This symptom of elbow pain is called tennis elbow. Tennis elbow is mostly slow onset. Patients feel pain in the upper elbow joint, sometimes the pain can radiate upward or downward, feel sore and uncomfortable, and are unwilling to move. Weak grip, holding a shovel, lifting a pot, twisting a towel, knitting a sweater and other actions can aggravate the pain. Generally, there are localized tenderness points on the outside of the elbow, and some of them are swollen, and severe hyperosteogeny can be felt. Sometimes tenderness can be released in the direction of the hand. There is no redness and swelling locally, and the flexion and extension of elbow joint are not affected, but there is pain when forearm rotates. In severe cases, it can cause pain when you straighten your fingers, lift your wrist or hold chopsticks. However, the pain is relieved when the arm is bent and the wrist is externally rotated. There are also a few patients who feel that the pain is aggravated in rainy days.

After tennis elbow happens, you should pay attention to rest and stop some actions that make elbow and wrist exert force. All kinds of diathermy physiotherapy, or hot compress with hot water bottle and hot towel, combined with acupuncture and massage, have certain curative effect.

1. You should rest early, hang the affected limb on your chest with a triangle towel, and use local hot compress and physical therapy.

2. Kneading, pressing, straightening and calming massage, once a day 1 time. It can relieve vasospasm and muscle spasm, relax muscles and promote blood circulation, and regulate bones and muscles. Pay attention to gentle movements when massaging, and avoid rough and strong pulling to avoid secondary injury.

3. Acupuncture, external washing and external application of Chinese herbal medicine, and sticking Shangshi Zhitong ointment also have certain effects, achieving the purpose of expelling wind and removing dampness, relaxing muscles and tendons, activating blood circulation and relieving pain.

In sports, tennis elbow is mostly caused by improper exertion. In order to prevent the occurrence of tennis elbow, you should move your elbow and arm more before exercise, so that you can wrap an elastic bandage on your forearm to reduce the pressure on your elbow muscles.