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For Tennis Elbow, No Such Thing as a Quick Fix

For those suffering from tennis elbow, you may be familiar with the ever popular cortisone shot as treatment. However, according to The New York Times, "growing evidence suggests that the injections, while effective in the short term, can frequently worsen the condition in the months that follow".

DISCOVER YOUR TREATMENT OPTIONS TODAY! People suffering from chronic tennis elbow may want to consider the alternatives to arthroscopic surgery. According to the largest multi-center study to date on the use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment for lateral epicondylar tendinopathy ("tennis elbow"), 84 percent of patients reported significantly less pain and elbow tenderness at six months following the treatment, compared to those who received a placebo.