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Lateral epicondylitis/lateral epicondylalgia, or tennis elbow or lateral elbow tendenopathy (LET) is a common pathology of both athletes and non-athletes, affecting 1 to 3 % of the population at large (Howitt, 226). This condition is most often associated with overuse or a repetitive stress, as opposed to an acute inflammatory reaction. Tennis elbow is a degenerative or failed healing tendon response characterized by the increased presence of fibroblasts, vascular hyperplasia,