Tennis elbows

Quinc

Quinc

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Location
California
Keep those little muscles strong during the off season.

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sleddingfarmer

Location
Wisconsin
I've been battling this for years. If I can't find anyone to massage my forearms for me, I can do it myself. Use lots of lotion, and dig your thumb or knuckles into your other forearm, pushing 'up' from your wrist towards your elbow (you don't want to push the swelling into your hands). You can push straight up, or work it back and forth. It'll hurt, thats how you know you're doing it right. Problem with doing it yourself is if I'm massaging my left arm my right arm falls alseep from the work...and vice versa, since I have it in both arms...although the right is much worse which I think is from the the throttle being on that side (jet ski, bike, snowmobile). But doing this helps significantly. You could probably find videos on youtube I'm sure

You can't stop though. I'll do it for a couple days until I feel better...then quit. A while later it returns. So just keep it up, and you can work it out.

I did go to my chiro once, he showed me how to do it.

Taking Advil for a month sounds like a horrible idea to me. That stuff isn't exactly healthy IMO
 
Munkie

Munkie

Location
Fla
Sounds like you are working harder Than the Ski is so just make that the otherway around and you should be set!
 
NVJAY775

NVJAY775

My home away from home.
Location
Gardnerville, Nevada, United States
Advil or ibuprofen taken for more than 2 days really screws up my stomach.

It may be how you ride, but massaging deep helps SO much.

After my first bout, I did the message. After it felt better, I was able to run my pole stiffer, if I kept up on the deep (stripping technique) it was like a whole new world for me.

I'm sure everybody has different needs and conditions, but I've got a OK handle on mine for now.

Huge thanks again to everybody that contributed and kept me riding.
 
swapmeet

swapmeet

Brotastic
Location
Arlington TX
The advil route has been working for me. My doc prescribed me 800mg but I try to save that for when it gets really bad. Usually I just take 2 or 3. (4 advil = 800mg)

But I also take prescription acid reflux meds, so it helps keep the advil from tearing up my stomach.
 
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StandupEd

Eddie would Tow
Drastically cutting your sodium intake will eliminate these problems. Sodium causes inflammation and binding of the connective tissue. Most people consume unholy amounts of sodium without even knowing it. Since I’ve cut my sodium intake five years ago I have no need of Advil or the like. BTW I’m 54. Increasing your potassium intake equally improves the situation for a two pronged approach.
 
NVJAY775

NVJAY775

My home away from home.
Location
Gardnerville, Nevada, United States
Good to hear about that stuff. I take "Thermotabs" to replenish salts I sweat out, but only because I work outside in heat and sweat A LOT. They help me tremendously when sleeping amazingly enough. Way less cramps throughout the day and even more at night. Also keeps me more relaxed. I only take half the recommended though. My doctor recommended them to me, due to my lifestyle. And most don't have that, so I can understand the recommendation. Very interested in the potassium!
 
Quinc

Quinc

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Location
California
StandupEd said:
Drastically cutting your sodium intake will eliminate these problems. Sodium causes inflammation and binding of the connective tissue. Most people consume unholy amounts of sodium without even knowing it. Since I’ve cut my sodium intake five years ago I have no need of Advil or the like. BTW I’m 54. Increasing your potassium intake equally improves the situation for a two pronged approach.
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I have never heard of that before. Do you have anything to back it up? I did some quick searching and this is the closest thing I could find:


[h=1]Impact of adopting low sodium diet on biomarkers of inflammation and coagulation: a randomized controlled trial.
[/h]Forrester DL, Britton J, Lewis SA, Pogson Z, Antoniak M, Pacey SJ, Purcell G, Fogarty AW.

[h=3]Source[/h]Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, City Hospital, Nottingham, UK. doug.forrester@nottingham.ac.uk

[h=3]Abstract[/h][h=4]BACKGROUND: [/h]A low sodium diet is an established intervention in the treatment of impaired renal function and hypertension which may modulate cardiovascular risk independent of recognised antihypertensive effects. Epidemiological data suggest that dietary sodium intake may be associated with systemic inflammation: another potential pathophysiological mechanism by which sodium intake may modify vascular disease.
[h=4]METHODS: [/h]We tested the hypothesis that adopting a low sodium diet may decrease biomarkers of systemic inflammation or coagulation using data from a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Participants (n=171; aged 18-65 years) in a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial of a low sodium diet for 6 weeks provided paired serum samples for analysis to assess the impact of adopting a low sodium diet on biomarkers of systemic inflammation and coagulation.
[h=4]RESULTS: [/h]There was a significant difference in 24-hour sodium urinary excretion between the low sodium intake and the normal sodium intake groups of 43 mmol (p<0.001). In the primary analysis there was no effect of adopting a low sodium diet on serum D-dimers, but high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) was reduced by 1.13 mg/L (95% confidence interval [95% CI], 0.03 to 2.22). However, after elimination of outlying high values for baseline serum hsCRP (>10 mg/L), this effect was attenuated (-0.47 mg/L; 95% CI, -1.25 to 0.31).
[h=4]CONCLUSIONS: [/h]Using data from a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial in asthma with objective confirmation of adherence to the low sodium diet, we report that adopting a low sodium diet for 6 weeks has no effect on measures of systemic inflammation or coagulation.
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Hirschfelt

Hirschfelt

Location
Buffalo, NY
Cannibal said:
Tennis elbow is tendinitis. Tendinitis is the inflammation of tendons. Though a cortisone shot will relieve the pain temporarily, it will not fix the problem. You can only get 3 or 4 cortisone shots in that area in a lifetime, so unless you want to give this up after your last shot, I'd look for a better solution. Cortisone is a potent steroid and deteriorates the tissue in the area, hence only being able to get a few.

What's causing your tendinitis is tight muscles in your forearms. I have it too from being a mechanic for 10yrs. I have a lot of muscle fibers in my forearms fused together from repetitive motion. As you ride and hold on, your muscles are pulling on your tendons and irritating them. You need to find a good massage therapist and have the muscles stripped in your forearms and also find a chiropractor who does extremities and can adjust your elbows, wrists and shoulders. The massage therapy will hurt and you might even be black and blue for while (if you don't feel bruised, they aren't going deep enough), but it will most likely solve the problem.
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Spot on. I have seen cortisone destroy a clavicle. It is nasty stuff.

Trigger point work and get your elbow adjusted. You can also find good exercises online once the chiropractor and massage get it under control.
 
Hirschfelt

Hirschfelt

Location
Buffalo, NY
StandupEd said:
Drastically cutting your sodium intake will eliminate these problems. Sodium causes inflammation and binding of the connective tissue. Most people consume unholy amounts of sodium without even knowing it. Since I’ve cut my sodium intake five years ago I have no need of Advil or the like. BTW I’m 54. Increasing your potassium intake equally improves the situation for a two pronged approach.
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Salt is needed for every function of your body. The problem being the research. Medicine has and always will ask the wrong question. Just because a study shows salt to be a negative affect doesn't mean all salt is created equal. You should never eat table salt. Table salt is actually 1/3 glass and cuts up your arteries which will then raise cholesterol levels as cholesterol is actually a repair mechanism fixing the cut up arterial wall. Use celtic sea salt or similar. Restores needed minerals and also assists all functions of the body as we are electrical beings.
 
NVJAY775

NVJAY775

My home away from home.
Location
Gardnerville, Nevada, United States
I just started using the DFX ball and it works awesome. My latest pain has been in my knuckles, mainly when I use lateral strength in them. And after only a couple uses it's improved. Trying to stay with it for a while, but also want to try one of those Handmaster's as well. Makes sense.

Big thanks for posting them up fellas!
 
IS0LD0UT

IS0LD0UT

I hate winter
Location
MN
Hirschfelt said:
Table salt is actually 1/3 glass and cuts up your arteries which will then raise cholesterol levels as cholesterol is actually a repair mechanism fixing the cut up arterial wall.
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Interesting, I have never heard that. Do you have a source for this?
 
NVJAY775

NVJAY775

My home away from home.
Location
Gardnerville, Nevada, United States
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