Can blood injections cure tennis elbow? As experts admit that steroids just don't work... GoodHealth. From: The Daily Mail (London, England) | Date: October 31, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Solo Syndication Limited. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Byline: PAT HAGAN

A JAB made from patients' own blood could be a radical new treatment for tennis elbow. Tests show the inoculation is so effective it could save many sufferers from surgery and provide an alternative to steroids, which are ineffective.

Most people are treated with steroid injections to fight the inflammation.

But earlier this month a study in the British Medical Journal found steroids were no better than simply advising patients to rest.

Yet within just four weeks of the new 'blood' jabs patients reported pain and discomfort had dropped almost 50 ...

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