Problematic left elbow...

[Matthutch09]

For years, well before I even started to lift weights, left elbow would always randomly ache. When pushed in specific points, it hurts. Because of this anamoly (forgive spelling), left arm does not fully straighten out. It's not a very noticable thing, but I can feel extreme tension on elbow before I can fully extend arm, almost as if a tendon or something will not allow arm to go any further.

Over the past two months, I have been lifting weights 3-4 times a week. Being right handed, right arm obviously is stronger than left arm. But the difference is atrocious. Today I did simple bicep curls. right arm easily put up 35 pounds 8 times, while left arm could hardly muster 2. Essentially, right arm is making progress and left one is not. If left arm is making any sort of progress, its much much slower than right arm. elbow, being the pain in the you know what it is, will start aching after a few exercises. This hinders left arm even further, as elbow will simply give out under a weight it shouldnt. I did dumbell press today, and right arm was easily able to handle 35 pounds, but left arm gave out from the get go. question to you all is, should this elbow problem be something I should go see a doctor again about or is this something I just need to work through?

I say again because I have already seen a doctor once about elbow, about a month ago. He said it may be tennis elbow, but he didnt know as to why I would be getting it so easily (I have had this problem well before I even started lifting). He gave me an arm brace that did little to stop the pain in elbow. Should I be paying a return visit to the doctor? Do you think this problem could be more than just tennis elbow? Or do I need to keep pushing it?

[swanso5]

how's your right knee? test that for range of motion (can it straighten all the way? can it bend all the way?) , play around with it then go back to your elbow

and / or

test your shoulder range of motion on the left side along with hip mobility on the right side