• Ivan Urits, Michael Markel, Paula Choi, Neeraj Vij, Aaron Tran, Daniel An, Amnon A Berger, Elyse Cornett, Alan D Kaye, and Omar Viswanath.
• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: ivanurits@gmail.com.
• Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2020 Sep 1; 34 (3): 583-602.

AbstractLateral epicondylitis (LE), also known as tennis elbow, is the most common cause of elbow pain in adults, with approximately 1-3% of the general population being afflicted. Although the condition is usually self-limiting, pain can be a major hindrance, limiting daily activity and the work capacity of patients. As a result, many treatment options have become available with the aim to shorten the duration of the disease and increase the quality of life. Steroid injections, NSAIDs, topical creams, platelet-rich plasma, physical therapy, and kinesiotaping are considered conservative treatments, while surgical options are last-resort treatments reserved for refractory LE. In this review, we will provide a brief summary of LE and focus on addressing conservative and minimally invasive interventional options for the treatment of LE.Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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