I have been fighting tennis elbow for several months now and I can't find a good way to get over it. I don't play tennis. It first started flaring up when I was shooting a little more often at the local range (pistol shooting and probably using bad form- like not locking my elbow). I have tried resting it, using a sleeve that supports the forearm, and anti-inflammation products. It gets a little better but everything I do from working out at the gym to shooting seems to bring it right back. Does anyone here have this problem and what do you do?
I used to suffer with it and went to the doctor and got cortisone shots, but it would always return. I bought three of the flex bars and worked my way through them twice a day for about 3 months.Pain disappeared. Whenever I felt it returning I would start the therapy again. 6 years now and it has not returned. Worked for my step father also.
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Recovering from any kind of tendonitis is a slow process. I had it bad in my right elbow and it too km about four months of just not using those tendons to clear it up. I wore an adjustable band no matter what I was doing, and did as many things left handed as possible. I even started shooting bullseye pistol left handed. Eventually you will heal, but you have to give it time.
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Posts: 7073 | Location: Newyorkistan | Registered: March 28, 2007
Got for the first time about a year ago, probably from doing a lot more dryfire/presentation practice. I was shocked at how much it hurt. I called it shooters elbow. Takes forever to get better and mine flares back up pretty easily.
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Epicondylitis is a bitch. The hardest part is lots of rest. A brace can help, anti-inflammatories can help, massage (by someone who knows what they are doing) can help, but the big winner is REST. It seems to take FOREVER, especially when you don’t totally rest it because “you have to get stuff done” or “it seems to be better.” Please don’t ask me how I know.
One does learn those, that when the elbow seems just a little annoyed, one does NOT “just work through it” as prevention is the best cure.
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I used to suffer with it and went to the doctor and got cortisone shots, but it would always return. I bought three of the flex bars and worked my way through them twice a day for about 3 months.Pain disappeared. Whenever I felt it returning I would start the therapy again. 6 years now and it has not returned. Worked for my step father also.
At one time I had it so bad in my right arm I couldn't grip a glass to take a drink. I wound up with it in both elbows but the left hasn't flared up in a long time, the right still flares up too often. Thanks for the link on the flexbar, I'll give that a try. It looks like it involves wrist curls which is one of the therapy exercises I was given but it's a lot more convenient way to do them.
Posts: 3454 | Location: God Awful New York | Registered: July 01, 2006
I used to suffer with it and went to the doctor and got cortisone shots, but it would always return. I bought three of the flex bars and worked my way through them twice a day for about 3 months.Pain disappeared. Whenever I felt it returning I would start the therapy again. 6 years now and it has not returned. Worked for my step father also.
I also had success with this. It's worth a try as the cost is not that much. I just have the red one. You can vary the amount of resistance it provides by how you grip it. Mine worked well enough I've not had a problem for quite a while now. Had kind of forgotten about it.
Posts: 1962 | Location: Indiana or Florida depending on season | Registered: March 18, 2012
Seriously though, although I don’t have it presently, I’ve had tennis elbow before.
The forearm brace in conjunction with some corticosteroid helped quickest. Once it had healed, some targeted exercise like what was posted above, has seemed to stave off further bouts with it.
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Evil exists. You can not negotiate with, bribe or placate evil. You're not going to be able to have it sit down with Dr. Phil for an anger management session either.
I had golfers elbow quite a few years ago. Golfers elbow is the inside, tennis elbow is the outside of your forearm/elbow. I had to go to physical therapy twice a week for a month with stretching every day at home. It went away but it sucked.
On a side note for those that have golfers elbow. One stretch that really works, hurts like hell but works. Hold your arm straight out to the side of your body. Point your hand out with your fingers pointing towards the sky and turn your head the opposite way.
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