I'm pretty sure it's not Tennis Elbow. What is it?!


Question: I'm pretty sure it's not Tennis Elbow. What is it.?
It happens in my dominant arm, it's not painful but it's disturbing. When something is put on my elbow, like pressure or even when I just lean it against the table, there's this radiating feeling that goes from my elbow to my fingers.
I asked a friend and she told me it could be tennis elbow so I read about it but I don't think it is.Health Question & Answer


Answers:
Ok well the elbow is a fairly simple joint in terms of the movement it produces which is flexion (bending) and extension (straightening). However, the joint itself forms part of the elbow complex as it also involves a joint called the superior radioulna joint which is the articulation between the two bones in the forearm (radius and ulna).
The muscles in the forearm, which actually act at the wrist, join into the elbow and this is where tennis elbow and golfers elbow pain is felt.
Tennis elbow will give you pain on gripping of sustained holding. There is sometimes heat around the joint.

Unless you have sustained an trauma, eg a fall or a injury of that nature a fracture is unlikely. It is often a misunderstanding that an x ray will diagnose the problem. Xrays only show bone and are only performed when a fracture of the bone is suspected. The the other body structures such as ligaments, tendons muscles and nerves are black on an xray and therefore cannot be studied. If a problem with these structures are suspected then an MRI scan would be necessary.

The electrical feelings you described are typical of a nerve involved somewhere. It may be coming from your neck or at the elbow itself. This is common and nothing to worry about. You won't need surgery or anything like that.
I an not sure where in the world you are, but i am in the UK and here we would recommend seeing your GP and requesting a Physiotherapy referral. If you afford private physiotherapy you would be seen quicker but it would cost around

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