Right elbow pain

There are often various illnesses in life, and there are many causes of illness. The joints are a part of the human body that is more prone to disease. Generally, working in a humid or high-intensity environment for a long time will easily cause this kind of joint pain. After the disease occurs, even walking and squatting will be difficult. There are many places where joints can hurt. Today, let’s talk about the common causes of elbow pain in life, as well as how to care for or treat it.

Causes of elbow pain:

1. Joint pain is mainly caused by arthritis or joint disease. Joint pain involves a very wide range and is of many types, which can generally be summarized into soft tissue, cartilage, bone and inflammatory causes. Feasible tests include erythrocyte sedimentation rate, rheumatoid factor, anti-O test, anti-citrulline antibody, joint X-ray, etc. Arthritis caused by any reason can generally be cured or relieved if timely medical treatment and symptomatic treatment are given.

2. The pain is caused by repeated exertion of the muscles responsible for dorsal extension of the wrist and fingers. Patients experience pain on the outside of the elbow when they forcefully grasp or lift objects. Tennis elbow is a classic example of an overuse syndrome. Studies have shown that the wrist extensor muscles, especially the radial carpi brevis, have very high tension when straightening the wrist and exerting force toward the radial side, which can easily lead to overstretching of some fibers at the junction of muscle and tendon, resulting in slight tears.

3. If the pain in the elbow joint is caused by tennis elbow, housewives taking care of children or doing housework at home, or lifting heavy objects may cause tennis elbow. Therefore, you should pay attention to resting your elbows, avoid doing heavy work, and avoid holding children for a long time.

How to treat:

1. Proper rest is particularly important for the acute phase (severe redness, swelling and pain), but changing the activity pattern is even more important. Finding out the cause of the injury and making corresponding changes can alleviate the condition. Studies have shown that tennis players with tennis elbow can reduce 90% of the symptoms by reducing the intensity of training and exercising scientifically.

2. Rest, ice compress, fixation, elevation and electrotherapy can control inflammation and allow the tendon to heal in a good environment.

3. Anti-inflammatory drugs can help relieve pain and inflammation. Some people want to quickly reduce pain and choose local steroid injections, but in fact it is harmful to tissues and is therefore not recommended.

4. Acupuncture and massage are effective treatments for tennis elbow today. They stimulate the elbow muscles by needling acupoints. The disadvantage is that the treatment cycle is long. The advantage is that it has no side effects on the body.

5. Arthritis patients should quit smoking, avoid cold, and do appropriate exercise to improve and preserve the function of affected joints to the greatest extent possible and reduce the occurrence of disability. During medication, the patient's condition should be closely monitored and blood routine, liver and kidney function should be checked regularly. It is recommended to go to a regular tertiary hospital for diagnosis and use traditional Chinese medicine for treatment.

Misconception.

Some people want to reduce pain quickly and choose local steroid injections, but in fact it is very harmful to tissues and is therefore not recommended.