Tennis elbow, golf elbow or tricep tendinitis?

[StringSnapper]

I have a pain on the inside of my elbow.

If you let your arm dangle by your side, the elbow has the pointy bony part that points behind you, but also a bony part that points toward your body. I think golfers elbow is just below this bony part in the forearm. My pain however is above this, in the upper part of the arm.

I think tricep tendonitis is the upper arm like this, however it seems to be above the pointy bony part that points behind (not toward the body).

Does anyone know what this is and how to treat this?

Ive done the eccentric exercises for golfers elbow, tennis elbow and tricep tendinitis. It seems none of them are really hitting the right spot, maybe the tricep exercise the most.

So pissed at babolat. Using their racquet i can feel the vibration up my wrist elbow and even into my shoulder. I should have stopped using it sooner.

 

[Nacho]

By the sounds of this it is probably closer to tennis elbow than Golfers....Obviously you probably want to see a Dr.

However, I strongly recommend a good athletic Massage therapist, one who is familiar with Myo Fasical release massages. I have had tennis and Golfers elbow, and the issue was in my shoulders and back, but the strain in my elbow. Its amazing how much relief I got almost immediately in both cases.

Chiropractors can help as well. And of course having someone help you stretch will always be good

 

[hochiglenn]

Look for an ASTYM certified therapist. It's the only thing that helped me get past my Golfers elbow that I suffered with for almost a year.


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[Crocodile]

Triceps tendinopthy is less likely than golfers elbow or tennis elibow. Tricep and bicep issues are more shoulder, neck and rear trap muscles so yes, get yourself tested out.

 

[robok9]

If you can't figure it out, you could always just do treatment for both. First get one of those little things to put pressure on your forearm, and figure out which orientation relieves the pain somewhat. Then you'll just have to massage and strengthen it. Get a flexbar and look up Jamie Dryer on YT for what exercises to do. It's a tedious process, but eventually after a couple weeks of doing the strengthening exercises (it won't really feel like they're doing that much to help) you'll notice it mysteriously disappear.

 

[Chas Tennis]

You have an undiagnosed injury. Stop stressing it and see a well qualified Dr for a diagnosis and treatment.

If a new tendon injury it can heal defectively in a very short time. Tendinitis (with inflammation) can become tendinosis (defectively healed). See Tendon Injury Nuthouse post #1 and post #15 (tendinosis).

Google search pictures to help inform yourself but a Dr is needed for a diagnosis.
https://www.google.com/search?q=elb..._jBptbVAhXL6iYKHVZNA9wQsAQIJQ&biw=938&bih=597

 

[mrtrinh]

Yes, go see a dr. I had all the same symptoms as you and I finished recovering from TE but was also diagnosed with cubital tunnel syndrome

 

[Raul_SJ]

I stopped playing for a month, around June, due to TE, also GE. Came back to playing 1-2x a week But it has not gotten better. Feel pain at night.
Been icing and doing light stretching.
Will ask Doctor for MRI/Xray again. Asked a few months earlier but Doctor told me to wait and see.

 

[HouTex]

My TE took 20 months to heal. When I thought it was getting better I would play and it only prolonged my recovery.

My 2 cents: Every TE injury is unique. Some people heal in weeks and others in months or a couple of years. Some get surgery although that should be a last resort. Don't return to tennis until the pain and discomfort is completely gone. Heat, not ice, helped me. See a Dr. and assuming it's recommended, a PT. And get an arm friendly racquet (I use a Prince EXO3 with Wilson NXT strings and I also like Volkls) when you do return.

 

[Raul_SJ]

My 2 cents: Every TE injury is unique. Some people heal in weeks and others in months or a couple of years. Some get surgery although that should be a last resort. Don't return to tennis until the pain and discomfort is completely gone. Heat, not ice, helped me. See a Dr. and assuming it's recommended, a PT. And get an arm friendly racquet (I use a Prince EXO3 with Wilson NXT strings and I also like Volkls) when you do return.

I am icing and doing the self "cross fiber" massage recommended by therapists.

I was thinking I could check my left elbow (not affected by TE) to get a rough idea of what should be "normal feeling" in the right elbow. But the weird thing is that my left elbow also hurts when I do the deep self massage. Hurts almost as much as the right but I doubt the left elbow has TE as I employ single handed bh and do not use it in any other activities.

 

[speedysteve]

I did a lot of icing back when my golfers was at it's worst.
On reflection and subsequent flare ups I've had to deal with, I've found a tens machine much better at pain relief and next day / day 2 and 3 normality.
Theraband flex bar exercises are a massive help.
I still do 3 rounds of 15 reps for both variations of golfers elbow exercises and both variations of tennis elbow exercises.
Keeps the wolf from my arm

 

[1hBhdPete]

True story.

I have been playing for 40 years and never had this kind of pain and decided to follow the advices that one can easily find on the net: ice, heat, rest, play but not so hard, change strings, change technique, ...

Then, after a few months and things not being better (and in fact developing all kinds of more problems to mitigate the pain while playing), I stumbled upon this:

Cervical Herniated Disc Symptoms

https://www.spine-health.com/condit...herniated-disc-symptoms-and-treatment-options

I went to the hospital to confirm and, indeed, the disks spaces were reduced.

I have severely reduced my playing (mostly the serving) and using a poor ergonomic position while using a computer, and things have improved a lot.

Ironically, this has enabled to improve my technique as I was forced as it was one of the possible issue. For instance, I probably was not extending my non-playing arm to prepare for my forehand. Before, it was doable, but with elbow pain, I could no longer depend on my arm to muscle it.

My serve has gone downhill ever since I had the injury. I used a heavy kick serve that used a lot of elbow and wrist. Hitting anything above the shoulder was very painful and I lost all my feel as well.

Incidentally, the pain was generalized on the right side for me: shoulder, arm, neck, elbow, tingling of the fingers, and even hip and knee (which might have been due to mitigation).

I am recovering, but I find that looking up is still a bit of a problem. I also find that a heavy twisting and bounce after people serve is exacerbating the situation. I am looking at modifying my serve. I initially served under hand. Now that I am feeling better, I am looking at modifying the serve starting with the racket in the back. It feels like I used to have no problem serving like the "pros" with the right rhythm and sequence of movement, but it seems I have lost that. Maybe it will come back. Maybe this abbreviated swing will help me getting better and prove to be virtually just as effective as a full serving swing.

 

[max]

Immediately stop playing. It sounds like TE, lateral epicodylitis. Look that one up.

the initial solution is RICE, following by specific weight repetition exercises. For God's sake, don't play on it.

 

[Harry_Wild]

I post on another thread here on my tennis elbow. I been doing crossfit exercises from a Crossfit doctor that has a channel on YouTube! Seem to be working! I am into the third week of it but have been slacking off it but will be getting back to today! I had a fall at night from not turning the light on in a room and forgot about moving a big bag of towels, hurt my inside palm of my right hand and hit my left temple. Got dizzy and had to stay on the ground for about 5-10 minutes before attempting to get backup. Never get back up immediately after a fall is what I learned. Done something like this during tackle football with no gear on and similar falls in downhill skiing no helmet. I will take me two days to recover. I am putting new solid core doors on my home so one hand not going to lift a solid core door up and down stairs! So it basically back to sanding trim for my work tasks until my right palm muscle heals!