Arm & Elbow Pain

A traumatic injury causing sever elbow joint pain. Usually a result of a fall or direct blow and may also result in a fracture of one of the arm bones.

A dull pain in the forearm muscles which gets worse with activity and eases with rest. Similar to shin splints but far less common.

A tear of the triceps muscle at the back of the arm, causing pain on elbow extension.

A fracture of the humerus, just above the elbow at the supracondylar ridge.

Tennis elbow
Pain on the outside of the elbow when extending the wrist and fingers.

Golfers elbow
Pain on the inside of the elbow when flexing the wrist and fingers.

Dislocated elbow
A separation of the bones at the elbow caused by a traumatic injury and usually involving factures.

Ulna plate fracture
A fracture of the growth plate of the ulna bone, close to the elbow joint.

Biceps tendinitis at elbow
An overuse injury of the thick biceps tendon at the front of the elbow.

Radial nerve entrapment
An injury with similar symptoms to tennis elbow, other than tingling or numbness in the outer forearm or hand.

Bruised elbow
Bleeding in the joint caused by soft tissue damage from an impact.

Students elbow
Also known as olecranon bursitis, a swelling develops over the elbow bone.

Medial collateral ligament sprain
Injury to the medial ligament of the elbow causes pain on the inner joint, usually after a forceful injury.

Elbow hyperextension injury
An injury caused by over-straightening the elbow.

Ulna nerve injury
The ulnar nerve runs down the inner siede of the elbow and causes the 'funny bone' pain when knocked.

Osteochondritis dessicans in elbow
A fragmentation of the cartilage within a joint causing loose bodies and possible locking of the joint.

Triceps tendon insertion inflammation
An overuse injury causing pain at the back of the elbow, especially on resisted elbow extension.

Pronator Teres Syndrome
An entrapment neuropathy of the median nerve between the two heads of pronator teres.

Median nerve injury
Either a compression or lesion of the nerve on the inside of the elbow.

Forearm splints
An overuse injury similar to shin splints in the leg, causing a dull ache in the forearm muscles.

Anterior Interrosseous Syndrome
An entrapment neuropathy of the anterior interosseous nerve, just above the inner elbow.

Volkmanns contracture
A deformity of the forearm and hand caused by a lack of blood supply to the forearm.

Axillary nerve injury
A compression or injury to the axillary nerve following an impact or fracture.

Triceps strain
A tear of the Triceps muscle at the back of the upper arm.

Biceps contusion
Bleeding and bruising of the Biceps muscle following an impact.

Myositis ossifcans in upper arm
A bony growth within a muscle following a contusion.

Broken arm
An overview of fractures of the arm.

Humerus fracture
A break of the upper arm bone.

Supracondylar fracture
A break in the humerus, just above the elbow.

Radial head fracture
A break in the radius bone, just below the round shaped head.

Olecronon Fracture of elbow
A break in the ulna bone, at the back of the elbow joint.

Elbow fracture / Broken elbow
An elbow fracture can be a break to any of the three bones forming the elbow joint.

Radius fracture / Broken forearm
A break in the radius bone, between the elbow and thumb.

Ulna fracture
A break in the ulna bone, between the elbow and the wrist (little finger side!).

Distal humerus plate injury / fracture
A break of the growth plate in the upper arm bone, close to the elbow joint.