elbow & Wrist pain
Understand your elbow & wrist pain.
Elbow or wrist pain can make gripping, lifting, typing, and everyday activities uncomfortable. Whether your symptoms developed gradually or followed an injury, a physiotherapy assessment can help identify what may be contributing to your symptoms and guide a treatment plan to restore movement and strength.
Where does your elbow or wrist hurt?
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These are examples of common conditions associated with each area. Elbow & wrist pain can have many other causes, and pain location alone cannot confirm a diagnosis.
Common elbow & wrist conditions
Explore some of the common causes of elbow & wrist pain
Tennis Elbow
Overload of the forearm tendons can cause pain and tenderness on the outside of the elbow, often aggravated by gripping, lifting, or repeated wrist movements.
Golfer’s Elbow
Irritation of the forearm tendons on the inside of the elbow may cause pain with gripping, lifting, wrist bending, or forearm rotation.
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Compression or irritation of the ulnar nerve at the elbow can cause inner-elbow discomfort, tingling or numbness in the ring and little fingers, and grip weakness.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Pressure on the median nerve at the wrist can cause hand pain, numbness, tingling, and reduced grip strength. Symptoms may be more noticeable at night.
De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis
Irritation of the tendons on the thumb side of the wrist can cause pain with gripping, pinching, lifting, twisting, or moving the thumb.
Wrist Sprain
A wrist sprain occurs when one or more wrist ligaments are stretched or torn, often after a fall or sudden twist. Pain, swelling, tenderness, and reduced movement may follow.
Other elbow & wrist concerns we see: olecranon bursitis · distal biceps and triceps injuries · wrist tendinopathy · TFCC injuries · elbow and wrist arthritis · ganglion cyst-related pain · fracture and post-operative rehabilitation · referred neck-related pain
Elbow & wrist pain can feel different for everyone
You might be experiencing
Pain with gripping or lifting
Pain with twisting
Pain with bending or straightening the elbow
Stiffness or limited movement
Weakness in wrist, forearm or hand
Numbness, tingling or radiating discomfort
