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Question (Posted on :  18 Sep 2008 )

For more than a month I am having mild pain in the elbow of left hand intermittantly.The pain increases if I lift a load by left hand.The pain disappears after taking Tab.Combiflam BD, but reappears after stopping the tablet.I am 61 year old and am taking Tab.Unicontin 400 once a day after dinner for managing Asthma.I also take 2 puffs per day of Formonide 400 inhaler morning and night.I would like to know the cause for the pain.Is it due to arthritis?What medicine you would recommend for curing this condition if it is curable.This is the first time I am having this problem.
Doctor's Response (Posted on : 18 Sep 2008 )

You may be suffering from TENNIS ELBOW. Kindly go for physiotherapy- U.S.MASSAGE, I.F.T. along with the same medicines. Even if you are not realived of pain please cosult your nearest ortho doctor.


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