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Elbow tenderness to touch

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

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Arm

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A 16-year old male asked:

I am experiencing elbow pain and can't straighten elbow. The following also describes me: Elbow tenderness. What should I do?

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A 37-year old female asked:

Why is my elbow tender to the touch and hurts?

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A 44-year old female asked:

Elbow tenderness & pain at the joint; bothers when i stretch arm or leave it in the same position. I've had for over a month. What is it-what to do?

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A 21-year old female asked:

Just found a small lump in the crease of my elbow, it's tender to touch and I'm freaking out and can't stop feeling it What could it be?

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A member asked:

My arm between my hand and elbow is tender but does not hurt just nagging . Right side. What is it ho notice skin change on the outside?

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A 44-year old male asked:

Had carpal tunnel surgery on both handslast year , and now i have sharp pains up to elbow and tenderness , constantly. ?

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A male asked:

My right hand has numbness and some swelling in the two smaller fingers and my right elbow is tender..I've been icing the elbow should I emoblize it?

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A 42-year old male asked:

Elbow swelled up like a golf ball. Swelling left but lower arm then bruised.Bruising gone now - elbow slightly tender after 1 month. Is this Normal?

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A female asked:

Hi,The inside outer area of my elbow is very tender to touch & the elbow itself hurts when I move or stay still. couldnt lift a plate off table today.

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A 31-year old female asked:

16+2 preg. Age 31. Throbbing intermittent pain in right elbow. Little bit tender to touch. Had for several weeks. What could it be?

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A 33-year old asked:

What does it mean to have pains down outside of legs, tender elbows, & low blood platelettes?

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A 57-year old female asked:

Does tendonitis around the thumb cause the elbow to become tender?

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A member asked about a male:

2cm lump on right arm. Inside above elbow. Sore and tender. Arm hurts to move. ?

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A 18-year old female asked:

I have a red spot on the inside of my elbow, its very tender in the muscle underneath it. It keeps getting bigger. Its not popable, but raised up.

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A 43-year old male asked:

Swollen pinkie joint after a small cut on skin. Elbow a little tender?

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A 26-year old female asked:

For past week havent use my right arm was feeling pain after blood test so I have been using left arm for everything now that my right arm is feeling better for some reason my left arm inner elbow feels Hurt, tender. Why? Took Aleve Past 3 days

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A 21-year old female asked:

Fell two weeks ago down the stairs of the nightclub landed on my arm hurts from above wrist up to elbow some bruising tenderness and hurts to touch?

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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 41-year old female asked:

I had medial epicondylar /ulnar nerve decompression 3 1/2 months ago. My elbow is still very tender to touch or set on anything. Is that normal?

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A 40-year old male asked:

I fell on my elbow on concrete 6 weeks ago and it is still tender to touch but OK to move. Should I get an x-ray?

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A 31-year old asked:

Small mobile tender mass when leaning on elbow. Is it a cyst causes my elbow pain and how do I fix it?

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A female asked:

I have had a lump on both inner elbows for about a year now, and for the past couple mnths they get swollen and tender and hurts to bend elbow?

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A 30-year old female asked:

A quarter sized area of pain on the under side of my upper arm halfway between my arm pit and elbow. Pain comes and goes slightly tender to touch?

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A 59-year old female asked:

I have a bug bite on my elbow and 4 days later there is a large purple ring around a small red dot. It is tender to the touch no fever. S/b concerned?

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A 37-year old female asked:

What would cause pain in left inner elbow? Also some pain in bicep while bending arm. Left shoulderblade tender also.

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A 55-year old female asked:

My left inner elbow aches sensitive to touch and there are soft tender bumps beneath inner elbow skin and is slightly swollen. ?

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A 41-year old asked:

5+ yrs ago I had a bad biking accident and blew off the elbow pain but now have a strange hard lump on it and tenderness, should I be worried?

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A 38-year old female asked:

Last week I found a small tender lump just below my right elbow. Today I found a small tender lump in my left armpit. Any ideas what could cause this?

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A 28-year old female asked:

I discovered a painful lump under my left armpit, it has since moved down into my inner elbow and now is on my inner forearm. It is painful and tender?

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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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