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As the nickname “tennis elbow” suggests, this disorder is often associated with activities that require repetitive or prolonged gripping activities (such as a tennis racquet when playing tennis). Occupationally, tasks that require forceful, prolonged, or repetitive use of hand tools are often associated with the development of lateral epicondylitis. This disorder is also associated with the use of powered hand tools, such as hand drills or other powered drivers requiring repetitive and forceful exertions involving the forearm extensor muscles, especially if such activities are required of the worker throughout an entire workday. In addition, handling tools greater than 1 kg, weights in excess of 20 kg (more than 10 times per day), and repetitive activities greater than 2 hour/day have been implicated as occupational risk factors for lateral epicondylitis (Ahmad et al., 2013).