10 Ulnar Nerve Entrapment Symptoms
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Tenderness in Elbow Joint
Elbow pain is commonly caused by overuse. Repetitive hand and wrist movements during activities and sports may cause the elbow joint to become tender. Elbow pain is also a symptom of ulnar nerve entrapment.
A common elbow complaint is tennis elbow. Medically known as lateral epicondylitis, it affects the tendons on the outside of a person's elbow. Called tennis elbow, as playing the sport may cause the injury, the condition may develop in painters and others working in professions that use a similar motion.4‘Why Is It Called Tennis Elbow?’ New England Baptist Hospital, 30 Oct. 2018, www.nebh.org/blog/why-is-it-called-tennis-elbow/
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