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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common cause of elbow arthritis. The long-term disease makes your immune system attack the lining of your joints, causing pain, swelling, and inflammation. It often ...

Credit: Getty Images Researchers assessed the safety and efficacy of suzetrigine, a non-opioid pain signal inhibitor, on moderate to severe acute pain from in patients with surgical and nonsurgical ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Elbow crease pain is discomfort that occurs in the inner (medial) part of the elbow—the bend or crease you feel when you flex your arm. This pain can result from several factors, often related to ...