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Tennis Elbow Symptom Patterns

January 17th, 2006

Symptoms of tennis elbow

Tennis elbow symptom recognition

Notes on the symptoms of tennis elbow

Tennis elbow pain:

• is felt at or around the outer boney prominence at the elbow
• this boney bump is called the lateral epicondylitis
• lateral epicondylitis is another name for tennis elbow
• sometimes spreads down the back of the forearm towards the wrist

Tennis Elbow Symptoms also include:

• pins and needles around the back of the elbow (although be careful since this can sometimes indicate that the pain is related to a neck problem rather than to tennis elbow)
• numbness or burning ache in the webspace between the thumb and index finger – this is due to irritation of a nerve at the elbow near to the tennis elbow area

Tennis Elbow Symptoms are made worse by

• lifting or carrying heavy objects – particularly if lifted with the back of the hand uppermost
• gripping strongly
• racket sports

Tennis elbow symptoms are eased by;

• massage and local anti-inflammatory creams
• the use of a tennis elbow clasp or brace
• physiotherapy
• injections

Read more about tennis elbow treatment

Entry Filed under: Elbow problems, Joint Pain