I Have Elbows Made Of Steel

[cadre]

Just wanted to thank you for this thread. I suffered from Golf Elbow in my left arm and Tennis Elbow in my right arm. Tried just about everything for months with no success. Found this thread and thought "might as well try it". It has worked wonders for both of my elbows. I signed up for this forum just to post this comment.

Thanks again.

[ttwarrior1]

any update and good luck on healing

[gregor.b]

Hey TT,just got my first really serious case of TE so like the last poster,I am gonna give it a go and will report back in a few days.Cheers, Greg.

[ttwarrior1]

good luck...........

[wynton]

Originally Posted by Tennisguy3000

Came back to let you know that I have pretty much taken care of all of my tennis elbow problems with two devices that I bought & some warm up/light stretching.

1) An elbow brace called Band It http://banditelbowbrace.com/

2) The PracticeHit tennis trainer www.practicehit.com

The elbow brace has two plastic pieces that hold your arm in place from both sides and seem to isolate your arm & reduce tearing. I have used other bands in the past but none that had such a positive impact on my elbow. I highly recommend this brace.

For the past year, I have had numerous issues with the elbow, and I suspect that the Band It (or improper use of it) may have contributed to one.

My story is a bit long, and I won't try to recount it here. (At the present, I believe I have three localized issues: tennis elbow, tricep tendinitis and ulnar neuritis).

But regarding the Band-It, I began wearing it after getting a cortisone shot (which was meant to alleviate discomfort in the forearm area, supposedly related to traditional tennis elbow). My orthopedist suggested that I wear the Band-It fairly tight and, for a while, during the day as well as while playing.

Around this period of time, I began noticing issues relating to the ulnar nerve. A later examination confirmed ulnar neuritis.

This could be a complete coincidence. But I have read enough to know that external pressure on the ulnar nerve - such as leaning on that part of the elbow - can lead to ulnar neuritis. So, I can't help but wonder whether the Band-It (which has one plastic piece that fits right around the ulnar nerve) played a role. I'm not knocking the device. It could be that I simply wore it too tight.

[wynton]

Incidentally, I probably should add that I also wonder whether another contributing factor to the ulnar neuritis might have been overdoing stretches/exercises meant to address TE.

Starting about 3 weeks after my cortisone shot, I was going to PT and doing the typical TE stretches/exercises at home as well, including with the Flexbar some noted in this thread. I was doing this on a daily basis, which might have been more than appropriate.

[ttwarrior1]

no no no on cortizone

[Buddy]

ttwarrior:
I just read your post and am battling TE now. I get to the gym maybe twice a week or even less frequently. Any suggestions with barbells/dumbells that I can do at home in between weight machines at the gym??
thanks

[ttwarrior1]

always warmup, lift superslow , hold the weight at the top, try concentration curls

[heycal]

When all else fails, there is always the two-handed backhand.

[El Diablo]

tt
I notice in several of your threads that you repeatedly bump them, some of them several or more times, often after a period of weeks. Do you lack confidence in the wisdom of the marketplace?

[ttwarrior1]

no , im probaly the most confident person you would ever meet. I bump because a new thread isn't needed

[tlm]

Hey tt, i have just started doing leg extensions for a sore knee. How many reps and sets do you suggest i do? And is it okay to do the extensions everyday?

[danno123]

Originally Posted by tlm

Hey tt, i have just started doing leg extensions for a sore knee. How many reps and sets do you suggest i do? And is it okay to do the extensions everyday?

Before you start taking health advice from tt, you should probably know that it's an open question as to whether he's serious or not. I haven't yet come to a conclusion one way or the other. But. . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGjKXTt5Zuw&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wph8k...hannel&list=UL

[tlm]

Originally Posted by danno123

Before you start taking health advice from tt, you should probably know that it's an open question as to whether he's serious or not. I haven't yet come to a conclusion one way or the other. But. . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGjKXTt5Zuw&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wph8k...hannel&list=UL

He may not be that great of a tennis player, but that has nothing to do with his knowledge of weight training. I know from years of lifting that i have healed many injuries through training.

[tricky]

The technique is legitimate. You look for two things. First, you want to get a good pump in the area. Second, you want to get a really good burn (i.e. lactic acid) in that as well. It takes some patience and it helps to have frequent sessions (5x-a-week.)

[kevint]

I just started doing this exercise for the last 3 days, 6 sets of 10, very slowly and I have already noticed huge improvement in my elbow. Hopefully, it will get better and stronger over time.

[Chas Tennis]

Originally Posted by kevint

I just started doing this exercise for the last 3 days, 6 sets of 10, very slowly and I have already noticed huge improvement in my elbow. Hopefully, it will get better and stronger over time.

Which exercise and what's the problem with your elbow?

[kevint]

Originally Posted by Chas Tennis

Which exercise and what's the problem with your elbow?

I am having a nagging tennis elbow, not GE, probably due to too much windshield wiping on the forehand. I did the cable push down with rope attachment, very slowly with just enough weight comfortably. I think this exercise is like stretching the elbow w/ the flex bar to get enough blood flow to the area and at the same time make it stronger. And it seem to help after a few days working out.

[Chas Tennis]

There are several recent threads on TE and GE. Some have very clear descriptions and illustrations, especially the replies by Charliefedererer.

I have mentioned in recent TE & GE threads that Dr John Cianca has described that an acute tennis elbow injury if stressed for more than a few weeks can heal in a defective way on the microscopic level. A permanent chronic condition can result. I believe that description and it has determined what I will do if I feel some tennis elbow or golfer's elbow pain - stop tennis and other stressful activity.

How can these microscopic tendon fibers heal properly if you are hitting tennis balls in the same way that caused the injury?