TENNIS ELBOW TREATMENT IN BIRMINGHAM & WARWICKSHIRE
Effective Musculoskeletal Diagnosis and Treatment
ULTRASOUND-GUIDED INJECTION THERAPY FOR ELBOW PAIN AND TENDINITIS
Have you been suffering from tennis or golfer's elbow? This is very common condition, clinically known as lateral epicondylitis. At Dynamic Regenerative Medicine, these two conditions are prevalent, and our experienced clinicians have been treating elbow pain and injuries for many years, gaining an excellent reputation in area. Our primary objective is to reduce pain, prevent tissue health, slow degenerative changes, improve elbow function, and people return to their normal daily activities & occupations. We can provide various types of treatments for elbow pain and injuries that may be suitable for you.
COMMON CAUSES OF TENNIS & GOLFER'S ELBOW
Elbow pain caused by tennis or golfer's elbow is a very common source of musculoskeletal pain and can lead to significant disruption in normal daily activities and occupations. These common forms of and medial and lateral elbow tendinitis are primarily caused by repetitive overuse of the forearm muscles, often resulting in significant pain and reduced function. Other causes often rekate to ocuupational overuse and power/vibration tools. Cases of tennis elbow pain are due to inflammation of the common extensor forearm tendons at their insertion on the outside of the elbow bone. This is known as insertional tendinitis, or more specifically, epicondylitis. Severity can vary ranging from mild to moderate to severe.
SYMPTOMS OF TENNIS OR GOLFER'S ELBOW
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Elbow stiffness
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Elbow pain
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Swelling
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Referred pain into the forearm
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Pain using hand or elbow
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ACUTE & CHRONIC ELBOW PAIN
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ACUTE PAIN is often due to direct trauma or injuries such as ligament tears, or sprains.
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CHRONIC PAIN may be a results from progressive wear and tear, repetitive strain, or degenerative conditions like osteoarthritis.
It is extremely important to be aware of more sinister causes of elbow pain, like inflammatory arthritis (rheumatoid arthritis, reactive arthritis, psoriatic arthritis…) or gout. Other important symptoms to be aware of are prolonged joint stiffness, multiple joint pain/swelling, fever, altered sensation or tingling down the arm, heat, fatigue, weight loss and night pain.
WHAT ARE THE COMMON ELBOW CONDITIONS WE TREAT?
At our Birmingham Elbow Pain Clinic, we specialise in diagnosing and treating a wide range of elbow complaints using various treatments, including regenerative and nonsurgical therapies. Whether caused by overuse, trauma, inflammation, or joint degeneration, below a list of common conditions associated with elbow pain and dysfunction:
Tennis elbow is caused by the overuse or overload of the forearm extensor tendons, leading to pain on the outside of the elbow. It commonly affects both athletes and non-athletes who are involved in repetitive gripping or lifting. Image-guided injection therapy can reduce tendon inflammation and pain while supporting tendon health, allowing for more effective rehabilitation and long-term recovery.
Golfer’s elbow affects the tendons on the inner side of the elbow and is often associated with repetitive wrist flexion or gripping activities. Symptoms include pain, weakness, and reduced grip strength. Injection therapy can help settle inflammation and promote tendon healing, enabling patients to progress with strengthening and load-management programmes.
Elbow bursitis occurs when the fluid-filled bursa at the back of the elbow becomes inflamed due to pressure, trauma, or repetitive leaning. This can cause swelling, tenderness, and discomfort during movement. Targeted injection therapy can reduce inflammation and pain, supporting a faster return to normal elbow function.
Triceps Tendinopathy
Triceps tendinopathy causes pain at the back of the elbow, particularly during pushing, pressing, or overhead activities. It is common in weight training and throwing sports. Image-guided injection therapy can reduce tendon pain and support tissue recovery, patients to safely rebuild strength and load tolerance through rehabilitation.
Biceps Tendinopathy (Distal Biceps)
Distal biceps tendinopathy affects the tendon at the front of the elbow and can cause pain during lifting, pulling, or twisting movements. Injection therapy can help reduce inflammation and discomfort while supporting tendon health, enabling improved function and progression with targeted strengthening exercises.
Advanced Injection Therapy for Elbow Pain
Injection therapy plays a key role in managing elbow pain by targeting inflamed tendons or bursae with precision. Image-guided techniques improve accuracy, enhance pain relief, and support tissue healing, helping patients return to work, training, and daily activities more comfortably.
Sports-Related Elbow Injuries & Return to Sport
Elbow injuries common in sports that involve gripping, throwing, or repetitive arm loading, such as tennis, golf, climbing, CrossFit, weight, and rugby. At Dynamic Regenerative Medicine, we utilise a sports-focused approach that combines injection with progressive rehabilitation to reduce pain, restore strength, and improve load tolerance.
Supporting Cartilage Health and Joint Preservation
For many elbow conditions, particularly tendinitis and cartilage injuries, the goal is not just pain relief but long-term tissue and joint preservation. Our injection treatments are designed to support healing and cartilage health, reduce ongoing wear, and slow degenerative changes within the elbow, helping patients maintain function and delay or avoid surgical intervention.
Combining Injections with Expert Rehabilitation
Injection therapy is most effective when combined with a structured rehabilitation programme. By reducing pain and inflammation first, patients are able to move more freely, strengthen key muscle groups, and correct biomechanical faults. This integrated approach leads to more durable outcomes and reduces the risk of recurrence.
Elbow Pain and Tennis Elbow Assessment and Diagnosis
To help you with your elbow pain and injury, we first provide a functional assessment to identify potential causes of the problem. If you have been suffering from elbow pain or an injury that has not improved and is impacting your function, it is recommended to see a musculoskeletal professional for a full assessment. This will provide the information needed to make a diagnosis and offer the best treatment management strategies to resolve your pain, speed up your recovery, and restore your optimal function. At Dynamic Regenerative Medicine, elbow pain and tendinitis are among the most common issues we encounter daily. Our experienced musculoskeletal clinician, Mr Adam Whatley, can provide assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for a wide range of elbow injury and pain conditions, from sports injuries to occupational overuse.
Elbow pain assessment and treatment flow
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Clinical case history
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Clinical assessment
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Functional assessment
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Investigations (if needed)
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Treatment
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Projected management plan
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Follow up monitoring and reviews
WHAT ARE THE TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR ELBOW PAIN & INJURY?
Depending on the severity of symptoms, there are many different treatment options for the elbow pain related to golfers elbow or tennis elbow that can really help and get you back to function again. These include:
CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT
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Osteopathy/manipulation (manual therapy)
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Physiotherapy (physical therapy)
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Injury rehabilitation
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Support and strapping
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Shockwave
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Acupuncture / Dry needling
ELBOW INJECTION THERAPY
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Platelet rich plasma (PRP) injection therapy
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Cortisone injection
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Soft tissue injection
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Anti-inflammatory injection
REGENERATIVE INJECTION THERAPY
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PRP injection therapy
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Stem cell therapy
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Prolotherapy
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Hyaluronic acid injection
Elbow tendinitis (or tendinopathy),related to tennis elbow, is a very common conditions that can arise from many different forms. Ultimately, we look to reduce pain, improve function and prevent the issue from returning. At Dynamic Regenerative Medicine, elbow tendinitis is a very common issue we see and treat many times every day. We always explain to patients how important it is to treat elbow tendinitis early, to treat and prevent any degenerative changes of important tissues. Like many musculoskeletal conditions, the longer it goes on untreated, the more difficult it can be to treat.
Where possible, we like to enforce conservative treatment and management of elbow pain and tendinitis. But in some cases, extra resources may be required. We have built ourselves a very good reputation of delivering high quality regenerative treatments for tennis elbow and golfers elbow. The most popular being P-PRP injection treatment, in which patients travel from all over the UK to see us for treatment (further information can be found on the ORTHOBIOLOGICS link below). If individuals are showing signs of advanced injury or disease then we may discuss the option for an MRI scanning, to get diagnostic clarity of what it is that may be causing the issue.
If a cause of your elbow pain is suspected to be of an inflammatory or rheumatological origin, then you will be asked to provide a blood test and lab panel to check for raised inflammatory markers - ESR, CRP and TNFa, and maybe immunological makers.
Referral for Specialist Imaging or Private MRI Scans
At our musculoskeletal pain and injury clinic, we can provide ultrasound imaging to look for signs of tissue damage and inflammation. However, occasionally we may require a more in-depth analysis. If a private MRI scan is considered, we will put in a referral to our local Imaging Centre in Solihull. You will then be contacted and booked in within 5-10 days. Following your scan, the report will be completed by our radiology colleagues. This report will then come back to the Dynamic Clinic and will we then discuss with you then best course of treatment for your compliant.
In some cases we may refer to our trusted colleagues Mr Tom Lawrence (Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon) or Mr Gunaratnam Shyamalan (Consultant Hand Surgeon) for surgical opinion.
INJECTION TREATMENT FOR TENNIS ELBOW
Due to modern living, occasionally elbow pain and tendinitis (golfer's elbow and tennis elbow) can become a chronic pain condition, stubborn to treat. In these cases other treatment options are also available. Injection therapy for tennis elbow is very commonly used to treat the stubborn cases, and can provide good success in pain relief. Injection therapies often involve cortisone injections or platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections.
Individuals who have been suffering from these injury conditions and have not responded to conservative treatment and management may be advised to consider a cortisone injection to improve pain. However, it is important to understand that steroid injections are not successful in all cases, and when they are successful, the relief can be short-lived if not looked after appropriately. Additionally, repeated injections can have a degenerative effect on the local tissues. Although they may be effective for inflammation, cortisone injections are not routinely used for managing repeated elbow pain due to the increased tolerance to steroids potential tissue weakening. That being said, they can also play a very important role in reducing your pain to promote your mobility and strengthening.
Hugely growing in popularity, PRP injection treatment is a safe, well tolerated, natural treatment, commonly used in many different cases of musculoskeletal pain and injury. PRP treatment uses platelets from the patient’s blood to promote and facilitate healing and repair in damaged and injured tissue. Increased scientific literature from evidence-based clinical trials are increasingly showing how PRP injection treatment is safe and effective for the treatment of elbow tendinitis, also having superior benefits over cortisone, particularly for long term progress.
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WHAT DOES A CONSULTATION INVOLVE?
During your consultation, this gives us the opportunity to discuss your arising elbow complaint or injury and then to discuss possible treatment options and expectations. Below is a simple consultation flow:
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discuss your condition
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what treatment you have had so far
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clinical assessment (where applicable) - having a look at the area and examining
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ultrasound scanning (where applicable)
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diagnosis (refer for further investigations if necessary)
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treatment options
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treatment plan
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review/monitoring
Please note that treatment can indeed follow on from consultation if happy to do so and enough time has been set aside to do so.
WHY CHOOSE DYNAMIC REGENERATIVE MEDICINE FOR ELBOW PAIN TREATMENT?
At our elbow pain clinic, we understand that pain can be a frustrating and experience, which is why we are dedicated to providing exceptional care and a variety of effective treatment options tailored to your needs. With many years of experience in this common area, we are proud to be recognised as one of the UK's leading regenerative musculoskeletal clinics! Our commitment to excellence shines through in our non-surgical, non-invasive treatments, such as PRP therapy, which have successfully transformed the of many thousands of patients suffering from pain and injury over the past 15 years.
Our Clinic Director, Mr Adam Whatley is a clinical specialist who brings a wealth of expertise in musculoskeletal medicine (both private and NHS), with a focus on alleviating pain and facilitating recovery from injuries. His dedication to advancing clinical practice is evident in his research in the exciting field of regenerative medicine, ensuring that we stay at the forefront of innovative treatments.
We believe that every patient the highest standard of care, and our team is here to support you every step of the way on your healing journey. Furthermore, we take pride in offering the highest treatments at very affordable prices. As a top UK distributor, we can significantly reduce costs while maintaining exceptional standards. We truly believe that payment should be justifiable, especially when harnessing the power of your own cells to promote healing and recovery. Our goal is to empower you to reclaim your life from pain and injury, and we look to partnering with you on this transformative journey to better health!
Mr Adam Whatley is extremely experienced in the field and hugely passionate. Furthermore, he a clinical scientist, carrying out research-based clinical trials in this area of Regenerative Medicine.
Here’s why patients trust us:
✔️ 15+ years of pain and injury treatment experience
✔️ Clinically proven techniques and protocols
✔️ Highly trained medical specialists
✔️ Personalised care and assessment
✔️ Convenient locations in Edgbaston, Birmingham & Henley In Arden
✔️ Excellent success rates and patient satisfaction
If you're experiencing pain or have an injury and would like to learn about our effective treatments, contact us today. We're here to help! Plus, we offer a FREE CONSULTATION.
DYNAMIC REGENERATIVE MEDICINE CLINIC LOCATIONS
At Dynamic Regenerative Medicine, we have two conveniently located clinics, centrally situated with easy motorway access for traveling from distant parts of the UK.
HENLEY-IN-ARDEN WARWICKSHIRE CLINIC
Henley In Arden
4 Russell House, Doctors Lane, Henley In Arden B95 5AW
Email: clinic@dynamicregenmedicine.co.uk
Tel: 01564 330773
EDGBASTON BIRMINGHAM CLINIC
Medical Consulting Rooms
38 Harborne Road, Edgbaston Birmingham B15 3EB
Email: clinic@dynamicregenmedicine.co.uk
Tel: 01564 330773
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