Your elbows are built to create smooth bending, straightening, and rotational movements that allow you to lift, carry, grip, push, and pull throughout the day. With support from the surrounding muscles, tendons, and joints, the elbow helps stabilize the arm during everything from typing and lifting weights to swinging a golf club or carrying groceries. But because the elbow is involved in so many repetitive motions, it’s also a common area to develop pain when tissues become irritated, strained, or overloaded. Muscle tension, tendon irritation, and joint restriction are among the issues we see most often.

Most elbow problems develop from repetitive use, poor mechanics, or sudden strain. Activities like weightlifting, gripping, throwing, or working long hours at a computer can contribute to irritation over time. Conditions such as tendinitis, golfer’s elbow, tennis elbow, and general overuse strain are some of the most frequent causes of elbow pain