I'm on a slight rant right now, because some of my fellow About.com guides seem to be maligning racquet sports; claiming they all cause tennis elbow! And my colleagues have created a very informative video about tennis elbow, and posted it right on the main About.com home page.

Now, I know they're not entirely correct -- some racquet sports are much worse than others in terms of creating elbow stress. I just stepped off the court myself, wondering whether my elbow would survive the beating. I manage it, however, by not playing every day. That works for me!

So, here are some suggestions (from a racquet sports perspective rather than a medical perspective!) for how to avoid tennis elbow.