The elbow hurts, even holding the cup hurts!
I used to be a carpenter, but now my elbow is painful and I can’t drive nails!
With his grandson for two months, his elbow has been painful.
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Elbow pain, pain up no headache deadly, but always let a person all kinds of uncomfortable. How is elbow pain return a responsibility? What should I do?
What should I do with elbow pain?
[Elbow Pain] When it falls on different people, there are various situations. Some are sudden pain after overuse of wrists and elbows. Some may suffer from pain for a long time. Some…
No matter what the specific situation is, some analgesic methods are common. When the cause of elbow pain is not clear, the following methods can be used to relieve the pain first.
1. Rest your wrists and elbows
Elbow pain may not only be related to elbows, but also to wrist movement. At the same time, most elbow pain is related to overuse. Attention should be paid to reducing wrist and elbow movement when pain first occurs.
Step 2: Ice on the pain area
Most elbow pain will have inflammation, tissue fluid exudation, etc. Ice compress can relieve inflammatory reaction and pain.
There is no special requirement for the specific number and time of ice application, as long as you feel comfortable, apply it for a while. When applying ice, pad a towel between the ice bag and the skin to prevent direct contact of ice cubes with the skin and frostbite.
3. Analgesics may be considered
If the pain is obvious, you can consider taking some painkillers, such as ibuprofen and aspirin. However, be sure to take the dosage and usage according to the instructions.
For friends with gastric ulcer, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, severe liver and kidney insufficiency and other diseases, it is recommended to consult a doctor before considering whether to take it.
4. In these cases, go to the hospital as soon as possible.
If you meet any of the following conditions, you should go to the hospital as soon as possible:
- The above analgesic methods are not effective. Fracture manifestations such as joint deformity and inability to move occur after trauma such as fall and impact. Elbow pain is accompanied by fever, local swelling or redness, etc. Restricted elbow movement; Children have elbow pain; Elbow pain also has chest tightness, shortness of breath, cold sweat and other symptoms that can cause myocardial infarction.
What are the causes of elbow pain?
The cause of elbow pain may be slight sprain, occasional overuse, or elbow pain caused by some potential diseases.
1. Elbow Inflammation-[Tennis Elbow]
External epicondylitis of humerus is commonly known as [tennis elbow]. Although it is called [tennis elbow], people who need to exercise their wrists hard for a long time may suffer from the disease, such as tennis players, badminton players, fitters, cooks, housewives, etc. At the same time, middle-aged and elderly civilian personnel, due to weak muscles, short-term lifting of heavy objects may also lead to the disease.
[Tennis Elbow] The main manifestation is elbow pain, which is aggravated when clenching fists and bending wrists. When the disease is more serious, it is difficult to twist towels, sweep the floor and other actions.
The treatment is divided into conservative treatment and surgical treatment. Conservative treatment includes limiting wrist movement, painkillers, blocking, etc. Surgery can be considered if the conservative treatment effect is not good. The specific treatment plan also needs to consult an orthopaedic doctor face to face.
2. Nerve compression-peripheral nerve entrapment
Some intractable elbow pain still does not improve even after treatment. If there are cervical vertebra diseases, sensory abnormalities in fingers and arms and other parts at the same time, elbow pain caused by nerve compression may have to be considered.
Of course, this kind of situation is very complicated, and doctors are often required to conduct more in-depth investigation in order to take further treatment for the pressure situation.
3. Heart disease-angina pectoris
Angina pectoris belongs to the well-known coronary heart disease. The fundamental problem is cardiac vascular blockage, which leads to cardiac ischemia. In severe cases, myocardial infarction or even death may occur.
The most common manifestation of angina pectoris is chest pain, but there are also very few people who show elbow or arm pain when angina pectoris. If elbow pain during strenuous activities and no pain during rest, as well as chest tightness, palpitation and other symptoms, angina pectoris cannot be ruled out.
In addition to the above mentioned situations, various diseases such as bacterial infection and fracture may cause elbow pain.
How to prevent elbow pain?
There are many diseases that cause elbow pain. Avoiding playing tennis, badminton, lifting heavy objects and holding children for a long time can prevent elbow pain caused by tennis elbow or overuse to the greatest extent possible.