Where is the pain primarily located in tennis elbow?

Where is the pain primarily located in tennis elbow?

• A. Inside of the elbow
• B. Outside of the elbow
• C. At the shoulder
• D. In the wrist

Answer: (B)

Pain in tennis elbow is on the outside of the elbow, at the lateral epicondyle where the forearm extensor tendons attach. This condition, lateral epicondylitis, stems from repetitive strain of the wrist extensors and causes tenderness and pain with gripping or extending the wrist. Pain inside the elbow would point to medial structures or nerves, shoulder pain suggests a different source or referred pain, and wrist pain would be distal rather than at the elbow. So the outside of the elbow is the typical location.

Pain in tennis elbow is on the outside of the elbow, at the lateral epicondyle where the forearm extensor tendons attach. This condition, lateral epicondylitis, stems from repetitive strain of the wrist extensors and causes tenderness and pain with gripping or extending the wrist. Pain inside the elbow would point to medial structures or nerves, shoulder pain suggests a different source or referred pain, and wrist pain would be distal rather than at the elbow. So the outside of the elbow is the typical location.