[JSB]

LordOpie's post made me think of this, but I didn't want to high jack it.
So here it goes.

The past two years I've developed major tennis elbow in both my elbows. I had to stop working my arms out. When I start riding last year I noticed it was causing a flare up. I now pop aleve or advil before I ride, and strap on a brace on both arms. I think this is bull ___, and would like some advice on what I could do. My PCP from my HMO tells me there's nothing I can do. That possibly working them out more often could possibly build a tolerance. Well I think that's a load of crap, because they ache for days on end, and I'm too affraid to stress them back out. I know there has got to be something I can do...If I was some 8 million dollar athelete I think it could be fixed...okay maybe not, I don't know. It just pisses me off, because I can't throw a football with out a flare up.

Any help out there??

 

[narlus]

LordOpie's post made me think of this, but I didn't want to high jack it.

which one, this one ?

 

[JSB]

which one, this one ?

No no...
The Lose Fat - and - Gain Muscle post.

 

[golgiaparatus]

Tell your doc to recoment a good Ortho specialist. He'll probably get you into a therapist and you'll get it fixed. Fixing chronic inflamation like that though is a LONG, TOTALLY IRRITATING process. I have the same problem with my shoulders and chronic tendonitis. Basically my shoulders uncomfortable all the time and theres not a damn thing that can be done about it other than therapy or surgery.

 

[JSB]

Hey, I'm so ready to say "F" it sign up for surgery. I just need a referral. It just sucks. I'll see what he says about an Ortho though.

 

[LordOpie]

which one, this one ?

outstanding!

elbows hurting + woman = too much masturbation


JSB, sorry man, I know nothing about joints. I've heard anecdotal stuff tho... glucosamine and salmon oil supposedly help healing and recovery.

 

[narlus]

outstanding!

elbows hurting + woman = too much masturbation


JSB, sorry man, I know nothing about joints. I've heard anecdotal stuff tho... glucosamine and salmon oil supposedly help healing and recovery.

i was hoping someone would put 2 and 2 together.

 

[LordOpie]

i was hoping someone would put 2 and 2 together.

well, you did weave a slight more complex joke than is typically seen around here.

 

[biggins]

well, that condition is very common to rock climbers and i suffered it to an almost dibilitating extreme. counting warm up i could not climb more than about 2 hours before the pain was intollerable. mostly what needs to happen is rest but doing lots of pushups will help. The condition is caused mainly due to unequalized antagonist and protagonist muscles. if you are constantly pushing with them them you need to do pull ups. In the case of a rock climbing the pulling muscles get very strong and pushing muscles dont so doing push ups helps to alleviate the problem immensly. Equalizing the stabilization fibers and muscles is what needs to happen. it worked for and several of my climbing buddies as well.

 

[Craw]

well, that condition is very common to rock climbers and i suffered it to an almost dibilitating extreme. counting warm up i could not climb more than about 2 hours before the pain was intollerable. mostly what needs to happen is rest but doing lots of pushups will help. The condition is caused mainly due to unequalized antagonist and protagonist muscles. if you are constantly pushing with them them you need to do pull ups. In the case of a rock climbing the pulling muscles get very strong and pushing muscles dont so doing push ups helps to alleviate the problem immensly. Equalizing the stabilization fibers and muscles is what needs to happen. it worked for and several of my climbing buddies as well.

I agree. If I climb hard for consecutive days, the tendonitis will flare up. It won't hurt when I grip, but when I release my hand or finish a route, the pain....the pain!

Working out opposing muscles has worked ok for me. The biggest thing is taking rest days. Now when I start to realize that the tendonitis is starting up, I try to take at least a day or two off. In fact, I would benefit from taking more days off...

 

[BurlyShirley]

Play less ambidextrious tennis if you can...

 

[mack]

how high on your desk is your key board? my mom had the same thing for years, and finally a doctor figured out it was the keboard, try lowering it, so there is no strain on your arms.

 

[LordOpie]

Play less ambidextrious tennis if you can...

Inigo: I must admit, you are better than me.

Man in Black: Then why are you laughing?

Inigo: Because, I'm not left handed!

Man in Black: I must admit, you are better than me

Inigo: Why are you laughing then?

Man in Black: Because I am not left handed either!

 

[Toshi]

Hey, I'm so ready to say "F" it sign up for surgery. I just need a referral. It just sucks. I'll see what he says about an Ortho though.

try to get a referral to an orthopedic surgeon who concentrates in sports medicine, as that would be ideal.

 

[JSB]

biggins...I never heard of that before. I think I push more often than pull. Like Craw said my pain happens after the release as well. I give this method a shot, but I'm still seriously considering surgery, but if this method is true, then surgery shouldn't really help long term. I didn't realize this was this common. Thanks for the input guys...and narlus...that one totally flew over my head. Funny though. I wish that was the problem.

 

[golgiaparatus]

well, that condition is very common to rock climbers and i suffered it to an almost dibilitating extreme. counting warm up i could not climb more than about 2 hours before the pain was intollerable. mostly what needs to happen is rest but doing lots of pushups will help. The condition is caused mainly due to unequalized antagonist and protagonist muscles. if you are constantly pushing with them them you need to do pull ups. In the case of a rock climbing the pulling muscles get very strong and pushing muscles dont so doing push ups helps to alleviate the problem immensly. Equalizing the stabilization fibers and muscles is what needs to happen. it worked for and several of my climbing buddies as well.

This is true also with the shoulders... Still they have me working both sides, apparently I have instability in both shoulders so I get to do LOTS of different things.