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Elbow pain, better with ice
Elbow pain, better with ice
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A member asked:
My arm is warm at night and my elbow is ice cold?
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A female asked:
My daughter fell and scraped her elbow and now its swollen i applied ice and now it's still swollen is this normal what should I do next?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Left inside elbow pain causing tremors when bent...what could this be? Ice helps
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A male asked:
I iced my elbow for approximately 20 minutes, my forearm is still numb hours later. Should I be concerned?
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A 61-year old female asked:
Ice or heat better for elbow tendonitis and how long does it usually last?
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A 37-year old male asked:
I fell on my elbow and scratched it badly. It's very painful and a little swollen. Is ice the best treatment? If not what?
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A 36-year old female asked:
I fell on the ice 3 weeks ago & hit my elbow in the fall. Area on outside of arm below elbow is still very tender to touch and feels slightly lumpy.
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A 27-year old female asked:
I bumped my elbow hard today on something. No bruising or swelling but really hurts! Should I ice it? Or what?
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A 39-year old asked:
Why is ice suggested by doctors to be applied to an elbow fracture joint?
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A 33-year old asked:
How effective is RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) for treating tennis elbow?
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A 61-year old male asked:
After a fall. skin around elbow has liquid. Was just told by doctor to put ice. is this ok?
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A 58-year old male asked:
Fell on ice, hit my elbow, have Olecranon Bursitis. It's been 4-weeks now -- it is better but can become bad on a a given day. Suggestions?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I fell on my right elbow & was told I have bursitis but it's the inside of my arm not the tip. Still swollen even after 3 days of ice/motrin. Normal?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Fell on elbow, diagnosis w bursitis. 2 weeks of motrin/ice. Inner forearm swollen, not tip if the elbow. Also have a sm fluid filled sac in the area. Normal?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Does stiff elbow joint commonly occur with tennis elbow? Have difficulty straightening elbow with the pain and cracking. I've ice, injection, and NSAI
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A 30-year old female asked:
Constant severe pain in right arm just below elbow and in the shoulder. No recent injury heat/ice and OTC meds not helping?
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A 60-year old female asked:
My arm above elbow hurts. Heat & ice do not help. Friend says nerve damage. What can I do? No trauma has occurred to that area .
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A member asked:
Golfers elbow workers comp injury from nov 18. Tried pt, naproxen, and ice. Should i switch to an ortho, wc dr trying to make me return to work?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Fell on ice todag. Hit elbow & head jerked back but did not hit concrete. Experienced an ocular migrane about an hour afterwards. Is that a concern?
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A 33-year old asked:
Had a sharp pain in elbow on the last pushup in workout. Now (next morning), very sore to move. Feels like being jabbed with an ice pick. What is it?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Fell on ice 4.5 weeks ago. Hit arm slightly below elbow on forearm. Sore has healed but area is still very tender. Cannot rest arm on items bc of pain?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Slipped on ice, landed on right elbow. Xrays showed no big break. Its bruised, swellings down. Elbows very sensitive. Hairline or just bruised bone?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Had chronic elbow tendonitis for 2.5 months due to lifting. MRI is normal but elbow still in pain and stiff. Motrin and PT not helping. Ice or heat?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Fell on ice landed on elbow. Xrays showed no big break but bruised and was swollen. 10 days since, still can't fully extend arm. How long till healed?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Went to urgent care, dr Rec X Ray of elbow & said it looks fine. Dx = strained tricep tendon. Recd sling/ice/meds/rest. How do I know its not torn?
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A 35-year old female asked:
I got stung by a yellow jacket yesterday and I am allergic. I took Benadryl (diphenhydramine) every 4 hours and put ice on it. It stung me above my elbow. The swollen h?
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A member asked:
I have fever in my elbow hurts when i try to use it and bend it it really pains me. Kind of looks like i fell and hit it but i didn't. I helped lay sod grass yesterday. Put ice pack on it isome. It helps the pain. But only if i keep it on it. But the
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A 32-year old asked:
Is elbow surgery a treatment option for bursitis? Years ago i slipped on ice and i hit the ground with my elbow absorbing most of the impact. My elbow has the classic bump of bursitis and looks ugly, not to mention shooting pain i get on occasion if i to
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A female asked:
I was ice skating fell down about 4 hours ago.i twisted my entire lower leg and soon my knee hurt,but now its gone.i have a bump right under my elbow?
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A 44-year old female asked:
How long to wait before seeing doctor for elbow pain? Elbow hurts when arm is extended and when fully bent. Does not hurt when at a 90degree angle. Trying rest, ice, compression. Taking Tylenol for pain. Been hurting for 7 days.
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