The elbow joint is usually referred to as the elbow joint, and the most common causes of elbow pain are chronic strain injury, rheumatoid arthritis, gout and so on. 1. Chronic strain: If the patient is engaged in heavy physical work for a long time, frequently using both arms to carry heavy objects, it is easy to cause chronic strain of the muscles around the elbow joint, overwork or cold stimulation can induce elbow joint pain. 2. Rheumatoid arthritis: patients with a history of rheumatoid arthritis, when the inflammation of acute attack, it is easy to trigger the elbow joint redness, swelling and pain. 3. Gout: If the patient has gouty arthritis, when the uric acid level is not well controlled, it is easy to cause redness, swelling and pain in the joints, and some of the patients may also have elbow joint dysfunction. Elbow pain is caused by a variety of reasons, may also be related to osteoarthritis, infection and other factors, if the symptoms continue without relief, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner to find out the cause of the disease, by the doctor targeted treatment.