Electroacupuncture of muscle and tendon attachments in an athlete with lateral epicondylitis of the humerus: a case report.

Abstract

Enthesopathy is a common overuse disorder in athletes who frequently perform the same movements. Continuous and frequent repetitive movements place excessive tension on tendons, resulting in microdamage, inflammation and pain in the tendon attachments.1 Conservative therapy helps reduce stress on the tendon attachment. However, athletes who continue to play experience severe inflammation and pain, and conservative treatment is often ineffective, leading to a need for surgery in some cases.2 Herein, we describe an apparently successful case of electroacupuncture (EA) treatment of a field hockey player with lateral epicondylitis of the humerus. Case report