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Injection of Skin Cells Found Effective in Treating Tennis Elbow

April 10, 2008 at 2:09 PM General Health News
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Injection of Skin Cells Found Effective in Treating Tennis Elbow
Injection of skin cells has been found effective in treating tennis elbow, UK researchers say.

The 15-minute procedure uses cells taken from a tiny piece of their own skin. They are then injected into the joint to regenerate the damaged tendon that causes the painful condition.


A pilot study on 12 patients has thrown up satisfying results.

Eleven were cured within weeks with no side effects and only one patient failed to respond.

The pioneering technique could also help treat tendon and ligament damage throughout the body - such as a torn Achilles tendon.

Tennis elbow, which is known in medical terms as lateral epicondylitis, is a degenerative condition thought to affect two million people in Britain - mainly between the ages of 40 and 55, reports Daily Mail.

It is caused by fraying of the tendon that joins the forearm muscle to the upper arm.

Repeated overuse of the arm is most often to blame, but it can also be triggered by an isolated incident - lifting something too heavy can be enough to trigger an attack.

Patients initially suffer feelings of stiffness in the elbow first thing in the morning, as well as severe pain on the bony outer side of the joint.

This pain can radiate up and down the arm, weakening the wrist so severely that some find even taking the lid off a jar impossible.

Doctors recommend rest, anti-inflammatories, a series of physiotherapy sessions and steroid injections - although steroids have recently been shown to be no more effective than rest.

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04/23/2008

VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROCDEURE AS I HAVE SUFFERED FOR YEARS WITH MY RIGHT ELBOW I HAVE HAD THIS OPERATED ON AND RECOVERY IS VERY SLOW . MY LEFT ARM IS NOW SUFFERING THE SAME CONDITION BUT MUCH WORSE .
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE CELL PROCEDURE AND IF IT IS AVAILABLE NHS OR PRIVATE ??

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