Dr Phil Kieran: Could my hockey-playing teenager have tennis elbow? 

The first thing to rule out is an injury to the bone. This would most likely occur following a fall or impact. If the pain started after an impact, I would recommend going to see a doctor as soon as you can, as an X-ray may be needed to rule out a small chip or crack in the bone

Tennis elbow is an inflammation of the region of the elbow where the muscles responsible for certain hand movements attach. This will cause pain, usually in the forearm, where it meets the outside of the elbow. Picture: iStock 

My teenage daughter is on the school hockey team and is very committed to training. Recently, she has been complaining of elbow pain when she grips or flicks the hockey stick. She is also having difficulty fully gripping the stick. Could it be tennis elbow?

Pain in the arm when gripping things could definitely be tennis elbow but there are a few other problems that could be going on here as well.