3.67 (3 votes) Physiotherapy or a "wait and see" approach are both more effective in tackling tennis elbow than corticosteroid (steroid) injections, a BMJ study reveals today. Researchers in Australia tested different treatments on three separate groups of patients with tennis elbow. One group of participants were allocated the 'wait and see' approach - they were reassured that the condition would eventually settle down and encouraged to wait. They were also given specific instructions on modifying their daily activities so to avoid aggravating their pain,cheap trx. A second group were given a local corticosteroid injection and advised to gradually return to normal activities. The final group received eight treatments of physiotherapy of 30 minutes over six weeks and were ...