Various injuries and sufferings in the elbow can give pain both in the elbow and the forearm musculature. Elbow sufferings can in addition to pain, lead to stiffness, disablement/disability, swelling, soreness together with bang/slam/smack /smell/ and click with movement of the elbow joint. Here will we look further on following injuries/sufferings in the elbow:

- overload and/or inflammation of a tendon (epikondylitt)
- loose bodies in the elbow
- degenerative joint disease/osteoarthritis (artirose)
- inflammation or /slimposebetennelse/ (bursitt)
     
Overload (tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow)
The two most common overloading in the elbow is called tennis- and golfer’s elbow. Both /oppstår/ when the musculature in the forearm is overloaded. At overload of the elbow can it /oppstå/ a wear and tear condition in the /vevet/ in and around the elbow. In the start phase is /arter/ this often as a acute inflammation, but it can exceed in a more long-term and permanent elbow injury with pain and soreness in the muscular attachments on the upper side or the underside of the elbow.

The diagnose for tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow /stilles/ first of all on the patient’s case history together with clinical examination at the medical doctor:

- at tennis elbow is the  pain and soreness in the muscle attachments on the upper side of the elbow. The pain is triggered off/provoked when one stretch the wrist against pressure, and it is sore with the doctor press on the outside of the elbow (where the tendon is attached) and possibly on the upper side of the forearm
- at golfer’s elbow is it pain and soreness in the muscle attachments for the wrist’s bending musculature. The pain is trigged off/provoked when on bend the wrist against pressure, and it is sore when the doctor press on the inside of the elbow and possibly on the upper side of the forearm

In some cases is also a MR-examination used in addition to the for-examination at the doctor.

Inflammation of a tendon (epikondylitt)
It can be discussed whether or not one can, at golfer’s elbow and tennis elbow, can say that it is a inflammation of a tendon or not. This because one with thoroughly examination of the tissue in the pain area /gjerne/ find only small among or none inflammation. In the past one meant that it was always a inflammation of a tendon at golfer’s elbow and tennis elbow, but this one have now /gått bort i fra/. Be aware that in some cases it is still inflammation of a tendon in the elbow. Whether or not there is an inflammation of a tendon has significance for what type of treatment that has effect.

Loose bodies in the elbow
In case one experience pain in the elbow in combination with /opphaking/, /smell/ and click at movement of the elbow joint, this can be due to loose bodies in the elbow; this means loose parts inside the joint that is in the way and can be the primary cause of the pain and bother. The cause for loose bodies in the elbow can a previous fracture, but usually is the loose bodies is as part of the development of degenerative joint disease/osteoarthritis in the particular joint. Diagnose for the loose bodies in the elbow /stilles/ at MR-, x-ray or arthroscopic examination. In case the doctor finds it likely that the pain and bothering is cause loose bodies, is the patient treated surgical by removing the loose parts (Source: www.bksykehus.no)

Degenerative joint disease (artrose), inflammation or slimposebetennelse (bursitt) in the elbow
Degenerative joint disease and inflammation conditions in the elbow joint /arter seg/ by the elbow get swell up and become painful. For degenerative joint disease the patient often experience stiffness in the joint, while with inflammation the skin often get hot and red in the area. The cause for inflammation and /slimposebetennelser/ in the elbow can be a local irritation, like pressure.  i albuen kan være lokal irritasjon, som trykk. Degenerative joint disease and inflammation in the elbow is often treated with no-surgical techniques. (Source: www.bksykehus.no)