Ouch, my elbow hurts! Solutions to tennis elbow

 

Mary Barsaleau

Special to The Desert Sun

...I added a two-handed backhand to my toolkit, and this takes so much pressure off your elbow and shoulder. Yes, you need better footwork to get closer to the ball, but you save your elbow and shoulder.  (Read More)

Here are the specific causes 

• Overuse – too many hours or too many days of performing the same repetitive movement.
• Gripping too hard on your paddle