Acute pain is sudden and intense, while chronic pain is persistent and typically lasts longer than 3 months. Acute pain is short-term and typically occurs in a specific area of the body. It is usually ...

Acute pain is sharp, sudden, and short-lived discomfort. It typically lasts only a brief time. Though it may not be serious, it could point to an underlying problem in some cases. Acute pain comes on ...

Shoulder and elbow pain are some of the most common aches and pains people experience. Since the shoulder and elbow joints are also some of the most frequently used in your body, pain and injuries in ...

Tom, a 24-year-old man, developed acute pain and swelling of the right elbow after an intensive tennis game. John is a 60-year-old man who gradually developed right elbow pain for several months after ...

A 70-year-old Korean-born man calls in on Monday morning to make an appointment for an evaluation of acute joint pain, which started yesterday. He is in a significant amount of pain and would like to ...

Cubital tunnel syndrome is a rare condition causing compression of the ulnar nerve, resulting in neuropraxia as the nerve transverses the cubital tunnel of the elbow. Symptoms typically include ...

Elbow joint effusion refers to swelling in the elbow joint due to a buildup of fluid. It results from inflammation and can happen for various reasons. Possible causes of elbow joint effusion include a ...

Many people fracture the elbow during falls, trauma and other stressful impact of the upper extremity and one of the most common types of injuries is the “FOOSH” or fall on an outstretched hand. When ...

About a month ago I tried to sweat out the stress of a bad day by crushing tennis balls. The result: tennis elbow (formally, lateral epicondylitis), an acute pain on the outside of my forearm just ...

The elbow is second to the shoulder as the most common site of major joint dislocation. This injury pattern typically results from a fall on an outstretched hand when the elbow is hyperextended, and ...

Pain is an uncomfortable feeling that tells you something is wrong. People feel pain from time to time, but chronic pain is different. It’s a type of pain that is ongoing and typically lasts longer ...