Tennis Elbow Braces

Tennis Elbow Braces

Tennis elbow braces are one way of treating tennis elbow injury. Tennis Elbow injury is an injury that consists of tiny tears in parts of the tendon and in muscle coverings, which result to recurring pain on the outside of the upper forearm just below the bend of the elbow. However, treatment of the tennis elbow injury cannot be relied on tennis elbow braces alone, other treatments like anti-inflammatory drugs and rehabilitation exercises are needed, but tennis elbow braces aid in faster recovery of the muscles.

There are different types of tennis elbow braces suitable for different elbow problems. Here are some of them:

Epicondylitis Clasp
This is one of the types of tennis elbow braces that are recommended by sports injury professionals because of its precision support. It fits around the forearm which takes the strain off the epicondylitis or area where the muscles attach and give precision support to the injured muscles. The epicondylitis clasp should have the correct fit to be effective.

Tennis Elbow Brace
This is a simplified version of the epicondylitis clasp, which wraps around the forearm and takes pressure off the muscle attachments. Some of these braces have additional pads which should be placed over the muscles that attach directly to the epicondylitis. This should be worn as a short term measure to aid recovery and to protect against injury. It can also give you support and aid healing during the day when you have to use your arm for work.

Elbow Heat Retainer/Support
This type of tennis elbow braces supports and protects the elbow joint and helps retain heat produced by the body which improves blood circulation and therefore healing is faster. You can use an elbow support or heat retainer to aid recovery but do not try not to rely on it for long term because this can cause muscle wastage around the joint. You should use it to heal and provide additional support during rehabilitation.

Tennis elbow braces are often recommended by therapists and surgeons for aiding proper rehabilitation of a tennis elbow injury. All of these types of elbow braces are available in different brands, some good quality elbow braces are:

Sportstek Tennis Elbow Support
Simple, effective and liked by consumers. Beige 3mm neoprene with vinyl reinforcement. Regular and Large sizes, it has minimal elasticity. The positioning of the D-Ring over a padded tongue allows some pressure focus.

Nike Tennis Elbow Band
Adjustable elbow band with backle and velcro. Has a pad on the inside of the support which effectively compresses your arms muscles from both sides. This support looks good and is also comfortable, using Stomatex material that expels moisture with minute pumping actions, keeping the skin dry and comfortable.

Victor Elbow Brace
The victor tennis elbow brace with an anti-vibration bar has been designed to secure and support the muscle of the forearm to remove the pull around the elbow and to take more of the strain from those tears.

These are just some of the tennis elbow braces that might fit your need, and there are still a lot of other brands out in the market that you may find suitable for you. You just need to consider the type of elbow injury you have and which type of tennis elbow braces you require.