I believe I have tennis elbow. I've never had it before. It's been going on for 3 months now and I can't do any upper body lifting because the pain. I need to get back in the gym and I'm planning next cycle for October. Anyone battle this? Cure?
I will check it out. Thank you!
You bet. If in fact you have tennis elbow it takes a long time to heal. Make adjustments to your training as needed and do not over stress the tendons and ligaments. I still have flareups but they are tolerable with the addition of Osteo.
Oh crap.... forgot... Find a high quality cold water fish oil also. I get mine at Costco.
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Tumeric is also good to add to the osteo biflex.
Also get you a good quality tennis elbow bracelet. Wear it at all times except when you sleep. Wearing it while sleeping can cause nerve damage. The bracelet will change the angle at which your tendon pulls therefore relieving the pain somewhat.
You can go to your doc and get anti inflammatory steroid shots put right in the sore area. Putting the steroid right on the inflamed area helps it heal better than oral steroids.
It takes a long time to heal, so be patient.
Agree with all the above. Plus go light weight high reps for a while. I nearly destroyed my elbows going extremely heavy in bicep curls, hammer curls. Add in heavy everything compound exercise and I was a mess for a while. It will heal but most likely will never be 100%. Ive learned to work around it and train differently each time it starts to flare up. Compression elbow sleeves are a must when training and as Dolf stated the bracelet is golden.
I have to echo what the 3 men above me said. I never used a compression sleeve. I use Glucosimine & chondroitin with MSM. I also use Turmeric w/ Curcumin. I have not had problems for 2 years now. IMO, Stay away from Preacher curls. They always hurt me. I did have a flare up 2 weeks ago. I simply took off the weekend and did a few light workouts. For me, Massaging the areas tendons and muscle around helps alleviate pain. Professional ice packs with straps work great as well. (Compression ice)
Thanks guys.
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All great ideas but if it continues to give you discomfort I would go to a sport doc for a cortisone shot. This is why I say this. Several years back I had impingement in my shoulder and I swear it was a partially torn rotator. I went to several doctors plenty of MRI's in a bushel full of supplements trying to ease the pain. I wouldn't really call it pain it was like a dull annoying feeling but I couldn't lift my elbow horizontal to the floor. And lifting? Forget about it I found myself the zumba section with the cute little chrome-colored 2.5 pound dumbbells trying to do flys. Finally I went to a sports doctor and he stuck a big old needle the cortisone right into my shoulder socket. I'll tell you what within two days I felt almost zero discomfort.
My lesson learned was I kept trying to either work through it or pamper it but I was still using it and I never got time to heal.
magnetic elbow sleeve cure me of mine and the guy who told me about them I laughed but I was in so much pain I figured what the hell and wishing 2 weeks the pain subsided and nothing was changed except the addition of the sleeve
