TENNIS ELBOW

Biopsychosocial Factors That Show Impact on Normal Optimum Levels of Function and Fitness in Tennis Elbow People



Biopsychosocial Factors That Show Impact on Normal Optimum Levels of Function and Fitness in Tennis Elbow People

Introduction

Tennis Elbow is also known as Epicondylitis. The so-called tennis elbow corresponds to an alteration of the insertion of the extensor tendons of the wrist, especially the extensor carpi radialis brevis, a bony prominence on the outer edge of the distal humerus in the lateral elbow epicondyle and called which created the technical name of epicondylitis, with which is also known to this injury (Tipton 2006, p.157).

Tennis Elbow or lateral epicondylitis is a common elbow injury of racket sport players and manual laborers. Tennis elbow is an injury resulting from abuse execution of repetitive movements of the hand and forearm, such as swinging a tennis racket or a hammer.

These repetitive motions can cause inflammation of the muscles of the forearm. The symptoms of tennis elbow pain, pain, and weakness in the muscles on the outside of the forearm. The treatment of tennis elbow is usually conservative, relying on rest, ice, and anti-inflammatory drugs.

Biopsychosocial model in Tennis Elbow

The observation of the disease, which has a work disability and to follow is set based on a biopsychosocial model. The biopsychosocial model implies that the etiology, disease course and outcome of disease caused by biological, psychological and social factors are due to play a role in different forms (Santrock 2007). Disease thus appears as a result of a dynamic interaction between the medically diagnosed health problem and the so-called contextual factors that influence the debilitating effects of the health problem.

The contextual factors are divided into environmental and personal factors. The environmental factors capture the direct, personal environment of a human being and the social structures and systems in society. With regard to personal factors are characteristics of a person who is not part of their physical, mental or psychological condition; considered are age, gender, education, experience, personality, lifestyle, habits, upbringing, coping styles, social background, profession and past or present experiences (Engel 1977). Doctors have a tendency to make diagnosis and treatment from an exclusively biological.That is, we analyze the health problems basis of biological phenomena only, leaving to engage in our analyzes the social and psychological aspects. Faced with this biomedical perspective are the biopsychosocial model of tennis elbow, which takes into account social and psychological facts when evaluating tennis elbow problem.This model matches the holistic model of health. The extracellular matrix influences the state of differentiation of connective tissue cells, as a result of tendòn.Como myxoid degeneration in a epicondilosis process, cells are maintained in an environment of the fundamental substance of high density and the same environment cell stimulates collagen production of poor quality (type III). In the insertion tendo-periosteal can see a fibrocartilaginous metaplasia, suggesting that the biochemical changes in the common tendon epicondíleos are produced largely by lack of unity and cohesion of the ground substance vecinas (Halligan ...