often by some sports doctors, before conservative treatment has even been tried!! Physio treatment could consist of many combinations of treatment: deep tissue release, ultrasound, laser, ice, stretches, SNAGs techniques, taping/ bracing etc. I would always suggest an extensive conservative treatment regime before recommending an injection.