Lateral epicondylitis

Lateral epicondylitis: Introduction

Lateral epicondylitis: condition where the outer part of the elbow becomes painful and tender. See detailed information below for a list of 4 causes of Lateral epicondylitis, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of General Symptom Types

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• Inflammatory symptoms (1736 causes)
• Pain symptoms (6458 causes)
• Sensory symptoms (7134 causes)
• Nerve symptoms (9132 causes)
• Neurological symptoms (9575 causes)
• Elbow symptoms (140 causes)
• Bone symptoms (2907 causes)
• Skeletal symptoms (4109 causes)
• Musculoskeletal symptoms (6264 causes)
• Arm symptoms (1619 causes)
• Limb symptoms (3592 causes)
• Joint symptoms (1430 causes)
• Sensations (6520 causes)
• Brain symptoms (2787 causes)
• Leg symptoms (2751 causes)
• Common symptoms (8589 causes)
• Body symptoms (5672 causes)
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Lateral epicondylitis

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• Overuse
• Tennis
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Definitions of Lateral epicondylitis:

Painful inflammation of the tendon at the outer border of the elbow resulting from overuse of lower arm muscles (as in twisting of the hand)
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Detailed list of causes of Lateral epicondylitis

The list below shows some of the causes of Lateral epicondylitis mentioned in various sources:

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• Overuse
• Racquet sports
• Tennis
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See full list of 4 causes of Lateral epicondylitis

How Common are these Causes of Lateral epicondylitis?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Lateral epicondylitis. Of the 4 causes of Lateral epicondylitis that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 0 causes are "very common" diseases
• 0 causes are "common" diseases
• 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 0 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 4 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 4 causes of Lateral epicondylitis

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Lateral epicondylitis:

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Classifications of Lateral epicondylitis:

Medical Conditions associated with Lateral epicondylitis:

Inflammatory symptoms (1736 causes), Pain symptoms (6458 causes), Sensory symptoms (7134 causes), Nerve symptoms (9132 causes), Neurological symptoms (9575 causes), Elbow symptoms (140 causes), Bone symptoms (2907 causes), Skeletal symptoms (4109 causes), Musculoskeletal symptoms (6264 causes), Arm symptoms (1619 causes), Limb symptoms (3592 causes), Joint symptoms (1430 causes), Sensations (6520 causes), Brain symptoms (2787 causes), Leg symptoms (2751 causes), Common symptoms (8589 causes), Body symptoms (5672 causes), Head symptoms (10192 causes)

Symptoms related to Lateral epicondylitis:

Overuse, Tennis

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Lateral epicondylitis

Medical research papers related to Lateral epicondylitis include:

• Sensorimotor deficits remain despite resolution of symptoms using conservative treatment in patients with tennis elbow: a randomized controlled trial
• Autologous blood injection for tendinopathy
• A Randomized Controlled Trial of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Lateral Epicondylitis
• Elbow (acute & chronic).
• An alternative approach to treating lateral epicondylitis. A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded study
• Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis
• Tennis Elbow
• Surgical treatment of lateral epicondylitis: a systematic review.

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