Tennis elbow (or lateral epicondylitis) is an elbow tendinopathy, or problem with tendons around the elbow. Tendons are the portion of a muscle/tendon unit that attaches to bone for the muscle to exert its function. Lateral epicondylitis can cause elbow pain, especially with overuse from playing sports which utilize holding/swinging a racket or paddle like […]
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Can Stem Cells help my arthritis pain?
Joints are the contact areas between bones. Cartilage covers the bone at these contact surfaces to act as a sort of cushion to protect the bone ends from stress/forces. Arthritis involves inflammation of joints. Different things can cause protective cartilage layers to wear away or even breakdown. Interestingly, not all patients with arthritis have pain. […]
