Personalized Chiropractic Treatment for Tennis Elbow in Portland
Tennis Elbow Treatment in Portland, OR
Our Portland Chiropractic Clinic has helped patients break free from tennis elbow, easing the nagging ache, tightness, and loss of grip strength it often brings. Rather than treating symptoms in isolation, we examine your body as a whole system, which helps us identify the root cause of your elbow pain and craft care tailored to your body's needs. Simply put, our aim is to get you back to full strength and moving without pain.
Insurance Questions? We’re Here To Answer Them!
Insurance shouldn’t be what stands between you and your tennis elbow treatment. That’s why Bridgetown Chiropractic & Wellness has teamed up with major providers, keeping quality care within reach for our patients.
We are in-network with:
Kaiser
MODA
Blue Cross Blue Shield
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Here’s Why Bridgetown Chiropractic Is the Right Fit for Your Tennis Elbow Care
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Our Chiropractic Team
Let’s Volley Away That Pain! (One Session at a Time)
Tennis elbow makes you realize how much work your arm does each day, causing discomfort when you do things you never used to think twice about. Gripping your morning mug of coffee, shaking your boss’s hand, even typing an email on your keyboard can start to hurt. Our team knows how to turn that around. Book your appointment today, and we’ll find the source of your elbow pain, then map out a treatment plan built around you.
Why Patients in Portland Keep Choosing Us for Relief From Tennis Elbow Pain!
How We Approach Tennis Elbow Treatment, From Every Angle
Chiropractic Adjustments
When the joints in your wrist, elbow, or upper spine fall out of alignment, they can place extra strain on the tendons already working overtime. Adjustments restore proper joint mechanics, tackling one of the underlying issues fueling your pain.
Soft Tissue Therapy
Tight, overworked forearm muscles can pull on the tendons and slow healing. Our soft-tissue techniques loosen these areas, easing tension right where it’s causing trouble.
Massage Therapy
Our licensed massage therapy team works to release built-up tension, get blood flowing to the area, and support your body’s natural recovery process, cutting down on that persistent ache.
Exercises & Rehabilitation
We put together personalized stretching and strengthening routines to rebuild tendon resilience and help your arm handle everyday movements without triggering pain.
Get Back to Pain-Free Movement with Personalized Tennis Elbow Chiropractic Care
Tennis elbow doesn’t show up the same way for everyone. The repetitive motion that triggers one person’s pain might be completely different from what’s causing yours.
That’s why our team starts by sitting down with you to learn about your symptoms, daily activities, and medical history before we begin treatment.
What Causes Tennis Elbow?
Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis) develops when the tendons connecting your forearm muscles to the outside of your elbow become overloaded and irritated, usually from repetitive gripping or twisting motions (hence the name “Tennis” Elbow).
Common triggers include:
Repetitive wrist and arm movements (e.g., racket sports, painting, plumbing work)
Poor technique or improper equipment
Weak forearm muscles
Age-related tendon wear
Other underlying conditions
What Are the Symptoms of Tennis Elbow?
Tennis Elbow typically shows up as a burning or aching pain on the outside of the elbow, one that can radiate down into the forearm and wrist. Symptoms might start off mild and build up gradually, or hit suddenly after a specific activity.
Additional symptoms can include:
Weak grip strength
Pain when lifting, twisting, or gripping objects
Tenderness around the elbow joint
Stiffness, especially in the morning
FAQs About Tennis Elbow Chiropractic Treatment
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Yes. Dr. Reid is trained to identify tennis elbow through a combination of your symptom history, a hands-on physical exam, and specific orthopedic tests that check your grip strength, range of motion, and pain response. In most cases, this tells us everything we need to know without imaging.
If your case looks more complicated or isn’t responding the way we’d expect, we can point you toward getting an X-ray or MRI to rule out other issues, like a fracture or nerve involvement.
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Chiropractic treatment zeros in on joint alignment and nerve function throughout the arm and spine, while physical therapy tends to focus on strengthening and stretching exercises. These two methods complement each other nicely, so we often layer them together to speed up your recovery.
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Both involve tendon irritation near the elbow, but the location is different. Tennis elbow affects the tendons on the outside of your elbow and is usually associated with wrist extension and gripping. Golfer's elbow affects the inner elbow and is more related to wrist flexion.
The treatment approach for both overlaps quite a bit, but we’ll pinpoint which one you’re dealing with to help us target the right muscles from day one.
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Some patients find a counterforce brace helpful, especially during activities that place stress on the forearm. It can reduce strain on the irritated tendon while your body heals.
That said, a brace works best alongside active treatment, not as a stand-alone fix, so we’ll only recommend one if it genuinely supports your recovery plan.
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It depends on the activity and how far along you are in your recovery, but we’re not big believers in telling patients to just sit still. In most cases, we’ll help you modify your technique or swap out certain movements so you can stay active without aggravating the tendon further. Dr. Reid will give you clear guidelines based on how your elbow is responding.
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Not at all! You can book an appointment with us directly. That said, if you’ve already been evaluated by a physician, bringing along any records or imaging you have can help us get a fuller picture of your elbow right from the start.