Signs and Symptoms
- Pain on the outer part of elbow (lateral epicondyle).
- Point tenderness over the lateral epicondyle – a prominent part of the bone on the outside of the elbow.
- Gripping and movements of the wrist hurt, especially wrist extension and lifting movements.
- Activities that use the muscles that extend the wrist (e.g. pouring a pitcher or gallon of milk, lifting with the palm down) are characteristically painful.
- Morning stiffness.
The symptoms associated with tennis elbow are, but are not limited to: radiating pain from the outside of your elbow to your forearm and wrist, pain during extension of wrist, weakness of the forearm, a painful grip while shaking hands or torquing a doorknob, and not being able to hold relatively heavy items in the hand. The pain is similar to the pain of the condition known as Golfer's elbow but the latter occurs at the medial side of the elbow.
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