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Let’s talk about tennis/pickleball elbow – exercises, therapy, stretches and how to prevent it.

Check out the attached videos. Really great. If you cannot access them in this week's column on The Desert Sun website, then go to YouTube and search for pickleball elbow.

In 2019-2021, before we shut down for the COVID pandemic, I was still actively participating in 4.5 level tournaments. I had a partial rotator cuff tear but was trying to rehab without surgery. I was wearing two elbow braces, two wrist braces, two knee braces and a shoulder strap. They helped, and gave support, and I was able to compete successfully and medal often. I did not take enough time off to rehabilitate these chronic conditions.

After back surgery in 2022, I finally took enou

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