Answer:
The famous tennis elbow, best known medically as Lateral Epicondilytis, is basically a condition that arises in people who tend to use the joint of the arm and forearm, called the elbow joint, most likely tennis players and all racket players. This condition happens as the ligaments and tendons that support the joint, become overused and abused in such sports activities, although there are other such activities that can cause it.
The exact location where lateral epicondilytis happens, is known as the lateral epicondyle, and it is the exact spot where the humerus and the olecraneon of the forearm come together and form the elbow joint. To support and give this joint mobility, the arm and forearm count with several tendons, called the extensor tendons, and also the ECRB (Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis), both muscle end and tendon. These are the ones that become irritated with the constant up-and-down movement used by tennis players and they become inflamed, causin severe pain, and sometimes, incapacity of movement to the joint.
