| If you're having burning arm pain and don't know the | | | | involves repetitive twisting of the wrist (like using |
| cause, tennis elbow comes to mind. Of course you | | | | tools like screwdrivers) can cause it. |
| want to see your doctor to get properly diagnosed. | | | | I suffered from tennis elbow after reaching for a |
| If you know you injured your arm and it's the | | | | high backhand lob. I cured myself of tennis elbow in |
| resulting trauma that's causing you great pain, then of | | | | three weeks after trying the standard medical |
| course, you want to know if tennis elbow is causing | | | | treatments that didn't work. |
| your arm pain and then get adequate pain relief. | | | | If you think you have tennis elbow, you may want |
| Sometimes you won't know you injured your arm | | | | to get diagnosed soon. Sometimes doctors give a |
| until you feel arm pain later. But in the meantime until | | | | cortisone shot for tennis elbow but usually reluctantly. |
| you get in to see your doctor you should know this. | | | | A natural approach is much better. |
| Arm pain can also be caused by carpal tunnel | | | | Cortisone shots are only temporary and do not cure |
| syndrome, fibromyalgia and other conditions which | | | | tennis elbow. Plus the exposure to cortisone for the |
| may be considerations if it isn't tennis elbow. | | | | short or long term has serious risks. You want to |
| So first of all, where is the pain located? | | | | seek out natural methods. At one time doctors |
| Tennis elbow, also called lateral epicondylitis, is an | | | | suggested exercising the arm but that no longer is |
| inflammation with soreness, or pain on the outside of | | | | the best method and can make it worse. |
| the upper arm close to the elbow. There may or | | | | Golf elbow is also becoming more commonly known |
| may not be a partial tear of the tendon fibers, which | | | | now. It affects golfers and others who use repetitive |
| connects the muscle to the bone, at or near the | | | | motions of the tendon on the underside of the arm. |
| outside of the elbow. | | | | If your pain is on the underside then it could be golf |
| The pain usually radiates from the outside of the | | | | elbow. The treatment is the same as for tennis |
| elbow to the forearm and then to the back of the | | | | elbow. |
| hand when grasping or twisting. | | | | If you think have golf or tennis elbow you can get |
| There will probably be pain or tenderness when you | | | | rid of the pain naturally. But first you want to make |
| press on the tendon gently where it attaches to the | | | | sure you have the correct diagnosis first. If the |
| upper arm bone, over the outside of the elbow. For | | | | tendon is sore you more than likely are suffering with |
| example hold your arm like it's in an arm sling. Press | | | | pain from tennis elbow. I suffered from tennis elbow |
| on the top area near the elbow gently. If it hurts | | | | twice and found it debilitating until I devised my own |
| there it could be tennis elbow. | | | | tennis elbow treatment. You can get rid of tennis |
| This injury is usually due to repetitive motions of the | | | | elbow and tennis elbow pain in about three weeks |
| wrist or forearm. The injury is commonly associated | | | | with proper treatment. |
| with tennis players. However, any activity that | | | | |