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Elbow Pain: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Options<\/h1>\n

If you suffer from elbow pain lasting longer than seven days, you might have a condition called golfer\u2019s elbow<\/strong> or tennis elbow<\/strong>. Despite their names, athletes aren’t the only people who develop these conditions. They are also common among construction workers, office employees, and anyone performing repeated arm motions. The risk increases with age, particularly after fifty, when we are more prone to elbow pain and limited mobility.<\/p>\n

Our forearms, wrists, and hands perform thousands of movements every day. Repeating the same motions for two hours or more daily, over months or years, can lead to tennis elbow or golfer’s elbow. These conditions affect the muscles and tendons surrounding the elbow. Sometimes, irritation of the radial nerve, which runs from the neck to the hand, may also cause pain. Recurring micro-injuries accumulate over time, resulting in chronic inflammation, abnormal tissue healing, and degenerative disease at the muscle attachments. Symptoms often include pain in the elbow, wrist, and hand.<\/p>\n

Causes of Elbow Pain<\/h2>\n

Tennis Elbow<\/h3>\n

Tennis elbow is an overuse injury caused by repeated contraction of the forearm muscles used to straighten and raise the wrist and hand. Tiny tears in the tendons attaching these muscles to the outer elbow can result in pain in the elbow, wrist, or hand. Sports like tennis, badminton, squash, ping pong, or rowing may trigger this condition, especially with poor technique. Non-sport activities – using plumbing tools, painting, driving screws, or repetitive computer mouse use – can also cause tennis elbow, sometimes compressing the radial nerve.<\/p>\n

Golfer’s Elbow<\/h3>\n

Golfer’s elbow is similar but affects the wrist flexors on the inner elbow. It can result from repeated work movements in construction, plumbing, or carpentry, or from sports like weightlifting, baseball, softball, archery, or javelin throwing. Pain is often felt during internal rotation of the forearm, wrist, and finger bending, or handshakes.<\/p>\n

Symptoms of Tennis and Golfer\u2019s Elbow<\/h2>\n