10 Symptoms of Tennis Elbow

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Tennis elbow is elbow pain due to inflammation of the tendons in the forearm that attach to the outside of the elbow. Overuse of the elbow and repetitive motions cause the inflammation. While it’s true that tennis players are most likely to develop this painful problem, tennis elbow is a condition that affects other people as well. Plumbers, typists, factory workers, and smiths are all likely candidates to develop the condition. If you live a lifestyle or work at a job in which you frequently make repetitive motions, then it’s important to be cautious.

It’s been suggested that almost half of all people have some degree of tennis elbow at some point in their lives. People of all ages can develop the condition, but middle-aged people who are thirty to forty years old experience the condition most often. Tennis elbow doesn’t usually lead to many serious complications, but it can be quite irritating. If it is not managed, the discomfort and pain associated with tennis elbow can become severe enough to affect daily life. Here are ten common symptoms of tennis elbow.

Symptom #1: Pain in the Forearm

Pain in the forearm, particularly in the upper forearm, is a good indicator that someone is developing tennis elbow. The pain is typically a persistent burning sensation and tends to strike the outer arm, close to the elbow.

The burning pain alone is not necessarily indicative of tennis elbow since the symptom can occur in several other conditions. However, it may be tennis elbow if pain in the forearm occurs in conjunction with other symptoms of the condition.