@the.elbow.doc: THIS IS WHY YOU HAVE TENNIS ELBOW. Every time you hit a serve, you’re putting 100 to 200 pounds of force through your elbow. Every forehand. Every backhand. Another 40 to 60 pounds on the same tendon. One shot doesn’t cause a problem. Thousands of them do. Over time, that repeated load creates overuse. And overuse leads to tendon degeneration. That’s the part most players don’t hear. Because the pain you’re feeling isn’t coming from inflammation. It’s coming from weakness in the tendon. A tendon that’s been asked to handle more force than it’s prepared for. That’s why ice, rest, and anti-inflammatories don’t solve it. They calm things down, but they don’t rebuild anything. Once you understand why tennis elbow happens, the solution becomes clear. You don’t need to shut it down. You need to make it stronger. Comment FIX if you want to stop guessing and actually fix the root of your elbow pain.