How to treat elbow pain

Elbow pain is treated according to the cause. Common causes include osteoarthritis, chronic inflammation and synovial lesions, etc. Treatment includes rest, physical therapy, medication and surgery. 1. Osteoarthritis: this kind of disease causes elbow pain, we should actively carry out anti-inflammatory treatment, such as the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs aspirin, nimesulide, etc., conservative treatment is ineffective to recommend surgical treatment. 2. Chronic inflammation: such as humeral epicondylitis, through rest, acupuncture, physical therapy to improve the symptoms, while in daily life to reduce the action of wringing the towel, if the symptoms can not be improved for a long time, you can choose the closed treatment. 3. Bursal lesions: such as ulnar bursitis, mild symptoms can be relieved by rest or topical diclofenac diethylamide emulsion, etc., and severe cases need to be bursa surgery to remove the bursa. There may be other causes of elbow pain, such as trauma, tumors, etc. If prolonged elbow pain occurs and cannot be relieved, it is recommended to seek medical attention. The above drugs need to be standardized and rationally used under the guidance of professional physicians and pharmacists.