What to do if your elbow tendon hurts

Elbow tendon pain may be ligament injury, tennis elbow, humeral epicondylitis and other conditions, patients need to follow the doctor’s instructions for drug treatment, surgical treatment, general treatment. 1. Ligament injury: patients can follow the doctor’s instructions to use acetaminophen, ibuprofen and other analgesic treatment, and can also be paired with local ice, so as to alleviate the symptoms. Patients also need to brake the injured joint, if the condition is more serious, but also need to choose to carry out arthroscopic minimally invasive surgery. 2. Tennis elbow: patients can use local topical diclofenac diethylamine latex, ibuprofen and other analgesic treatment, drug treatment effect is not good patients, but also use prednisone, dexamethasone and other steroids mixed with lidocaine, injection of the painful parts of the closure treatment. If the above treatment is ineffective, the lesion can be cleaned up. 3. Epicondylitis of the humerus: Early stage of the disease can be treated with localized ice packs and the closed treatment mentioned above. Some patients can also be immobilized with a brace to promote recovery. After the pain is relieved, the patient should cooperate with the doctor for rehabilitation. If the patient can not be relieved by conservative treatment, incision surgery should also be considered. Patients with elbow tendon pain are advised to consult a doctor for a clear diagnosis of the cause of the pain, and then follow the doctor’s instructions for the corresponding treatment.