The most common cause of elbow pain is inflammation of one or both of the elbow’s two tendons.
Other causes of elbow pain are:
- Fractures from falling onto an outstretched arm
- Arthritis
- Sprains, which stretch or tear elbow ligaments
- Bursitis, inflammation of the fluid-filled joint cushions called bursae
- Overuse causing Tennis and Golfer’s elbow
