There are many causes of elbow pain, such as rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, synovitis caused by chronic injury, trauma, tennis elbow, cervical spondylosis, etc. All of these can cause elbow pain. Rheumatoid arthritis is a common disease that can cause pain in the elbow joint. In addition to pain in the bone joint, there can also be pain in the shoulder joint, ankle joint, knee joint and other large joints. This means that the patient is in the active stage of rheumatism. After active treatment, rheumatoid arthritis can be fully recovered without the sequelae of joint deformity. Gouty arthritis is mainly due to the elevated level of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of uric acid salts on the synovial membrane of the elbow joint, which stimulates the synovial membrane of the joint and causes inflammation and can cause relatively severe pain. Blood uric acid levels are significantly elevated on laboratory tests, and the pain can be relieved with aggressive uric acid reduction therapy and a strict diet control. Trauma is also a common cause of elbow pain, mainly due to the aftermath of a traumatic injury to the elbow joint that is not treated reasonably effectively. This can generally be treated through rehabilitation measures to improve the symptoms. Pain in the elbow joint caused by cervical spondylosis is often combined with numbness in the fingertips, radiating pain and numbness in the upper limbs, and abnormal sensation and muscle strength, which can be clearly diagnosed by examining the cervical spine. For elbow pain caused by cervical spondylosis, if there is no abnormality in the elbow joint on examination. If a single movement is repeated for a long time using the elbow joint, such as playing tennis or badminton for a long time, etc., it can cause a sterile inflammatory injury at the attachment of the tendon of the external humeral epicondyle, which can cause pain in the elbow joint. This can be treated with acupuncture or other physical therapy. There are many other causes of elbow pain, and a thorough examination is needed to make a clear diagnosis before targeted treatment.