Elbow problems

Elbow problems are normally the result of an injury from sport or due to repetitive movements of the elbow.

Problems on the outside of your elbow are often called tennis elbow and on the inside, golfers elbow.

Most elbow problems will settle down within six weeks.

Facts and figures:

- More than 90% of people with elbow pain get better by following the right advice and taking the right painkillers.

- One in two hundred adults are affected by tennis elbow.