Elbow Pain (Tennis Elbow)

[navigator01]

As the title says I think I strained a tendon in my elbow from lifting
and I have done alot of reading on this injury and they (doctors) say there
isnt really anything you can do to help this injury besides the elbow brace and icing it... I was wondering if anyone else has this type of problem and what they do to cope with it....

[Hallock]

Rest as stated...

[psychowolverine]

cortizone shots work well and an anti inflammatory called mobic worked great

[acadianlifter]

Tennis elbo is pain at the top of the elbo while golphers elbo is at the bottom of the elbo.

I have golphers elbo and it hurts when I do arm gurls with a bar or with cables. True not much you can do , you can use Ibeprophn for the pain or use a rub like A535 with capsation. The pills will help and the rub will all but eliminate the pain but your still doing damage to your tendon you just don'r feel it.

I take the Ibeprophn the days I work out and stay away from the cable and bar curls, I have found that dB curls don't bother me as much so I do those. On days that it isn't hurting I will do bar curls with a curved bar.

But still not much you can do about it, just don't just grin and bear it and push through the pain, your just making it worse

[J.L.C.]

Some rest is a good idea, icing after every workout, one of those 'tennis elbow braces' from the drug store can help (helped me).

When the inflammation subsides, you can start to work on forearm strength - reverse forearm curls to bring up your extensors is a good idea.

You may also want to have a look at your form on the lifts that bother your elbow. Some people have a tendency to flex/extend the wrist on the things like BB rows, which use a lot more weight than a forearm curl - this can aggravate the muscle attachments and lead to inflammation.

[Amra]

I actually have tennis elbow, but only when I play tennis. It flares up almost immediately. When I'm in the gym, I can hardly feel it no matter what it is I do. So I guess, in the end, I need to give up tennis, which is a lot better than giving up lifting.