Lateral epicondylitis of humerus is also called tennis elbow. It is a common cause of elbow joint pain, mainly the pain on the outside of elbow joint. The pain is aggravated when the fist is clenched hard and the forearm is rotated and stretched forward (such as twisting the towel and sweeping the floor), and even the things in the hand fall off because of weakness and pain, but the elbow joint activity is normal.

2. Pain in the inside of elbow joint

Humeral medial epicondylitis is also called golf elbow. Usually the inside of the elbow joint is sore, and the pain may radiate to the forearm and wrist. Elbows will feel stiff. Some patients may have numbness or tingling in the ring finger and little finger.

3, elbow swelling and pain

It may be bursitis of olecranon, which is located under the superficial skin of olecranon. Ulnar olecranon bursitis can be caused by local collision or injury, which is mostly related to long-term friction and oppression of elbow when working at desk. Local swelling is usually the first symptom.

Patients also feel pain and discomfort when touching or moving joints, and sometimes severe swelling will limit the activity of elbow joints. Local redness, fever and chills may be signs of infection.

4. The elbow hurts straight

It may be olecranon impact syndrome, which is caused by repeated eversion and extension of elbow joint and repeated impact between olecranon process and the inner wall of olecranon fossa. It is characterized by pain or colic when the elbow joint is straight, tenderness or swelling after the elbow joint, and the elbow joint cannot be completely straight. There are many boxers and throwers.

Extended data

In addition, the following diseases can also cause elbow pain:

1, cervical spondylosis

Cervical spondylosis causes compression of related nerves, which can also cause elbow discomfort or pain.

2. Rheumatoid arthritis

It will cause pain in knees, ankles, shoulders, elbows and other joints, and the local manifestations of the lesions are redness, burning and severe pain. Some patients may have several joints at the same time, and some patients only have joint pain and no other inflammatory manifestations. Acute inflammation usually subsides in 2-4 weeks without sequelae, but it often recurs.

3, gout

Gout, a kind of arthritis, is mainly manifested as joint pain and swelling, which is more common in the first metatarsophalangeal joint, fingers, wrists, elbows and knees. The deterioration of the disease may also cause many serious complications, such as gouty kidney damage.

4. Degenerative osteoarthritis

Common orthopedic diseases can cause pain and swelling of multiple joints, especially the distal and proximal interphalangeal joints, knees, elbows, shoulder joints and spinal joints of the hand, while wrist joints and ankle joints are less affected. With the progress of the disease, joint contracture, instability, resting pain and increased pain during weight bearing may occur.