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Alternative Treatments for Tennis Elbow: Acupuncture, Prolotherapy, and Shock Wave Lithotripsy

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Lateral epicondylitis is primarily a non-surgical problem. While surgery for lateral epicondylitis is usually not indicated, as there are certain circumstances outlined elsewhere in this text where surgery may be the appropriate or preferred treatment for this condition. However, most cases of lateral epicondylitis can be managed successfully without surgery until they resolve in 80–95 % of cases.

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Clinkscales, C. (2015). Alternative Treatments for Tennis Elbow: Acupuncture, Prolotherapy, and Shock Wave Lithotripsy. In: Wolf, J. (eds) Tennis Elbow. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7534-8_9

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