{"id":1365,"date":"2025-06-02T15:51:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T14:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/?page_id=1365"},"modified":"2025-06-02T15:56:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T14:56:57","slug":"common-elbow-conditions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/common-elbow-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Common elbow conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Common Elbow Conditions<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Non traumatic elbow pain (not associated with an obvious injury) is common and often has no obvious cause. Lots of factors can contribute to pain, including physical and emotional health, lifestyle factors, certain medical conditions, genetics and stress. Sometimes, there may be specific causes, presented below. This list is not exhaustive.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Tennis Elbow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This describes pain coming from the tendons and soft tissues on the lateral (thumb) side of the elbow.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Information: Tennis Elbow<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exercises: Exercises for Tennis Elbow<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information visit NHS Inform<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Golfers Elbow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This describes pain coming from the tendons and soft tissues on the medial (little finger) side of the elbow. It is less common than tennis elbow.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Information: Golfers Elbow<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exercises: Exercises for golfers elbow<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Elbow Arthritis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This describes pain and stiffness that can occur as part of the natural aging process, though not everyone with age related changes will experience pain. Genetics, lifestyle factors and certain medical conditions can increase the risk of painful arthritis.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Information: Shoulder & Elbow Arthritis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jigsaw-E Arthritis leaflet<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information visit NHS Inform<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Olecranon Bursitis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This describes swelling over the pointy tip of the elbow.<\/strong> More information<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Other Elbow Pain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

NHS Inform<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cubital tunnel syndrome <\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The advice on this page does not replace a medical opinion.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discuss your needs with a health professional if you have any concerns. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Non traumatic elbow pain (not associated with an obvious injury) is common and often has no obvious cause. Lots of factors can contribute to pain, including physical and emotional health, lifestyle factors, certain medical conditions, genetics and stress. Sometimes, there may be specific causes, presented below. This list is not exhaustive. The advice on this<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":134,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/nogreenfullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,16],"class_list":["post-1365","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-elbow","category-self-help-resources"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"katepurcell","author_link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/author\/katepurcell\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":" Elbow<\/a>Self help resources<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Non traumatic elbow pain (not associated with an obvious injury) is common and often has no obvious cause. Lots of factors can contribute to pain, including physical and emotional health, lifestyle factors, certain medical conditions, genetics and stress. Sometimes, there may be specific causes, presented below. This list is not exhaustive. The advice on this","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/134"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1365"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2090,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1365\/revisions\/2090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}