Yes! Golfer’s elbow is also a common tennis injury and is also caused by repetitive strain. This results in pain on the inside of the elbow, with usually comes with twisting, flexing of the wrist or making a fist. You may also feel stiffness, weakness, and occasionally, numbness and tingling in the ring and little fingers. Many people will try and play through the pain initially, but the worse it gets, the harder it is to get rid of. If you start to feel pain, then the PEACE&LOVE principle is the best way to treat it:

Protection – stop playing for a few days to let the pain settle.

Elevate the injury as often as possible.

Avoid anti-inflammatories as these can disrupt the healing process.

Compress the injury using a bandage or tape.

Education- your body knows best, so avoid unnecessary investigations at this point and let the natural healing process happen.

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Load the elbow gradually again – I have found it useful to hit with the children’s tennis balls if you’re really wanting to get back on court. Let the pain levels guide your return to tennis.

Optimism – Staying positive and confident can aid in how you recover.

Vascularisation – choose pain-free cardio activities to increase blood flow. This will maintain your fitness and help to repair tissues. This could be cycling/swimming/running.

Exercise – slowly build up mobility, strength and proprioception in that arm again to prevent this happening again.

Golfer’s elbow can also be caused by poor technique and a racket where the grip size or string tension isn’t right!

Feel free to contact myself or one of the other coaches if you have any concerns/questions regarding any of this. Happy to help 