Tennis elbow....

[Pete Hart]

Evening all, I have been struggling big time with tennis elbow for a couple of months now..... i have tried all the usual pain relief, anti inflamitories etc etc.

 

Has anyone out there got advice with dealing with this niggling, annoying and at times very painful problem.

I can't hold a cup of tea in my left hand, and squeezing out the toothpaste in the morning usually ends in agony.

 

Oh and yes i went to the quack and he said it never completely goes away, you cant heal it, and i should rest........... yeah right, i've had 8 days off since May!!

 

Perhaps its time to employ more lads, but in the meantime it would be heavenly to stop the pain

 

Cheers,

Pete

[hazzygawa]

Ibuprofen and rest. And physio.

[Mark Bolam]

Training and Health section on here mate, massive amount of info, big thread which should come up with a search.

 

Epicondical clasp

See a physio

Take glucosamine

Change your climbing technique

 

And yes, you will need to rest.

 

I've got mine under control now, but two years ago I thought I was finished.

 

Good luck with it mate.

[Pete Hart]

Did the physio help mate? Was that private or NHS?

hoping to take a bit of time out at Christmas so should get a bit of rest!

[Xaltu]

I too suffer and even had the injection. I found the Epi-Sport Epicondylitis Clasp worked the best for me. I just need to remember to put it on before starting hammering, etc.

[Pete Hart]

Cheers Mark, i know i have to get it sorted and rest is the way!

[Stephen Blair]

rest, rest some more rest :001_smile:and if you are just adamant you want to wreck your body and not listen to anyones advice, go and get a cortizone injection, thats what the real men do lol

 

seriously mate, what you are doing = sore painfull arm, so change the equation.

 

Mine is bothering me just now, its worse wearing gloves. I rest it best i can, its ground work with heavier saws that are bothering me just now:thumbdown:

[Pete Hart]

I'm quite worried about injections, 2 mates have both had them and it got worse.... one of them went back for 3 more and it kept getting worse!

[born2trot]

Training and Health section on here mate, massive amount of info, big thread which should come up with a search.

 

Epicondical clasp

See a physio

Take glucosamine

Change your climbing technique

 

And yes, you will need to rest.

 

I've got mine under control now, but two years ago I thought I was finished.

 

Good luck with it mate.

 

Exactly the same as above.

Also try massaging a wet ice cube on to area. Masses of people on hear suffer.

[Pete Hart]

I feel my hand may be forced to take a break from the tools and climbing - Your bang on Steve, i've been taking the typical bloke approach and working through the pain, no doubt doing plenty of harm in the process!

 

Thanks for the advice guys