Tennis Elbow
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re: last week i couldnt even squeeze the toothpaste tube or shower gel,So i went to the docs for a cortisone injection,that seems to have helped,but i will look at getting the cream.
Hi Gary,
As for the cortisone it does work but only on a temporarily basis. When you have the injection the pain is almost instantly gone, however with me it was always back within a couple of hours. If you will have to have a lot of injections it appears to eat your tendons away, so I've been told.
Give the CT a go. I also found at the time but it was a few years ago, that it was cheaper to order directly from the States than from the UK but I did live in The netherlands at the time. Maybe still worth checking out.
Hi Gary,
As for the cortisone it does work but only on a temporarily basis. When you have the injection the pain is almost instantly gone, however with me it was always back within a couple of hours. If you will have to have a lot of injections it appears to eat your tendons away, so I've been told.
Give the CT a go. I also found at the time but it was a few years ago, that it was cheaper to order directly from the States than from the UK but I did live in The netherlands at the time. Maybe still worth checking out.
Kirstie
Über Member
I spent most of my teenage years and early 20s with tennis elbow (the outer side of the joint) and golfers elbow (the inner side of the joint)too due to playing several musical instruments.
I had endless physio, wore clasps around my forearms (these can work), had cortizone injections (worked for about 6 months and then the pain came back), but the TE only went away when I had my back properly seen to. There was a lot of tension in my neck and shoulders which was causing it. The GE went away with surgery.
Out of sheer exasperation I ended up seeing the top upper limb specialist in the UK - his name is John Stanley. If you have private medical insurance you could do worse than try to get a consultation with him.
I had endless physio, wore clasps around my forearms (these can work), had cortizone injections (worked for about 6 months and then the pain came back), but the TE only went away when I had my back properly seen to. There was a lot of tension in my neck and shoulders which was causing it. The GE went away with surgery.
Out of sheer exasperation I ended up seeing the top upper limb specialist in the UK - his name is John Stanley. If you have private medical insurance you could do worse than try to get a consultation with him.
Electric_Andy
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Thread resurrection alert. But I wanted to share my experience in case it helps anyone else.
5 weeks ago I spent 6 hours swinging a pick axe at a load of bamboo. I hurt the next day, but the follwing weekend I did the same thing. The next day I could not flex or extend my right arm. I took ibuprofen 4 times a day (on a full stomach) for 2 weeks, which you shouldn't do. I then tried to manage for the next 3 weeks with ibuprofen gel, Hemp massage gel (which is very good) but all creams and ointments only lasted an hour or two. I also wore a generic elbow support brace which did help a lot, but whenever I took it off I went back to square 1. So I thought it time to call the Dcotor.
I've just had my telephone appointment; definately tennis elbow. He prescribed Naproxen and Omeprazol. I'm not sure what strength and for how long yet until I get the prescription through. After that if it's not better, I need to self-refer to physio at the hospital.
Also, he said to buy a tennis elbow strap. Note these are very different from normal elbow supports. They have a gel/foam lump that applies pressure just behind the tendon that is inflamed, shortening the effective length and allowing the non-injured part of the tendon to do most of the work.
5 weeks ago I spent 6 hours swinging a pick axe at a load of bamboo. I hurt the next day, but the follwing weekend I did the same thing. The next day I could not flex or extend my right arm. I took ibuprofen 4 times a day (on a full stomach) for 2 weeks, which you shouldn't do. I then tried to manage for the next 3 weeks with ibuprofen gel, Hemp massage gel (which is very good) but all creams and ointments only lasted an hour or two. I also wore a generic elbow support brace which did help a lot, but whenever I took it off I went back to square 1. So I thought it time to call the Dcotor.
I've just had my telephone appointment; definately tennis elbow. He prescribed Naproxen and Omeprazol. I'm not sure what strength and for how long yet until I get the prescription through. After that if it's not better, I need to self-refer to physio at the hospital.
Also, he said to buy a tennis elbow strap. Note these are very different from normal elbow supports. They have a gel/foam lump that applies pressure just behind the tendon that is inflamed, shortening the effective length and allowing the non-injured part of the tendon to do most of the work.
presta
Legendary Member
It's 9 years since I developed tennis elbow in my left arm, and 8.5 years since it appeared in the right, and the only sense in which it's got better since then is that I now avoid all the activities that aggravate it. If I resume normal service, so does the tennis elbow.
Look up Lattice training. It’s a climbing training web site they have a video on Golfers and Tennis elbow and how to deal with it. There is lots of stuff on most climbing sites as it’s really common injury in rock climbing.
Which is usually doing negative dumbell exercises I.e wrist curls you lift the weight up with your other hand and lower it back down in control. You can also use a therabar.
Which is usually doing negative dumbell exercises I.e wrist curls you lift the weight up with your other hand and lower it back down in control. You can also use a therabar.
sungod
Senior Member
i developed both tennis and golfer's elbow in both elbows
things didn't improve over time, eventually i went to see a sports physio (at the institute of sports exercise & health), 2-3 months of exercises and all was fine, no recurrence in 6-7 years, an unexpected benefit was that a shoulder twinge i'd had for years previously was also cured
exercises were with really light weights, think it was just 1kg to start, and a range of different movements, gradually increasing weight/difficulty over the weeks, sounds a bit like what @Webbo2 mentions
personally, i'd just do the physio referral without waiting
things didn't improve over time, eventually i went to see a sports physio (at the institute of sports exercise & health), 2-3 months of exercises and all was fine, no recurrence in 6-7 years, an unexpected benefit was that a shoulder twinge i'd had for years previously was also cured
exercises were with really light weights, think it was just 1kg to start, and a range of different movements, gradually increasing weight/difficulty over the weeks, sounds a bit like what @Webbo2 mentions
personally, i'd just do the physio referral without waiting