What is tennis elbow?

On this page you can find out everything you need to know about epicondylitis, its prevalence, treatment methods, medical explanations and much more.

Development of epicondylitis

Tennis elbow or golfer's elbow (epicondylitis) is caused by tensile forces in the hand extensor and flexor muscles and their tendons. These negative tensile forces constantly act on the tendon insertions at the elbow and cause injuries in the form of micro-tears.

More detailed information and supporting documents can be found further down on this page.

So if tensile forces are the cause of tennis elbow and golfer's elbow, you should simply treat them with a Counter move and render them harmless. With this in mind, our unique Masalo^® MED cuff. It creates a counter-move and Immediately relieves the tendon insertions and sustainable.
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Definition of terms

Tennis elbow, golf elbow, mouse elbow - these are all colloquial terms for epicondylitis. (Source: Wikipedia)
In medical terminology, the injury is also referred to as epicondylopathy, epicodylosis or epicondyalgia.

The terms tennis elbow and golfer's elbow depend on which muscle area and which tendon insertion is affected.

The outer tendon, on the radial epicondyle, is commonly referred to as tennis elbow, while the inner tendon, on the medial epicondyle, is known as golfer's elbow or golf elbow.

Spread and duration of the disease

There are numerous dissertations, investigations, studies etc. on the spread and duration of the disease, but unfortunately they do not come to a uniform conclusion. There is only agreement that there are currently no current and truly valid figures.
We would therefore like to provide here only a brief overview of the extensive information we have collected on the current state of knowledge, whereby we will restrict ourselves to only a few sources in extracts.

Distribution
After back pain, tennis elbow or golfer's elbow is the most common Most common disease/injury in the industrialised nations.

The Prevalence (frequency of illness per year) is estimated at between 1.5% and 6% of the general population. This means that up to 4.8 million people in Germany alone suffer from epicondylitis.

The Incidence (new cases per year) is even estimated at 1% to 9% is estimated. It is assumed that only around 50% of those affected seek medical treatment at all or discontinue it prematurely after a few failures.

Epicondylitis occurs most frequently in the age group between 45 and 54 years and the "tennis elbow", i.e. the injury to the radial epicondyle, is statistically the most common type of injury. 5-fold more widespread than the "golfer's elbow", i.e. the injury to the medial epicondyle.

There are also Occupational groupsin which this injury/disease occurs significantly more frequently:

Forestry worker: up to 29%
Assembly automotive industry: up to 20%
Cooks: up to 10.5%
Plastic surgery: up to 13.1 %

Duration of illness
In general, the average duration of illness is assumed to be 6 to 48 months assumed. Epicondylitis is categorised as chronic from a duration of 6 months.

Loss of working hours / recurrence
According to figures from the CSST, Quebec (2009), the average incapacity to work is 83.7 days and the risk of recurrence 10.6% for certain occupational groups. (Source: Wikipedia/CSST)

As you can see, epicondylitis is widespread and requires treatment. not a short period of time to heal.

Tennis elbow? Golfer's elbow?
What exactly is that?

With every movement of the arm, fingers or wrist are effective Tensile forces of the forearm muscles and tendons on the tendon insertions (epicondyli) on the elbow.
Unusually high loads, strenuous or repetitive movements of the arm can lead to injuries in the form of Microcracks tendons, which can then become inflamed. (Source: Netdoctor), (Source: Wikipedia)

With increasing age, there is a greater chance that the injury/illness Chronic This is because collagen production is reduced from the age of around 40 and the tendons are significantly less elastic and resilient.

The pain can be Idle state and also with Load occur, starting from the injured tendons and/or due to inflammation.

Cause of epicondylitis

Just like the intensity of the pain, the Trigger epicondylitis individual and different. Active people such as craftsmen, office workers (PC work; mouse arm), warehouse workers, retail workers, housewives, athletes, hobby gardeners, etc. are affected.
Knitting, gardening or shovelling snow and similar activities can also trigger this insidious disease.

Epicondylitis is often caused by a extraordinary and unusual activityThese include moving house, major house cleaning, construction work, special work at work, slipping on snow and ice and supporting yourself by hand, or many other things. Once the micro-tears have developed at the tendon insertions, they are repaired by Everyday burdenssuch as shaking hands, hand and finger movements, brushing teeth, combing hair, or professional and sports-related movements increasingly strained and irritated.
The vicious circle begins and the Tensile forces do their work.

Incidentally, both tennis elbow and golfer's elbow have the same causes, which are stressful activity is then the decisive factor for the occurrence of the injury on the medial or radial epicondyle.

Effects of epicondylitis

For patients with tennis elbow or golfer's elbow, a diagnosis of epicondylitis is often a bitter pill to swallow. Incision into many areas of life and a significant Loss of quality of life.

Depending on the progress and severity of the injury/illness, even simple everyday activities such as lifting a coffee cup, driving a car, setting the table or shaking hands can be very difficult. severe pain be connected.

The main symptom is a stabbing pain in the elbow area which, depending on its intensity, can also radiate towards the shoulder and hand.

Depending on whether you have tennis elbow or golf elbow, these symptoms can occur on the outside or inside of the elbow due to rotational movements or similar.

Logical approach to epicondylitis

In most cases, the first treatment for tennis elbow is with a Cortisone injection against the inflammation. However, this does not work against the physical forces. Conventional braces or supports are often prescribed for this purpose. These tennis armbands, braces, splints and orthoses all work according to a Compression principle. Through Pressure on the muscle bellies the tendons should be relieved.

The Masalo^® Cuff works very successfully according to a completely different and novel principle.

The muscles and tendons of the forearm are "attached" to the two tendon insertions on the elbow. Every movement of the fingers, muscles and arm exerts tensile forces on these two points. Overstraining causes injuries in the form of micro-tears / micro-traumas.

You can see the effect of these tensile forces on your own arm:
If you place your arm on a table and move your fingers, you will see the movement on the outer epicondyle.
Or simply close your hand into a fist a few times and open it again. If you now grasp the lower part of your forearm in the area of the tendon insertions near the elbow with your other hand, you will feel how the muscles - the tensile forces - work.

If tensile forces cause the injuries and worsen them with every movement, isn't it best to relieve the affected area with a counter traction?
As soon as the traction forces are absorbed by a counter-traction system, shouldn't this clearly support the healing process and alleviate or even eliminate the pain?

Tractive forces? Countertraction!

This is exactly what the Masalo does^® Cuff. The countertraction system ensures that the affected area Immediate and lasting relief. The tendons are spared, the pain is alleviated and the Positive support for healing - although the arm is still used. Thanks to the unique design of the Masalo^® The cuff can be used for 24 hours, Day and night be worn.

This new tennis elbow treatment tackles the cause directly and follows a logical and physical principle.
The effect is immediately noticeable.

How does the Masalo® cuff work?

The patented Masalo^® Manschette MED is the only aid for epicondylitis that works with the Counter-move principlefor immediate and lasting relief.

The Masalo^® Cuff MED is washable, suitable for swimming and water sports, works equally well for golfer's elbow and tennis elbow and has already helped tens of thousands of customers to overcome the injury.

The Masalo^® MED cuff is registered in the list of aids under the Hilfsmittelnummer 23.08.04.0042.
Information on purchasing the Masalo^® You can find cuffs on prescription on our Info page.

The Comfortable underarm cuff the Masalo^® The cuff is placed approximately in the centre of the forearm and secured with the high-quality and very durable Velcro fastener.
The Upper arm strap is then also fastened with Velcro and adjusted according to the activity and load.

Thanks to the unique and Patented design the upper arm strap holds with every movement. The Tensile forces are reduced or completely stopped by the proven counter-traction principleThe affected area is relieved. The negative tensile forces are redirected harmlessly to the upper arm strap.

This gives the affected tendons the chance to healalthough the arm can continue to be used and loaded.

The Masalo^® Cuff can preventive and provide immediate relief for acute and chronic epicondylitis.

The cuff can and should initially be worn 24 hours a day, if possible, so that the tendons are permanently relieved - even at night - and sleep is not disturbed by uncontrolled movements.

In contrast to "normal" supports or epicondylitis braces, the Masalo^® cuff does not affect the blood circulation, as it not with compression (pressure) and can therefore be worn permanently.

If worn at work or during sport, it can promote the development of strength.
As the experiences of other sufferers have shown, it is even possible to be pain-free again with the Masalo cuff despite epicondylitis/epicondylopathy. Weight training exercise.

When playing tennis, the experiences of other customers have shown that the racket position is improved. The stabilisation of the elbow leads to greater hitting power. Those affected have also benefited from the cuff in other sports such as weight training, javelin throwing, handball and volleyball.