The causes of lateral elbow pain include elbow joint injury, epicondylitis of humerus, stenosing tenosynovitis of radial tuberosity and so on.
1. Elbow joint injury: due to improper posture when exerting force on the upper arm, prolonged weight-bearing, etc., the elbow joint ligaments, fascia and other parts of the damage, the pain is usually short-lived, and can be relieved after resting, commonly engaged in high-intensity, heavy manual labor crowd.
2. Epicondylitis of the humerus: it refers to the inflammation caused by the chronic tearing of the extensor muscles of the small arm due to repetitive exertion, and the pain is more obvious when gripping or lifting heavy objects, which is more common among athletes, housewives, carpenters, and so on.
3. Stenosing tenosynovitis of the radial tuberosity: it refers to the inflammation between the tendon and tendon sheath at the radial tuberosity caused by frequent thumb or wrist activities, and the pain is aggravated when the wrist or thumb activities are carried out, which is easy to be seen in the manual operators and breastfeeding women, etc. In addition, the middle-aged and elderly people have a lot of pain with age.
In addition, middle-aged and elderly people will develop arthritis and osteophytes as they grow older, which may also cause lateral tendon pain when moving the elbow joint. It is recommended to go to the hospital as soon as possible, with the help of the doctor to find out the cause of the disease.