Author Topic: Ow elbow pain, advice needed please (Read 8713 times)

Sanmarcopizza · « **Reply #25 on:** January 24, 2007, 08:24 PM »

Quote from: Bob_Acid on January 19, 2007, 09:36 PM

Tennis elbow Mark, i had it for a couple of years, it's the reason Sandro stopped riding bmx's

Who said I quit LOL.

I am still suffering even though I haven't done anything for ages. A simple test to see if it's tennis elbow is to straighten your arm , if you can and stretch your fingers out straight. With the other hand apply pressure to the top of your fingers and try and lift them while pressing down. If its tennis elbow it will kill near your funny bone.

I have had 2 cortisone injections in each elbow. 3 of them worked but eventually it comes back. My advice if you do have a jab is to avoid using your arm for a week or so. It will feel better within 24 hrs, but unless you let it heal you may run the risk of a recurring problem.......like me.

As an alternative ice regularly, rest, ibuprofen and voltarol gel.

Dingobmxer · « **Reply #26 on:** January 24, 2007, 09:15 PM »

Thanks for the advice San,
yesterday I couldnt even lift the sugar container out of the cupboard with my bad arm but today I can after double dosing with the glucasomine but the pain is still there,
I wanna buy a tennis elbow brace but cant find one

DINGO

billstup · « **Reply #27 on:** January 24, 2007, 09:33 PM »

After trying your test San I have come to the conclusion that I`ve got tennis elbow too

Bob_Acid · « **Reply #28 on:** January 25, 2007, 04:16 AM »

it took about two years for mine to sort itself out

Dingobmxer · « **Reply #29 on:** January 26, 2007, 05:20 PM »

bought a tennis elbow brace today, basically a 2" wide strap that you velcro round your arm and it takes the pressure off the tendons and it works

hopefully the tendons can rebuild themselves now they are not being stretched all the time?

DINGO

billstup · « **Reply #30 on:** January 26, 2007, 06:45 PM »

Been to the doctors today, and it looks like I`ve just strained the tendon that goes from the wrist to the elbow, which is nice

Dingobmxer · « **Reply #31 on:** January 26, 2007, 08:18 PM »

good news Bill

I am at the quacks on Tuesday so hopefully mine wont be major either (although strained tendon is bad enough

)

DINGO

billstup · « **Reply #32 on:** January 26, 2007, 09:25 PM »

Mark it`s fooking killing me, I can hardly lift my cup of tea to my lips, but now I know what it is I feel a bit better about it

Sanmarcopizza · « **Reply #33 on:** January 26, 2007, 09:31 PM »

Tennis elbow makes itself known where the tendon joins the bones on the outside of the elbow, near your humerous (funny bone). Bend fingers and cock wrist upwards whilst having your elbow bent and have a good press around the bones at the outside of the elbow. If it's sore there it is tennis elbow. Tennis elbow supports are designed to clamp the tendons before their attachment to the bone, thus deflecting strain away from the damage tissue. Just a bit more info for any/all of you. Golfers elbow is similar but is on the inside of your elbow. I have had both at the same time.

Dingobmxer · « **Reply #34 on:** January 26, 2007, 09:42 PM »

San I am pretty sure mine is tennis elbow

Billy get some glucosomine and a brace, mine has worked wonders, two days ago I couldnt lift the sugar pot out of the cupboard, tommorow I hope to ride

The strap works in the same way as a patella strap for all you footballers out there

DINGO

Sanmarcopizza · « **Reply #35 on:** January 26, 2007, 09:43 PM »

And are you actually going to ride next Weds ?

Dingobmxer · « **Reply #36 on:** January 26, 2007, 09:49 PM »

Yes mate, even if I have to dope myself up with pain killers, how about you?

DINGO

billstup · « **Reply #37 on:** January 26, 2007, 09:59 PM »

Quote from: dingobmxer on January 26, 2007, 09:42 PM

San I am pretty sure mine is tennis elbow
Billy get some glucosomine and a brace, mine has worked wonders, two days ago I couldnt lift the sugar pot out of the cupboard, tommorow I hope to ride
The strap works in the same way as a patella strap for all you footballers out there
DINGO

Went down the local Holland and Barrets and got 3 large containers of the glucosomine (360 tabs) yesterday after your earlier posts Mark, and have got a tubular support on between my wrist and upper arm which seems to be helping, also using Ibuleve gel 3 times a day.
The bird in Holand and Baretts said that the glucosomine takes up to 3 months to get it to the system, so I`m takeing 2000mg a day to speed it up a bit

Sanmarcopizza · « **Reply #38 on:** January 26, 2007, 10:04 PM »

I can't speak for H&B but you need to buy quality vitamins & supplements. You may as well not bother takin cheap ones for what they do.

billstup · « **Reply #39 on:** January 26, 2007, 10:08 PM »

How can you tell if they`re good or not though San ?

Dingobmxer · « **Reply #40 on:** January 26, 2007, 10:08 PM »

Mine were £19 for 60!!!!!!!!!!!
I nearly fell through the floor mas I thought I had picked up the £5 ones

DINGO

Dingobmxer · « **Reply #41 on:** January 26, 2007, 10:10 PM »

mine are
glucosamine with omega 3 and also chondroitin

DINGO

billstup · « **Reply #42 on:** January 26, 2007, 10:24 PM »

Mine should have been £36 for 120, but they had a special on and they were only £8.95 for 120, so I got 360 to last me the year out

Dingobmxer · « **Reply #43 on:** January 26, 2007, 10:26 PM »

Quote from: billstup on January 26, 2007, 10:24 PM

Mine should have been £36 for 120, but they had a special on and they were only £8.95 for 120, so I got 360 to last me the year out

Jammy Git

DINGO

billstup · « **Reply #44 on:** January 26, 2007, 11:23 PM »

Just for you Mark :

dev · « **Reply #45 on:** January 26, 2007, 11:57 PM »

Sorry guys but can you really read the last 2 pages of this post without laughing, im in tears! you sound like a bunch of old gits!!!!!

Damn thinking about it we are

Mark/bill gald the gluco helps, i am triple dosing next week, i have just for some stupid reason which aquired a major bollocking from the missis bought home a honda cr250r motocrosser and entered a race next sunday all in a week! 1st race in 4 years. The mind is stong, the body thinks it is! Dev

billstup · « **Reply #46 on:** January 27, 2007, 12:35 AM »

You`d better see if you can get hold of some morphine then

tricknuts · « **Reply #47 on:** January 27, 2007, 08:25 AM »

had tennis elbow myself once...

zed4130 · « **Reply #48 on:** January 27, 2007, 08:27 AM »

its all a pain 'my neck went thursday night at work i cant turn it now and it really hurts 'docs monday i suppose 'ive had it for years as bent my spine in 1987 so i get a lot of back problems

that goes to my neck

rory · « **Reply #49 on:** January 27, 2007, 08:32 AM »

get the shots in elbow joints , they are free at docs !

Author Topic: Ow elbow pain, advice needed please (Read 8713 times)

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