Elbow Pain

Key points

• The table below details some of the characteristic features of conditions causing elbow pain: Lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) Features
• pain and tenderness localised to the lateral epicondyle
• pain worse on resisted wrist extension with the elbow extended or supination of the forearm with the elbow extended
• episodes typically last between 6 months and 2 years. Patients tend to have acute pain for 6-12 weeks Medial epicondylitis (golfer's elbow) Features
• pain and tenderness localised to the medial epicondyle