Sports Chiropractic Care for Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)

Tennis elbow — clinically known as lateral epicondylitis — is one of the most common overuse injuries we see in active adults, athletes, and high performers. Despite the name, you don’t need to touch a tennis (or pickleball) racket to develop it!

Tennis elbow occurs when the tendons that anchor the wrist and finger extensor muscles to the outside of the elbow are stressed beyond their capacity. Over time, this leads to irritation, micro-tearing, and eventually degeneration of the tendon tissue (epicondylosis) if left untreated.

Concussions / Whiplash / Head Trauma

If you play sports long enough, your neck is eventually going to hate you at some point. Between headers in soccer, wrestling takedowns, a bad fall on the ski hill, or that one pick-up basketball game where your buddy forgot how gravity works—athletes take some wild hits. And while “whiplash” sounds like a car-accident problem, the truth is this: sports create more neck sprains, concussions, and lingering headaches than half of the fender-benders happening in Minnesota.

The "P" Word / Don't blame your Desk for your Bad Posture

Postural pain doesn’t care if you’re an athlete or a desk worker — it shows up when your body spends too much time in one position without the strength or mobility to support it.
After all, the only “bad” posture is one that we spend too much time in.
Sixty hours slouched at a desk will hurt you.
So will sixty hours standing without support.
The problem isn’t posture — it’s lack of variability and poor control.Changing posture takes intention, strategy, and real work — not temporary fixes like a new chair or a posture brace that collects dust after two weeks.

Nagging Low Back Pain keeping you on the sidelines? You're not alone!

Low back pain is the #1 reason people seek chiropractic care nationwide—and it’s also the leading cause of complaints or disability in active adults. Translation: if you move, lift, train, ski, golf, or sit for a living… your low back is eventually going to complain. That doesn’t mean you’re broken! It means that you’re human.

Whether your pain came on suddenly during a lift, built up slowly from training volume, or showed up out of nowhere after years of desk work or daily movement, our approach blends hands-on chiropractic care, soft tissue work, and corrective exercise rehab to get you moving better—fast—and keep you there.

What's the difference between Golfer's Elbow and Tennis Elbow? | Sports Chiropractic

You don’t have to be the next Rory McIlroy or Serena Williams to end up with elbow tendonitis. We see golfers, tennis players, carpenters, desk workers, and even parents juggling babies all walk through our doors with the same complaint — a sharp, nagging pain on the inside or outside of the elbow that just won’t quit.
Our goal isn’t just to quiet the pain. It’s to fix why that tendon is angry in the first place — and build a stronger, more resilient arm that can handle whatever you throw at it (or swing, or type, or hammer).

What Causes Shoulder Impingement?

The shoulder is “the overachiever of the body.” It’s supposed to move in all directions — but when something isn’t doing its job (usually your scapular stabilizers or thoracic spine), the shoulder joint pays the price.
If you’ve ever felt that deep, annoying pinch in the front or top of your shoulder when reaching overhead — yeah, that’s not something to ignore. Shoulder impingement (sometimes mimicking rotator cuff tendonitis) can creep up on anyone from desk workers and weekend warriors to CrossFit athletes, swimmers, and golfers. It’s one of the most common shoulder issues we treat here at Minnesota Movement Chiropractic & Sports Rehab.

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