The tennis elbow syndrome afflicts more people than just those that swing a tennis racket. It becomes part of the clinical picture in a variety of individuals. Not too long ago, one of our non-medical correspondents wrote about his experiences:
“I have just turned sixty-eight and am considered extremely healthy for my age. (I can run a mile in a little over five minutes.) However, there are times when I feel much older. Not long ago my elbows pained so badly that I was unable to use a pen or pencil. The doctors diagnosed it as tennis elbow. In reading the life of David Kahn … I ran across a remedy for arthritis and, being at a point where I was snatching at straws, I used a portion of the remedy specified with most gratifying results. It consisted of soaking the elbows in a very hot solution of Epsom salts, massaging the painful area with peanut oil, applying a peanut oil pack and heat pads for a couple of hours. Just two such treatments, and I regained the full use of my arms in every respect.”
[† July, 1973, Volume 8, No. 4, page 175, Copyright © 1973 by the Edgar Cayce Foundation, Virginia Beach, VA.]
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