Tennis elbow

edozal2002 · Post by **edozal2002** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 2:04 pm

I've been lifting weights on and off for a few years. Lately I started getting serious, and was doing great. But lately I've developed a "tennis elbow" pain on right elbow that won't go away. Once I start lifting it doesn't hurt, but later on it really does. I stopped training for two weeks and it felt ok. But once I started again it came back. Any Ideas, or should I just go visit doctor.

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:28 pm

doctor

DianaB · Post by **DianaB** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:17 pm

I did this last October and it still hurts, Take your fish oil, it helps. Don't see a doctor, go to a ART specialist or someone with experience in sports injuries. There are a few links on the web for corrective exercises:
http://www.nyu./classes/keefer/pain/pain3.htm
That is one of them.
I worked around the injury and it is about 95% now. Don't do things that aggravate the injury, and use ice and heat for pain relief. And get some ART therapy. Doctors tend to recommend steroid injections and/or surgery.

edozal2002 · Post by **edozal2002** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 1:08 pm

Thanks for the link DianaB, the exercises look simple enought and very detailed, I will give it a try before going to doctor.

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 3:35 pm

you can't treat something if you don't what know what the problem is, doctor/physio/chiro/ART practictionor or someone needs to look at it first

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:47 am

Definitely use Ice and Compression techniques perhaps, to encourage healing.

Fitdog · Post by **Fitdog** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:25 am

How do you know that it's tennis elbow? Just cause it's outside of your elbow? It can be something else.

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:06 pm

Good point, although Bursitis is caused by an Inflammatory response. Though T E, is just a type of Bursitis.

Exitseven · Post by **Exitseven** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 2:24 pm

I had a similar problem a few weeks ago with pain in left elbow. I started pushing heavier weights. I decreased weight and invested in a neoprene elbow wrap and took Advil for a few days. The pain left but now I still use the elbow wrap whenever I lift and it works well. I gradually worked up to the weight I was at with no elbow pain.

nbsmhutch · Post by **nbsmhutch** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 7:03 am

Exitseven wrote:I had a similar problem a few weeks ago with pain in left elbow. I started pushing heavier weights. I decreased weight and invested in a neoprene elbow wrap and took Advil for a few days. The pain left but now I still use the elbow wrap whenever I lift and it works well. I gradually worked up to the weight I was at with no elbow pain.

I was diagnosed by a Dr. with tennis elbow. It never hurt when I worked out but when I was resting it throbbed unbearably. It hurt so bad I had to go to the Dr.

One cortisone shot, 6 months of not working out, endless ice bags, numerous IBprofion, 1 physical therapy session and an elbow wrap and I am back. No problems in the 8 months I have been back working out.

Tennis elbow is debilitating to a weight lifter. Take care of it early or expect it to linger and play havoc with your program.