Medial epicondylitis more commonly referred to as golfers elbow is discomfort or irritation occurring on the inner side of the arm and elbow that is caused by activities that require repeated flexing or twisting of the wrist for example anything that requires you to bend your wrist downward or overuse your forearm muscles when you do activities that require repeated lifting especially if your elbow is extended and your palm is facing down this can also cause the . Symptoms of golfers elbow symptoms include pain on the inside of the elbow when lifting the wrist or hand pain when twisting the forearm or when making a fist the area may be slightly swollen or tender to the touch. You may experience pain as a buzzing sensation in the case of tennis elbow you may feel pain in the outside of the elbow in the case of golfers elbow you may experience discomfort on the inside of the elbow instead the pain will often radiate down into the lower part of your arm towards the wrist area. Tennis elbow t is characterized by inflammation and pain located at the site of the lateral epicondyle whereas the pain from golf elbow g is located at the site of the medial epicondyle many muscles originate and insert near the elbow making it a common site for injury repeated strenuous striking against force as when playing tennis or golf may cause strain on the tendinous muscle attachments this may lead to inflammation and pain around the elbow joint. Symptoms of the condition golfers elbow presents common symptoms all of these symptoms link directly to that inside area of the elbow down and through the hand the first symptom is the pain as well as tenderness all of this is going to start at the point on the inside of the elbow the hard spot on the interior of the elbow is the trouble area for golfers elbow the pain will extend from there and when you use move the arm expect the pain to get much worse a sense of feeling very