If you're having burning arm pain and don't know the cause, tennis elbow comes to mind. Of course you want to see your doctor to get properly diagnosed. If you know you injured your arm and it's the resulting trauma that's causing you great pain, then of course, you want to know if tennis elbow is causing your arm pain and then get adequate pain relief.

Sometimes you won't know you injured your arm until you feel arm pain later. But in the meantime until you get in to see your doctor you should know this.

Arm pain can also be caused by carpal tunnel syndrome, fibromyalgia and other conditions which may be considerations if it isn't tennis elbow.

So first of all, where is the pain located?

Tennis elbow, also called lateral epicondylitis, is an inflammation with soreness, or pain on the outside of the upper arm close to the elbow. There may or may not be a partial tear of the tendon fibers, which connects the muscle to the bone, at or near the outside of the elbow.

The pain usually radiates from the outside of the elbow to the forearm and then to the back of the hand when grasping or twisting.

There will probably be pain or tenderness when you press on the tendon gently where it attaches to the upper arm bone, over the outside of the elbow. For example hold your arm like it's in an arm sling. Press on the top area near the elbow gently. If it hurts there it could be tennis elbow.

This injury is usually due to repetitive motions of the wrist or forearm. The injury is commonly associated with tennis players. However, any activity that involves repetitive twisting of the wrist (like using tools like screwdrivers) can cause it.

I suffered from tennis elbow after reaching for a high backhand lob. I cured myself of tennis elbow in three weeks after trying the standard medical treatments that didn't work.

If you think you have tennis elbow, you may want to get diagnosed soon. Sometimes doctors give a cortisone shot for tennis elbow but usually reluctantly. A natural approach is much better.

Cortisone shots are only temporary and do not cure tennis elbow. Plus the exposure to cortisone for the short or long term has serious risks. You want to seek out natural methods. At one time doctors suggested exercising the arm but that no longer is the best method and can make it worse.

Golf elbow is also becoming more commonly known now. It affects golfers and others who use repetitive motions of the tendon on the underside of the arm. If your pain is on the underside then it could be golf elbow. The treatment is the same as for tennis elbow.

If you think have golf or tennis elbow you can get rid of the pain naturally. But first you want to make sure you have the correct diagnosis first. If the tendon is sore you more than likely are suffering with pain from tennis elbow. I suffered from tennis elbow twice and found it debilitating until I devised my own tennis elbow treatment. You can get rid of tennis elbow and tennis elbow pain in about three weeks with proper treatment.