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Tennis elbow is a common painful condition with a prevalence rate of 1-3%. The condition starts as a micro-tear in extensor carpi radialis brevis and its degeneration because of repetitive overload. Conservative measures are undertaken initially because symptoms in most patients improve with time and rest. Adjunctive treatment includes steroid injection, autologous plasma, exercise, and prolotherapy. Dextrose prolotherapy by virtue of its multi-modal mechanism of action has emerged as a cost-effective treatment option for chronic musculoskeletal and arthritic pain.