I have tried everything and my tennis elbow is finally going away. I hope. I have scowered the web for info, talked to lots of people and intend to post all my research so that I can help someone else that gets tennis elbow can use my experience to hopefully avoid enduring the pain I received from playing tennis. First off there are all kinds of info but I could never get what seemed like consistent info about tennis elbow. If you have it, you know it. It's a pain on the outside of your elbow running from the forearm. Gripping with the hand of your bad elbow causes pain. Everybody says that the best thing to do is to rest your arm, but hey I just love playing tennis and couldn't bring myself to totally stop so I just limped though the pain. It seems like I could play through the pain a bit but when I was done, the next morning it was killer. It seemed like it would never go away.
I got conflicting info regarding using heat and ice. a tennis pro said to heat it under the shower. A chiropractor told me to only use ice. Sure, but where do you ice it? I was told to ice it where the pain is. For me that was right on the sore area of the elbow but I tried icing the forearm as well. What worked best is to ice it right after playing. I actually put an ice bag (Walmart-about $4.00) filled with ice before playing and then put my elbow on it when driving home. ( I know, I know, I should not have been playing- Resting the elbow is the best thing you can do for it because it is a tear in the tendons of your elbow that need to heal)
Ibubrofen- I tried Motrin and all kinds of generic Ibuprofen but had the best luck when a friend recommended Advil.
Braces- I've got more tennis elbow stuff in my bag than actual tennis gear. I've bought just about every kind of elbow brace and support you can get.
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Great information!
ReplyDeleteusing anti inflammatory's should work somewhat well but new research also shows that tennis elbow is also related to degenerative purposes as well! To stop this it is best to wear an elbow brace to spread the stress away from one point and reduce risk of injury.
ReplyDeleteI struggled with a bad tennis shoulder for many years, hampering my serve.
ReplyDeleteGradually I compensated the shoulder pain by using different muscles in my arm, only to develop a severe tennis elbow.
In the end it became intolerable to play with the elbow support and overdoses of pain killers in the "water bottle".
I heard of Laminine® and started my treatment mid June this year. Already after a month I noticed a clear improvement despite playing tennis 3 times 2 hours every week.
I continued having minor muscle sensations after each match but the recovery was complete already after an hour or so. Today 2 months later I am completely free from the injuries...and my tennis is re-born...just WONDERFUL
Go to www.lamininedirect.com and find out more.
/Kent
A great article indeed and a very detailed, realistic and superb analysis, of this issue, very nice write up, Thanks.
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Contrary to the popular belief, tennis elbow is a condition which does not happen to only those who play tennis. It's a condition arising out of tearing of tendons. Luckily, treatment is now available for such conditions in the form of Low Level Laser therapy at:
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ReplyDeleteNice! Please email me if you would. I have started something positive with Tennis Elbow and would like to share what I've done.
ReplyDeleteNice! Please email me if you would. I have started something positive with Tennis Elbow and would like to share what I've done.
ReplyDeleteNice! Please email me if you would. I have started something positive with Tennis Elbow and would like to share what I've done.
ReplyDeleteUpon sudden impact or during repetitive motion, harmful vibrations travel up the arm where they can cause damage to the tendons. When worn on the wrist, Tenex® ESA absorbs these vibrations BEFORE they have a chance to reach the soft tissues of your wrist and elbow. A specially formulated liquid metal sealed inside the product, produces a counterwave action that effectively neutralizes vibrations whenever your arm receives a shock. Tenex® ESA absorbs 70% of harmful vibrations according to testing conducted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and at the University of British Columbia- http://www.tennis-elbow.com/
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