Any suggestions on how to deal with it, get rid of it, better ways to train around it.
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Tennis elbow
- Thread starter Kakarot
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Try this as well
No magic pills or injections?lol
Johnbd1985
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Thats life, just try to give it some rest. Besides that cold packs, Ice, anti inflammatory and some over the counter pain reliever.
JackSmooth
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I went through a few months of physical therapy for my arm and there are certain stretches and band excersizes that did seem to help a lot with it but the main thing that helped was a lot of rest and staying away from putting any stress on it.
The doc also told me to take 2 alieve three times a day, can't remember how long I did that for.
The doc also told me to take 2 alieve three times a day, can't remember how long I did that for.
HIGHRISK
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Damn that's a lot. On there website they recommend no more then 3 in 24 hrs lol
-vegeta-
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rest is best. stretching i only makes it worse
While there is NO substitute for rest the following may be worth considering for "Tennis Elbow"
(AKA Lateral Epicondylitis).
- compressive wraps
- TEE (AKA Therapeutic Eccentric Exercise) or Isokinetic Eccentric Exercise
- Cortiosteroid injections (AKA the stuff Arnie didn't use )
- Surgery ?
Briefly
TE is a compressive inflammatory syndrome involving the lateral compartment of the elbow thru which ligaments, tendons and muscle travel.
And as a confined space, if the lateral compartment is compromised or narrowed the involved structures are compressed, with the end result being inflammation.
- there are several "wraps" being sold at sports stores you can try. While some reduce symptoms by limiting overall mobility, others reduce the "edema" or swelling caused by the inflammatory process, and a few "TE specific" wraps compress the involved muscle belly itself.
I encourage folk to try them on site for at least 30 min while shopping, before buying, bc some can actually worsen TE symptoms.
- TEE
several studies have investigated the utility of "focused eccentric exercise" for a number of conditions like shoulder impingement and Achilles tendinitis, and while many folk DO achieve statistically significant benefit, the "problem" is a lack of commitment or "time" on behalf of patients to devote 20 mins a day on this type of therapy.
- First let me say contrary to what has been posted by a few with a "CS nightmare story" CS injections can be a very effective AND safe form of therapy IF DONE CORRECTLY.
The problem? Because for some the improvement can be so remarkable
---- the importance of rest or better yet complete immobilization is overlooked --- and their symptoms are considerably worse once the CS have worn off!
- Surgery should only rarely, if ever considered for TE.
Bottom line exclusive of "RICE"
I suggest those with TE, give some of the OTC wraps a try.
For more insight on which one
may be more effective, obtain a PT referral from your Doc and ask his for his/her advice
Good luck
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-vegeta-
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actully there is no inflammatory response via histamine
more of a tendonopathy like a strain of the fibres.
traditional therapies for this and related tendon"itis" diagnosis don't align with current evidence.
LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS OF THE ELBOW
Thanks for the advice guys. Not 100% sure it's tennis elbow but it's been going on for the last 3weeks off and on. It'll be ok for a few days then it'll flare up. I think I've narrowed it down to heavy curls with dumbbells. Used the bicep/tricep fuckadedoo 9000 machine 
yesterday and no pain today. I think I'm just going to do that and keep weight light for awhile. Also going to go pick up a compression sleeve see if that helps.
yesterday and no pain today. I think I'm just going to do that and keep weight light for awhile. Also going to go pick up a compression sleeve see if that helps.
Here's something else you can try if you can find a place that does itInhad bicep tendinitis and it cleared up in a week and felt relief after the first session
