Pain in elbow

My grandma always had a remedy for pain. I can hear her telling me now, “Timmy, right before your match stomp on your big toe as hard as you can and you won’t even notice that pain in your elbow!”
 
ak1975 said:
Tendons need to move and be challenged to heal
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this is a big topic and much more worthy than just a blurb, but I'll leave this here to consider
one of the best pieces of advice I ever got from a doc/PT was "the body wants to move"
when injured, our instinct might be to shut down and rest, but continuing to move might be more helpful
pain might be real in the sense that we feel it, but it's not always a true indicator of a problem..

good health/music to you, ak!
 
nataddrho said:
About ten years ago, while I was experimenting with my stroke, I once spent a few hours playing one day playing around with trying to keep my elbow perfectly still in space. I was just curious, and it didn’t feel natural. I wanted to see if I could learn anything from it. Harmless enough since we all like to gain insight into the game.

I don’t know what I did but it caused golfers elbow or tennis elbow. I don’t know which one. It was painful enough that after ignoring it for a month I needed to read about why the pain wasn’t going away. I bought a cuff that puts pressure on a muscle group on my forearm to help it heal.

I am 40 years old now and I did this when I was 30. I am active and healthy, did CrossFit, lifted 200lb atlas stones, squatted my body weight to the floor, ran 5ks during lunchtime, and weighed about 175lbs for being 6,2”. I am certain this injury was from pool and not some other activity I was doing.

I still occasionally get pain in my elbow in the same spot. What the hell did I do??? How could a few hours of a simple activity cause this?

Anyone with sports therapy or medical background can chime in. Thanks.
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Glucosamine
 
Another piece of advice, check out a tens unit. It is like a massager that can be placed most anywhere by electrode pads. It help when you need to work on recovery.
 
straightline said:
Here's a strange one. I read you should ice injuries because heat promotes inflammation. Whatever. I've always used heat rubs. Capsaicin products are the best for me. Can be pricey but a couple dabs will bring the burn; and OTC. The thing about those products is tendonitis is too late and can only heal through rest.
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Interesting conundrum. Heat does increase post-traumatic inflammation/pain, but it also speeds healing. Icing an injury reduces pain at the expense of recovery time, though with tendons, it may not matter. I believe severed tendons don’t actually heal, it’s just that the surrounding tissues may eventually strengthen to compensate (?).
 
straightline said:
Here's a strange one. I read you should ice injuries because heat promotes inflammation. Whatever. I've always used heat rubs. Capsaicin products are the best for me. Can be pricey but a couple dabs will bring the burn; and OTC. The thing about those products is tendonitis is too late and can only heal through rest.
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The one I use is one of the germanium infused sleeves. The theory is that the germanium, which is an element of semiconductors causes ionization which helps in blood flow etc. I figure, given there are studies on it that that seem to indicate it's helpful and the fact that I'm going to use a sleeve anyway, I'll use one of those.
 
dendweller said:
The one I use is one of the germanium infused sleeves. The theory is that the germanium, which is an element of semiconductors causes ionization which helps in blood flow etc. I figure, given there are studies on it that that seem to indicate it's helpful and the fact that I'm going to use a sleeve anyway, I'll use one of those.
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Fyansee! lol...
 
dendweller said:
Probably, but like John Lennon said about going to church every few months, just in case.
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I've seen magnet bandages - my brother tried 'em. I didn't ask if they worked...
I remember I had ultrasound treatments for a pair of wrecked arms in the 70s. (drumming) I couldn't detect any improvement so I abandoned that tack and just chilled for a couple months. That worked.
 
straightline said:
I've seen magnet bandages - my brother tried 'em. I didn't ask if they worked...
I remember I had ultrasound treatments for a pair of wrecked arms in the 70s. (drumming) I couldn't detect any improvement so I abandoned that tack and just chilled for a couple months. That worked.
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Yeah, mine is golf related, I took 5 months off, didn't start playing till June (yeah, I golfed into Jan). The pain was gone. I'm playing but I'm starting to think I'm at an age where I need to get used to pain here and there if I want to keep doing the things I like. The alternative makes no sense.
 
Pocket Change said:
I don't believe seeking medical advice from a forum is a great idea.

If this elbow pain is really bothering you, get professional medical advice.
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While I understand that this is good advice, I don't think it's unusual or useless for someone in this instance to want to know if others that are into the same activity may have experienced the same irritation and whether or not they may have had any success improving that condition.
 
dr_dave said:
Agreed, but after getting medical advice, work with a qualified, experienced, and recommended physical therapists. In my experience, they can diagnose and fix common joint/muscle/tendon problems much better than any medical doctor.
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I agree whole heartedly, At my age and past injuries I regularly use a licensed PT pro. My PCP writes the Rx for the sessions.
 
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