Elbow Pain

Tennis Elbow

Tennis elbow is a painful condition that occurs when tendons in your elbow are overworked, usually by repetitive motions of the wrist and arm. Despite its name, most cases of tennis elbow occur in people who don't play tennis. People whose jobs feature the types of motions that can lead to tennis elbow include plumbers, painters, carpenters and butchers.

Symptoms:

• Elbow pain that gradually worsens
• While grasping or twisting, pain radiates from the outside of the elbow to the forearm and back of the hand when grasping or twisting
• Weak grasp

Golfers Elbow

Golfer's elbow is a condition that causes pain on the inner side of your elbow, where the tendons of your forearm muscles attach to the bony bump on the inside of your elbow. The pain may spread into your forearm and wrist. Golfer's elbow is similar to tennis elbow. But it occurs on the inside, rather than the outside, of your elbow. And it's not limited to golfers.

Symptoms:

• Pain and tenderness on the inner side of the elbow
• Pain radiating to the inner side of the forearm
• Stiffness in elbow
• Pain and difficulty in making a fist
• Weakness in hands and wrists