[Closed] Anyone for tennis (elbow)?

I had it last year and it lasted about 6 months all in.

My mum suggested that I take Echinacea for it and that seemed to help the pain.

Mine went on for ages.

Tried supports/exercises but to no avail.

Had the injection and it went away in a couple of days, never to return.

If it did happen again I'd just ask for the injection straight away and get it resolved.

Cant help with anything sensible but one of the guys who joins us for our regular night ride said he couldn't come out as he was struggling with tennis elbow.

As he doesnt play tennis, we decided it must be wan&*$ers elbow and took the mick out of him endlessly. Even 18 months later, he still hasn't heard the end of it 🙂

Used to inject lots of them. The evidence is shifting to suggest the long term outlook may be worse if you do, so most people,I know have stopped doing that.

Try and do any manual activities with the other hand or palm upwards. If it is your mouse hand, swap sides.

not had tennis elbow, but 3.5 weeks after a spill which resulted in an elbow avulsion fracture you have my sympathies 🙁 A sore elbow is a right awkward thing..... I am hoping to get back on the bike (road) gently this weekend (4 weeks post crash) if weather ok, but will be at least another few weeks before venturing back on mtb...

I've had it on and off for ~18 years. I played tennis from a young age. Find it can last for couple of hours up to 3 days and then go, and flares back up 2-8 weeks later. Fortunately it has always worn off for me. You have my sympathies though! Not fun!

I've had mine for a year or so now, try looking up the exercises which use a light dumbell to strengthen the ligament. basically you support the forearm over a table edge, hold the dumbell and slowly flex the wrist up & down. This can be done with the palm up or down and has really helped mine. I think riding on drop bars has set mine off.Got mine in both arms but the right one is worse.

Heres one little exercise that might help a bit: - Tightly grip your forearm just below the offending elbow, then clench a fist, release and clench again x 10 and repeat 2/3 times per day. You'll feel the muscle pushing back towards the elbow and relieving some of the pressure.

Small print - I'm not a Doctor so proceed at your own risk although it helped me and has helped my missus.

Mine cleared up completely in a few months and there's no trace of it now. The physio gave me some exercises to do, get a referral if you haven't already. They were pretty basic stretches but had to be done with good form to be effective so worth a consult just to be sure you're doing them right.

http://drjuliansaunders.com/dodgy-elbows/

Basically, eccentric exercises are your friend.

You might want to investigate a sports physio, particularly if you can find one with some experience of climbing injuries (this is a common problem among climbers).

This is a good summary too.

https://johnroberts.me/outdoors/2016/03/10-things-ive-learned-about-climbers-elbow-or-medial-epicondylitis/

Had it last year bad had physio and an injection which did nothing then a few weeks later had another injection which eased most of it. Like Ho Hum it lasted about 6 months. Still get twinges now and again with it.

Had one of those tennis elbow supports and mocked it but when I started using it I found it actually did help.

I've had golfer's elbow for the last 4mths, and I've never played golf 🙁 Going mad with some grip exercisers did it for me. Time and rest will cure it I'm hoping.

Had both golfer's and tennis elbow through climbing and sheep shearing and have found that the twists/reverse twists with a therabar have worked wonders - finally seem to be on top of it after a few years of issues. I'll probably do a few twists every few evenings just to keep on top of it now.

Got golfers elbow too in spite of having nothing to do with the game. Seems too much gym and swim was the cause. But a bit of a rest and squeezing a tennis ball has helped.

Sitting here right now with tennis elbow that I have had for about six weeks. At times when rested and iced I have no pain, but exercise or sudden movement like opening a bag of crisps is agony.

Have tried support tubes, kinesio tape and voltarol gel none of which seem to help me much. Now on second day of exercises and icing from a youtube video. Next will be eye of newt, toe of frog, wool of bat and tongue of dog.

Had similar about ten years ago and doctor told me best cure was to put my arm in a sling for six weeks "but nobody does because it is just tennis elbow".

I had a very painful elbow from climbing , and if I remember right it was a weakness or problem in my shoulder basically 'coming out' in a weaker spot. I.e my elbow . I did lots of shoulder work and stretching and it sorted it .

I get it every now and then, last time was caused through heavy use of an axe 8O.

Rest, rest and rest, I found a support helps as does some form of ibuprofen gel. Bouts usually last around 2 months

Had it for over a year.
Various physio exercises and an injection haven't really helped much.

I've read a lot of research that suggests NSAIDs (Ibuprofen etc) aren't a good idea for tendon injuries as they slow recovery.
Also injections are now coming into question as anything other than a quick fix (as said above).

I'm persevering with the exercises and hoping that a change of working environment (less stress and less time sat at a screen) will also help in the near future!

Good luck.

Seek professional Help.
Fysio, doctor,...
2 years and its still going Strong. 🙁
I ve been told that once it's chronic it s very hard to het rid of it.

1st thing to figure out is what is causing it in the first place then you can remedy the action accordingly. Mine was tennis so changed racket, changed strings, changed grip size, wear an ITBand thingy on the top of my forearm where its affected and no issues for ages now....had me crippled before. So if its not tennis then what is it? For me its got to be something that is either causing impact(like hitting a tennis or golf ball) so using a drill could do it for instance OR something that puts your wrist/lower arm in an unnatural position, like drop bars on a bike.

Just read your post again, the support I use for tennis is this one http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Band-It-Arm-Band-Tennis-Elbow-Support-Free-P-P-/401222381090?hash=item5d6ab7ae22:m:m5A1V1ieOAbSaxB3sae4SyA

I found ibruprophen to be useless, diclofenac is much better and can be got in the form of voltarol gel.

Dr Julian missed one
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/24747626/
Seems to work but the headaches are worse. I stopped prescribing it as no one could complete the course of treatment. Eccentric exercise ftw
Injections do provide short term relief if you are absolutely desperate.

A big thanks for all the input above.

I'm putting together a routine that I can do regularly to strengthen it (from all those lovely links provided), and I guess the rest is a time-will-tell scenario.

As for how I've ended up with it?
18 months ago I started riding drop bars as my daily commuter and work has now become more computer/desk based, so I wonder if this is it, because I honestly can't pin point another activity that has the potential for it.

Thanks again for your advice and stories.

Phill

work has now become more computer/desk based, so I wonder if this is it, because I honestly can't pin point another activity that has the potential for it.

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