Which term is defined as a chronic elbow pain from repetitive forearm activity?

Which term is defined as a chronic elbow pain from repetitive forearm activity?

• A. Golfer's Elbow
• B. Tennis Elbow
• C. Trigger Finger
• D. Dupuytren's Contracture

Answer: (B)

Tennis elbow is the term for lateral epicondylitis, a tendinopathy caused by repetitive forearm activity that stresses the extensor muscles at the outer elbow. Repeated wrist extension and gripping pull on the tendon where it attaches to the lateral epicondyle, leading to chronic pain and tenderness on the outside of the elbow. It’s commonly linked to racquet sports, but any repetitive forearm use can cause it. Symptoms typically worsen with lifting, gripping, or wrist extension. Golfer’s elbow is medial epicondylitis (inner elbow), caused by repetitive wrist flexion. Trigger finger is a tendon sheath issue causing finger locking, not elbow pain. Dupuytren’s contracture involves thickening of the palmar fascia leading to finger contractures, not elbow pain.

Tennis elbow is the term for lateral epicondylitis, a tendinopathy caused by repetitive forearm activity that stresses the extensor muscles at the outer elbow. Repeated wrist extension and gripping pull on the tendon where it attaches to the lateral epicondyle, leading to chronic pain and tenderness on the outside of the elbow. It’s commonly linked to racquet sports, but any repetitive forearm use can cause it. Symptoms typically worsen with lifting, gripping, or wrist extension.

Golfer’s elbow is medial epicondylitis (inner elbow), caused by repetitive wrist flexion. Trigger finger is a tendon sheath issue causing finger locking, not elbow pain. Dupuytren’s contracture involves thickening of the palmar fascia leading to finger contractures, not elbow pain.