10 Causes of Elbow Pain
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Cause #10: Lyme Disease
Ticks are found throughout much of the world, including North America. These parasites feed off the blood of their hosts and they will gladly take up the chance of feeding on people if they get a chance. They will bite through the skin to get to the blood below and this bite could cause you to become infected with Borrelia.
Borrelia is the bacteria that is responsible for Lyme disease. It causes a range of symptoms including a headache, rash, fever and aching of the joints, including the elbow. Lyme disease is fairly straightforward to treat if caught early and fatalities are rare. It gets harder to cure if left untreated, though, so the disease should be dealt with as soon as possible.
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