Elbow problems can sideline athletes and desk workers alike. Learn about tennis elbow, UCL reconstruction, and other elbow conditions.
Cubital tunnel syndrome is compression of the ulnar nerve at the elbow, causing numbness and tingling in the ring and little fingers, grip weakness, and inner elbow pain — especially with prolonged elbow bending.
Golfer's elbow is pain on the inner side of the elbow where the forearm flexor tendons attach. It's caused by repetitive wrist flexion and forearm pronation, affecting golfers, climbers, and manual laborers.
Tennis elbow is a painful overuse injury of the tendons that attach the forearm muscles to the lateral (outer) elbow. Despite the name, most cases occur in non-athletes from repetitive gripping and wrist extension.