Golfers Elbow

nickkreitzer

Has anyone had the fun pleasure of dealing with this? I know it says to rest for 3 weeks but I am a former Marine, I will keep going until it heals or I rip it to shreds. Any thoughts, Advice or general opinions would be appreciated. Thanks. That's assuming, That's what I have though too ha ha.

Tmoseley2

I've been experiencing golfers or tennis elbow, not really sure which one since I've never had this pain before. I've cut out the pull ups and the pain has slowly started to go away. I took ibuprofen for a week at the height of the pain but since stopped. It has been about a month since it started hurting but I have kept doing all other movements during my exercises (P90X3) just leaving out pull ups.

Cherimoose

Where exactly is the pain? And what do you think caused it?

I will keep going until it heals or I rip it to shreds.

If you change your mindset i'll be glad to help.

Azdak

I would just google golfers elbow rehab or something like. You'll get lots of info and some exercises.

From what I have read, eccentric contractions are more effective. There is also a device called a flex band that got some positive reviews FWIW.

http://www.amazon.com/TheraBand-Y0A2THBFLXRL-Thera-band®-FlexBar®-Red/dp/B00067E4YU

It only costs $16, so it's not a big deal if it doesn't work.

From what I know, 3 weeks off, while it will lessen the symptoms somewhat, will not be that helpful towards a permanent solution. It can take a lot longer that that to heal. You kind of have to work through it by doing rehab and avoiding movements that elicit the pain. For this type of injury trying to gut it out with no changes is probably the worst approach.

I sustained a similar injury trying to put a 30lb kettlebell on a windowsill (don't ask). I could still do a lot of different things but the pain lasting most of a year and I still feel it if I do heavy lat pull downs.

Idnhtfsp

I have suffered the pain (coming from inside of both of my elbows) for more than a year now. It doesn't bother me most of the time other than when I lift heavy items by bending my elbow with palm facing up or when I stretch out my arm after having rested at a bend position.

I have not taken any OTC meds or seen a specialist. I, however, found some videos online that were somewhat helpful. This is one of them - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngVJPa7-M-A

I'll start taking some ibuprofen and see if it does me any good.

LifterDave

I was really skeptical that I would get a positive result from wearing a band on my fore arm, but they do help a great deal.

feralX

nickkreitzer wrote: »

Has anyone had the fun pleasure of dealing with this? I know it says to rest for 3 weeks but I am a former Marine, I will keep going until it heals or I rip it to shreds. Any thoughts, Advice or general opinions would be appreciated. Thanks. That's assuming, That's what I have though too ha ha.

DO NOT KEEP TRAINING!!!! It will not heal and you will fack yourself up. I developed golfers and tennis elbow simultaneously, and kept training. Bad mistake. I was seeing a physio for massage, acupuncture, and ultrasound therapy for months, but nothing helped. Finally pushed so hard that I reached the point I couldn't pick up a glass. Three months off all training before it was healed, and I still have to be very cautious to ensure it doesn't flare up.

Rest it till its healed, NOW... before you make it worse and need an extensive time off. And pick up a pair of Mcdavid 489 elbow straps. I've tried a lot of straps and these are by far the most effective. They have pads that apply pressure directly on the inner and outer tendons. I wear mine for every workout no matter how good my elbows feel. If you're training lots of volume, you may want to pick up a pair of lifting hooks as well. I use them for about 50% of my pulling sets (not DL or rack pulls) so that the tendons don't become overworked.

Good luck, and heal up.

DopeItUp

Things that have helped me:

Cutting out the most painful exercise (pull-ups for me)
Elbow compression sleeves while working out
Anti-inflammatories
ART (active release technique)

It's about 90% better and I have taken zero time off of training. After another month or so I may try pull-ups again.

Chieflrg

I have a disease that attacks my joints and tendons, also I'm in my mid 40's. I'm no stranger to golfer's elbow. My last flare up lasted over 6 months.

A couple lifters over at BB.com swore by the TheraBand Azdak mentioned above a few posts up. First its not a band you wear, its a object you twist.

All I can say after 5 minutes of using it, my pain went away completely for the first time in the past twenty years of having pain. I use it once a week or so as preventative exercise.

I lift very heavy and have no problems with either golfer's or tennis elbow ever since. I'm not one to endorse products, but this one is like magic for me.

This is what it looks like, but I use the green one which is a different resistance.

http://www.amazon.com/TheraBand-Y0A2THBFLXRL-Thera-band®-FlexBar®-Red/dp/B00067E4YU

DopeItUp

DopeItUp wrote: »

Things that have helped me:

Cutting out the most painful exercise (pull-ups for me)
Elbow compression sleeves while working out
Anti-inflammatories
ART (active release technique)

It's about 90% better and I have taken zero time off of training. After another month or so I may try pull-ups again.

Oh yeah, and voodoo floss! I almost forgot that one.

rick_po

I got golfer's elbow from pull-ups. I was a bad boy and tried to keep doing pull-ups, and it took a lot longer than 3 weeks to get better. Even today, years later, I still have minor nerve problems in my forearm, wrist, and my ring and little finger.