Painful inflammation of the muscles and soft tissue around the elbow, usually caused by excessive strain, as in tennis or golf, or by carrying a heavy load. Treatment includes rest and injection of pain-relieving drugs into the joint area.
Inflammation of the elbow joint at the point of the articular surfaces of the humerus.
A painful condition caused by inflammation or minor tears of the tendons near the elbow, which are attached to muscles in the forearm. When the forearm muscles that flex the wrist are involved, the condition may be called golfer’s elbow. If the muscles that extend the wrist are involved, the condition is often termed tennis elbow. Elbow pain is caused by a movement that involves the combination of pressure on the wrist while it is being rotated. Treatment includes rest, cold packs, ultrasound, splinting, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), corticosteroid injections, and elbow stretching exercises.
An uncomfortable and occasionally incapacitating inflammation of the muscles and adjacent tissues in the elbow region, resulting from repetitive stress and strain on the forearm in proximity to the lateral epicondyle of the humerus (the bone in the upper arm).
Epicondylitis is a painful condition characterized by the inflammation of an epicondyle, which is one of the bony prominences located at the lower end of the humerus (upper-arm bone) near the elbow. This condition occurs due to the overuse of forearm muscles, leading to repetitive tugging on the tendons where they attach to the bone.
When the epicondylitis affects the bony prominence on the outer side of the elbow, it is referred to as tennis elbow. On the other hand, if the bony prominence on the inner side of the elbow is affected, the condition is known as golfer’s elbow.