Evaluation of varmam therapy in the management of sports injury-tennis elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)

Abstract

Varmam, the ancient medical science is a unique gift to mankind with rich traditional knowledge and long history of use. Modern days exercises are done through multi various sports activities. An extreme sport or adventure sport is newer and popular term of certain sport activities perceived as having high level of inherent danger. Among various sports activities, tennis involves a high level of physical exertion. In tennis, the elbow region is stretched to the maximum and likely to get injury. Inflammation of lateral epicondyle known as tennis elbow where the sufferings are more, treatments are challenging and the outcome in most of the cases are not up to the expected levels. Therefore, varmam therapy in the management of sports injury is needed and required for promoting wellness of individual. This paper focus on the efficacy of varmam therapy in the management of tennis elbow.