title: Management of tennis elbow.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  What is the best treatment for tennis elbow?
  
  
  RESULTS
  Despite a wealth of research, there is no true consensus on the most efficacious management of tennis elbow especially for effective long-term outcomes. Corticosteroid injections do show large pain-relieving effects in the short term but are associated with risks of adverse events and long-term reoccurrence. Advice with a "wait and see" approach is recommended as the first-line treatment in primary care for most cases. In the medium term physiotherapy and or low-level laser therapy may be effective.
  
  
  METHODS
  Rule out alternative diagnosis. Onward referral may be indicated if the condition does not resolve after 12 months.
authors.affiliation: Arthritis research UK Primary Care Centre, Primary Care Sciences, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, UK.
authors.forename: Linda S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Chesterton
authors.forename: Christian D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Mallen
authors.forename: Elaine M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Hay
keywords: corticosteroids; laser therapy; physiotherapy; tennis elbow