Golfer’s elbow is tendon overload at the inner elbow, and most cases settle within 6 to 12 months with a 3 to 6 month loading program. Inner elbow pain with ring and little finger tingling means the ulnar nerve is involved and needs checking.
Tennis elbow is tendon degeneration at the outer elbow, and most cases settle within 12 months. A 3 to 6 month graded loading program, not rest or injections, is what rebuilds the tendon and decides how fast you get there.
De Quervain’s tenosynovitis is thumb-side wrist pain from two tendons squeezed in their tunnel, worst when you lift thumbs-up. Splint early and change how you lift, and most settle in 4 to 6 weeks; injection and surgery are for the stubborn few.
Night tingling in the thumb, index and middle fingers that shakes out is early carpal tunnel, and a neutral night splint helps most people within 2 to 6 weeks. Constant numbness and a flattening thumb mound mean the nerve is on a deadline.
Trigger finger is a tendon catching on a thickened pulley at the base of your finger. Caught at the click stage, most settle with a night splint and less gripping in 6 to 10 weeks; a finger that locks daily narrows the options toward injection or a short release surgery.