Tennis elbow, also known as lateral epicondylitis, causes a burning pain when you use the forearm extensor muscles to straighten your elbow. With tennis elbow, the pain is felt when you swing a tennis racket, turn a wrench, or mix dough.  Golfer’s elbow, known medically as medial epicondylitis, is inflammation in the tendon that connects the elbow to the muscles used to flex the wrist and fingers. It occurs from repeated use of force to grip an object and causes a burning pain on the inside of the elbow.  Both tennis elbow and golfer's elbow can make gripping objects harder.