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Diagnosis
How is tennis elbow diagnosed?
To diagnose tennis elbow, a doctor will examine your elbow and ask questions about the elbow problem, your daily activities, and past injuries. You probably won't need to have an X-ray. But you might have one to help rule out other things that could be causing the pain.
If your symptoms don't get better with treatment, you might need other tests.
- An MRI can show problems in soft tissues such as tendons and muscles.
- Arthroscopy allows the doctor to see inside the elbow.
- Bone scans are done in rare cases. They can show stress fractures in the bone or certain problems such as a tumor or infection.