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I have pain on my left arm around my elbow. It started about 3 or 4 weeks ago while camping. It is on and off. I tried heating pad. It will help for a while but then come back. The pain is like coming from the bone. Thanks if you an tell me what it is and what can I do about it.
Dear patient If your pain is coming from bone and if located on outside of elbow likely diagnosis is tennis elbow. In this condition inflammation at the lateral condyle of elbow leads to pain on activities like twisting and weight lifting. pain is off during rest. If your elbow pain is located on the inner side diagnosis is likely Golfers elbow. Here pain and inflammation occurs on medial epicondyle of elbow. Treatment initially is hot water bag fomentation and modification of activities. Tab diclofenac sodium 50 mg twice a day for pain relief. If not relieved then local injection of depomedrol will be helpful.
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Dear patient If your pain is coming from bone and if located on outside of elbow likely diagnosis is tennis elbow. In this condition inflammation at the lateral condyle of elbow leads to pain on activities like twisting and weight lifting. pain is off during rest. If your elbow pain is located on the inner side diagnosis is likely Golfers elbow. Here pain and inflammation occurs on medial epicondyle of elbow. Treatment initially is hot water bag fomentation and modification of activities. Tab diclofenac sodium 50 mg twice a day for pain relief. If not relieved then local injection of depomedrol will be helpful.