5 months with Tennis Elbow so far; help :-(

[Tmano]

How much time did u take off now? Good to know about the vitamin c. Yes I think the fact that you aren't hitting with anyone is helpful similar to me just hitting with my instructor once a week now who's feeding me balls vs hitting against other players. The past 2 weeks I've only played once a week in a lesson with my instructor & it's been fine!! But I just wonder what happens if I go back to the hour & 1/2 clinics against hard hitters b/c that's when it randomly acts up. My PT is just focusing on my shoulder now (no more elbow) as I maxed at my sessions with my insurance b/c I think getting my shoulder stronger can only help since it's all related. I have a follow up with the dr on Tuesday so I'll report back. Glad you are able to hit pain free now! Fingers crossed we are both heading in the right direction!

It has been a year since the injury and i have not played at all except the times i hit against the wall, which probably are 5 times, which 3 of them in the last 10 days. However when i hit against the wall i don't hit the ball at 100% but i focus more on hitting as any balls as i can to build some tennis strength back. Most of the shots are 70%.
I think to handle those hard hitters you need not to shank much but most of all to have to forearm strong like it was before the injury. That's my opinion or my best guess. Vitamin C is great and can help too...i hope or it is just a mental thig.
I'm glad you are back to hitting pain free....yes fingers crossed for sure!

 

[sharif]

It has been a year since the injury and i have not played at all except the times i hit against the wall, which probably are 5 times, which 3 of them in the last 10 days. However when i hit against the wall i don't hit the ball at 100% but i focus more on hitting as any balls as i can to build some tennis strength back. Most of the shots are 70%.
I think to handle those hard hitters you need not to shank much but most of all to have to forearm strong like it was before the injury. That's my opinion or my best guess. Vitamin C is great and can help too...i hope or it is just a mental thig.
I'm glad you are back to hitting pain free....yes fingers crossed for sure!

Got it; wow hitting against the wall isn’t easy so good for you! My PT had actually suggested I try that but this was about two months ago when it was too cold here lol. I also don’t think I would be able to do it, but I guess it takes practice. Yes that is all great advice; thx! how will you know when to start hitting with other players again? I just wonder if it will ever be gone for good for me or will it randomly keep coming back? time will tell I suppose.. keep me posted and good luck!

 

[Tmano]

Got it; wow hitting against the wall isn’t easy so good for you! My PT had actually suggested I try that but this was about two months ago when it was too cold here lol. I also don’t think I would be able to do it, but I guess it takes practice. Yes that is all great advice; thx! how will you know when to start hitting with other players again? I just wonder if it will ever be gone for good for me or will it randomly keep coming back? time will tell I suppose.. keep me posted and good luck!

Hey, well i'm not sure they are great advices, on paper they might be , but i have not hit with anyone and i'm uncertain i'm 100% healed so it could be i said a lot of bs
However, when earlier in March i hit against (twice) the wall the next day my elbow would feel a little sore while now after hitting for 4-5 times for a good hour each it feels fine. To me this is a good sign, but it does not necessarily mean i'm ready to hit like before yet it gives me a good clue i can start playing with people but just taking it very easy. At least i'm hoping.
I tend to be optimist but with this TE i feel like it could possibly be that it could be a life long deal.

 

[Bisquick]

I finally went for a physiotherapist visit - she says I have golfers and not tennis elbow.
As my pain is coming from the elbow joint - she’s got me on some exercises to strengthen everything around the joint to stabilize the area and it’s helping. Still have some pain but it’s lessened and I have not stopped playing.

 

[sharif]

Hey, well i'm not sure they are great advices, on paper they might be , but i have not hit with anyone and i'm uncertain i'm 100% healed so it could be i said a lot of bs
However, when earlier in March i hit against (twice) the wall the next day my elbow would feel a little sore while now after hitting for 4-5 times for a good hour each it feels fine. To me this is a good sign, but it does not necessarily mean i'm ready to hit like before yet it gives me a good clue i can start playing with people but just taking it very easy. At least i'm hoping.
I tend to be optimist but with this TE i feel like it could possibly be that it could be a life long deal.

yes that def sounds like u r heading in the right direction for sure! Fingers crossed; baby steps! I wonder the same; if I'll always have it as a chronic thing. I guess only time will tell. I did go back to that Dr today who wants me to do an MRI. I had one done back in aug through another dr but the report says a bit inconclusive since I apparently moved a bit & there was some bone thing that she wants to re look at to see if it's really TE or something with the bone. She actually wants me to try to play & aggravate it before the MRI so she can see what's going on yikes.. that part doesn't sound fun b/c I hate when it acts up & is painful but if it helps determine an appropriate treatment plan, then it will be worth it.. I'll keep u posted. as of now, I can't get in for the MRI for 3 weeks..

 

[Fintft]

It has been a year since the injury and i have not played at all except the times i hit against the wall, which probably are 5 times, which 3 of them in the last 10 days. However when i hit against the wall i don't hit the ball at 100% but i focus more on hitting as any balls as i can to build some tennis strength back. Most of the shots are 70%.
I think to handle those hard hitters you need not to shank much but most of all to have to forearm strong like it was before the injury. That's my opinion or my best guess. Vitamin C is great and can help too...i hope or it is just a mental thig.
I'm glad you are back to hitting pain free....yes fingers crossed for sure!

You are supposed to hit 70-80% anyhow. Gl!

 

[Tmano]

yes that def sounds like u r heading in the right direction for sure! Fingers crossed; baby steps! I wonder the same; if I'll always have it as a chronic thing. I guess only time will tell. I did go back to that Dr today who wants me to do an MRI. I had one done back in aug through another dr but the report says a bit inconclusive since I apparently moved a bit & there was some bone thing that she wants to re look at to see if it's really TE or something with the bone. She actually wants me to try to play & aggravate it before the MRI so she can see what's going on yikes.. that part doesn't sound fun b/c I hate when it acts up & is painful but if it helps determine an appropriate treatment plan, then it will be worth it.. I'll keep u posted. as of now, I can't get in for the MRI for 3 weeks..

I would listen to your body and instinct regardless of what she is asking you. and the maybe this MRI will help clarifying the situation. In the mean time play and see what happens but not 100%.
Let us know!

 

[Fintft]

yes that def sounds like u r heading in the right direction for sure! Fingers crossed; baby steps! I wonder the same; if I'll always have it as a chronic thing. I guess only time will tell. I did go back to that Dr today who wants me to do an MRI. I had one done back in aug through another dr but the report says a bit inconclusive since I apparently moved a bit & there was some bone thing that she wants to re look at to see if it's really TE or something with the bone. She actually wants me to try to play & aggravate it before the MRI so she can see what's going on yikes.. that part doesn't sound fun b/c I hate when it acts up & is painful but if it helps determine an appropriate treatment plan, then it will be worth it.. I'll keep u posted. as of now, I can't get in for the MRI for 3 weeks..

I forgot, what kind of exercises are you doing, as per your PT etc? Lifting weights? Elastic bands?

GL!

 

[sharif]

I would listen to your body and instinct regardless of what she is asking you. and the maybe this MRI will help clarifying the situation. In the mean time play and see what happens but not 100%.
Let us know!

will do thx!

 

[sharif]

I forgot, what kind of exercises are you doing, as per your PT etc? Lifting weights? Elastic bands?

GL!

yes; forearm exercises that include flex bar, hammer, 4 pound wrist curls, shoulder & rotator cuff exercises with bands, biceps & triceps. thx

 

[Osan]

I had tennis elbow. Thats now gone thanks to steroid antiflams, plus tyler twists and stretch bands. Now dealing with Carpal Tunnel. sad sad.

 

[Fintft]

yes; forearm exercises that include flex bar, hammer, 4 pound wrist curls, shoulder & rotator cuff exercises with bands, biceps & triceps. thx

The one exercise I didn't have (but tried now after seeing a video here) is lifting weights (25Lbs) with a straight arm, laterally or in front of you (and since I forgot I am doing both + pushing upwards). Coincidently, my latest bout of TE, disappeared after the first day.

 

[sharif]

I had tennis elbow. Thats now gone thanks to steroid antiflams, plus tyler twists and stretch bands. Now dealing with Carpal Tunnel. sad sad.

Sorry to hear that

 

[sharif]

The one exercise I didn't have (but tried now after seeing a video here) is lifting weights (25Lbs) with a straight arm, laterally or in front of you (and since I forgot I am doing both + pushing upwards). Coincidently, my latest bout of TE, disappeared after the first day.

you lucked out. I certainly can’t lift 25 pounds. I am a 5’6 108 pound female

 

[Fintft]

you lucked out. I certainly can’t lift 25 pounds. I am a 5’6 108 pound female

Proportional though?

 

[Tmano]

you lucked out. I certainly can’t lift 25 pounds. I am a 5’6 108 pound female

I have been doing those as well, not with 25lbs but 15lbs and i'm sure you could benefit too with some lighter weights like maybe 8lbs. I'm not saying it would fix the TE but it would certainly strength all the deltoids muscles.

 

[sharif]

I have been doing those as well, not with 25lbs but 15lbs and i'm sure you could benefit too with some lighter weights like maybe 8lbs. I'm not saying it would fix the TE but it would certainly strength all the deltoids muscles.

agre; I was doing some of that at one point at PT with 3 pounds I think LOL! Meanwhile I went to my practice yesterday for an hour & 1/2 & it was a really good test b/c we did all the types of shots; I haven't served or done overheads in about a month & I got to do all of that yesterday while wearing my elbow brace. The good news is that I don't have the typical pain on the elbow by the tendon but the bad news is my forearm is sore which is confusing to me. I have the MRI later today so hopefully it will shed some light...

 

[Tmano]

agre; I was doing some of that at one point at PT with 3 pounds I think LOL! Meanwhile I went to my practice yesterday for an hour & 1/2 & it was a really good test b/c we did all the types of shots; I haven't served or done overheads in about a month & I got to do all of that yesterday while wearing my elbow brace. The good news is that I don't have the typical pain on the elbow by the tendon but the bad news is my forearm is sore which is confusing to me. I have the MRI later today so hopefully it will shed some light...

Wonderful, i'm glad it went fine! your arm could be sore because it worked a lot during the drills.
I would resume the some exercises with maybe 5 lbs so you actually get your muscle to work more. If the exercises are not a little difficult that means you are not working your muscles and so you don't build strength either. It will help you when you serve too.

 

[sharif]

Wonderful, i'm glad it went fine! your arm could be sore because it worked a lot during the drills.
I would resume the some exercises with maybe 5 lbs so you actually get your muscle to work more. If the exercises are not a little difficult that means you are not working your muscles and so you don't build strength either. It will help you when you serve too.

good idea thx

 

[sharif]

Wonderful, i'm glad it went fine! your arm could be sore because it worked a lot during the drills.
I would resume the some exercises with maybe 5 lbs so you actually get your muscle to work more. If the exercises are not a little difficult that means you are not working your muscles and so you don't build strength either. It will help you when you serve too.

now I'm starting to wonder if it's like a golfer's elbow thing this time b/c it's actually sore on the inside of the forearm too & close to the inner elbow ugh :-( It's all so bizarre

 

[sharif]

Wonderful, i'm glad it went fine! your arm could be sore because it worked a lot during the drills.
I would resume the some exercises with maybe 5 lbs so you actually get your muscle to work more. If the exercises are not a little difficult that means you are not working your muscles and so you don't build strength either. It will help you when you serve too.

Got the MRI results back; the Dr. said it's good news (no arthritis) here is the impression:
1. Mild tendinosis of the common extensor origin footprint.
2. Mild bicipitoradial bursitis.
3. No focal chondral defect or joint effusion identified.
But my question is why is it not healed yet?! The Dr. wants me to switch to their PT & possibly try dry needling, limit play to 2 hours a week unless I have a lot of pain & then consider shockwave as next step. Fingers crossed!

 

[Tmano]

Got the MRI results back; the Dr. said it's good news (no arthritis) here is the impression:
1. Mild tendinosis of the common extensor origin footprint.
2. Mild bicipitoradial bursitis.
3. No focal chondral defect or joint effusion identified.
But my question is why is it not healed yet?! The Dr. wants me to switch to their PT & possibly try dry needling, limit play to 2 hours a week unless I have a lot of pain & then consider shockwave as next step. Fingers crossed!

Great news! Happy for you!
It is pretty much what my MRI showed!
The answer is probably because you did not give it enough rest or could totally be it is just taking longer. My PT really gave me two exercises which are the most known plus i used the flexbar but not that much. I think dry needling could help and i thought about it too. Try to massage your elbow and arm as well.

 

[sharif]

Great news! Happy for you!
It is pretty much what my MRI showed!
The answer is probably because you did not give it enough rest or could totally be it is just taking longer. My PT really gave me two exercises which are the most known plus i used the flexbar but not that much. I think dry needling could help and i thought about it too. Try to massage your elbow and arm as well.

thx wow twins LOL but now we need to figure out why it's taking us so long to heal where other ppl only have it for a few months! Yeah in hindsight, I wish the original dr told me to take more time off at the beginning; I wonder if that would've helped.. will do. I'll keep u posted & u do the same! Good luck! thx

 

[PKorda]

Got the MRI results back; the Dr. said it's good news (no arthritis) here is the impression:
1. Mild tendinosis of the common extensor origin footprint.
2. Mild bicipitoradial bursitis.
3. No focal chondral defect or joint effusion identified.
But my question is why is it not healed yet?! The Dr. wants me to switch to their PT & possibly try dry needling, limit play to 2 hours a week unless I have a lot of pain & then consider shockwave as next step. Fingers crossed!

Did you ask the dr. that?

 

[sharif]

Did you ask the dr. that?

Yes. She said that 82% of people heal in a year so I guess I’m outside of that statistic now but she seemed optimistic so we will see.

 

[Tmano]

thx wow twins LOL but now we need to figure out why it's taking us so long to heal where other ppl only have it for a few months! Yeah in hindsight, I wish the original dr told me to take more time off at the beginning; I wonder if that would've helped.. will do. I'll keep u posted & u do the same! Good luck! thx

Mine also said it showed some edema so not exactly twins lol...i wrote the whole literature somewhere here, maybe on this thread i don't remember.
My PT who is also a Dr told me to keep playing but i did not listen to him instead i listened to my body/elbow so maybe i made the right choice, who knows!
But yes it takes a year and sometimes people like us even more.

 

[sharif]

Mine also said it showed some edema so not exactly twins lol...i wrote the whole literature somewhere here, maybe on this thread i don't remember.
My PT who is also a Dr told me to keep playing but i did not listen to him instead i listened to my body/elbow so maybe i made the right choice, who knows!
But yes it takes a year and sometimes people like us even more.

yes it sounds like u made the right choice! The edema thing showed up on my last MRI back in aug but sounds like this was better quality. yeah unfortunately we r in the lower percentage group of not being healed within a year :-( I just hope we can both fully heal & that it won't be a chronic condition so that we can get back to playing the sport we love

 

[ey039524]

The pain is from the scar tissue. Your arm is strong. I had the exact same issue at 6 months. I didn't figure out how to break up the scar tissue until over a year. Only takes a few days. Dig in there and break it up!

 

[sharif]

The pain is from the scar tissue. Your arm is strong. I had the exact same issue at 6 months. I didn't figure out how to break up the scar tissue until over a year. Only takes a few days. Dig in there and break it up!

have u tried dry needling or just did the deep massaging? thx

 

[ey039524]

have u tried dry needling or just did the deep massaging? thx

Sorry, never tried dry needling, just massage.

 

[fullgarage]

thx wow twins LOL but now we need to figure out why it's taking us so long to heal where other ppl only have it for a few months! Yeah in hindsight, I wish the original dr told me to take more time off at the beginning; I wonder if that would've helped.. will do. I'll keep u posted & u do the same! Good luck! thx

well, sometimes it takes just a lot of time, whatever you do. I had a tennis elbow with numerous micro tears in the tendon on the right arm, had PRR, healed in like 8 to 10 months. Struggling with a mild golf elbow in the left arm since 7 months, i've done PT almost everyday (all the standards execises, varying the loads from light to heavy to light...), tried shockwave, nothing working (while it is just mild, no tears in the tendon...).

Decided to give a f..k and went cable wakeboarding today, i'm not even having more pain than before..

 

[sharif]

well, sometimes it takes just a lot of time, whatever you do. I had a tennis elbow with numerous micro tears in the tendon on the right arm, had PRR, healed in like 8 to 10 months. Struggling with a mild golf elbow in the left arm since 7 months, i've done PT almost everyday (all the standards execises, varying the loads from light to heavy to light...), tried shockwave, nothing working (while it is just mild, no tears in the tendon...).

Decided to give a f..k and went cable wakeboarding today, i'm not even having more pain than before..

That's what confuses me so much; why it's taking so long to heal.. Mild but stubborn. Was the PRP bad? I've done so much PT already too so it's very frustrating & makes me wonder if it will ever go away or just be a chronic thing. That's so odd that your right arm healed faster but maybe it was b/c of the PRP but go figure that one had the tears. So sounds like shockwave didn't help? :-( I was going to try that next & had high hopes ugh... not even sure what cable wakeboarding is but glad u were able to do it

 

[fullgarage]

That's what confuses me so much; why it's taking so long to heal.. Mild but stubborn. Was the PRP bad? I've done so much PT already too so it's very frustrating & makes me wonder if it will ever go away or just be a chronic thing. That's so odd that your right arm healed faster but maybe it was b/c of the PRP but go figure that one had the tears. So sounds like shockwave didn't help? :-( I was going to try that next & had high hopes ugh... not even sure what cable wakeboarding is but glad u were able to do it

i guess PRP was effective / efficient, but there were multiple tears in the tendon, which i do not have in the other, reason why they don't think PRP would be helpful.

I did 5 or 6 sessions of shockwave - absolutely no effects on me (but might be the same, as there are no tears, there's nothing really to break / rebuild...)

Cable wakeboarding is wakeboarding (like water skying), but not behind a boat...

 

[sharif]

i guess PRP was effective / efficient, but there were multiple tears in the tendon, which i do not have in the other, reason why they don't think PRP would be helpful.

I did 5 or 6 sessions of shockwave - absolutely no effects on me (but might be the same, as there are no tears, there's nothing really to break / rebuild...)

Cable wakeboarding is wakeboarding (like water skying), but not behind a boat...

Ugh it’s good we don’t have tears but then again now it sounds harder to heal that’s discouraging about the shockwave but i may still try it. What is your next step? I just wish I knew if it will ever fully heal. wakeboarding sounds fun. Are u still playing or taking a break?

 

[WNB93]

I don't really have tennis elbow but that part gets very tight and my wrist gets inflamed as a consequence. It has a lot to do with the fact that I played guitar for up to 8 hours a day and work on my computer for 8-10. My dad also got TE from using a computer mouse for hours every day.
So for anyone on here struggling with TE not healing while not playing tennis and doing all the exercises, try switching the hand you use your computer mouse with.
For me, what helps the most is massage, stretching, needling when it's really bad and tecar therapy. Stretching twice a day helps a lot to prevent the symptoms from coming on. If I do that then I can prevent it entirely.

 

[sharif]

I don't really have tennis elbow but that part gets very tight and my wrist gets inflamed as a consequence. It has a lot to do with the fact that I played guitar for up to 8 hours a day and work on my computer for 8-10. My dad also got TE from using a computer mouse for hours every day.
So for anyone on here struggling with TE not healing while not playing tennis and doing all the exercises, try switching the hand you use your computer mouse with.
For me, what helps the most is massage, stretching, needling when it's really bad and tecar therapy. Stretching twice a day helps a lot to prevent the symptoms from coming on. If I do that then I can prevent it entirely.

yeah I'm on the computer a lot as well which can't be good but then again when I get flare ups, it's always the day after I play tennis. I will have to look up what tecar therapy is thx

 

[fullgarage]

Ugh it’s good we don’t have tears but then again now it sounds harder to heal that’s discouraging about the shockwave but i may still try it. What is your next step? I just wish I knew if it will ever fully heal. wakeboarding sounds fun. Are u still playing or taking a break?

next steps: don't really have some, just keep on doing exercises every day or every other day, no specific improvements on my left arm (where i have golf elbow) but not flaring up neither, looks pretty ok on the right arm (where i had tennis elbow) that i use to play tennis, i can play 1,5 h a week (30mn warming up, plus one hour playing single match), plus doing a match on top here and there and doing wakeboarding now every week end i hope.

Note: i stopped only for 2,5 / 3 months when i had tennis elbow right after the PRP, my PT advised me not to wait too long to restart (but it has been a 4 month journey between i restarted and able to match again). Doing PT since 1,5 year almost every day (15 to 30mn, depends on the day).

 

[fullgarage]

I don't really have tennis elbow but that part gets very tight and my wrist gets inflamed as a consequence. It has a lot to do with the fact that I played guitar for up to 8 hours a day and work on my computer for 8-10. My dad also got TE from using a computer mouse for hours every day.
So for anyone on here struggling with TE not healing while not playing tennis and doing all the exercises, try switching the hand you use your computer mouse with.
For me, what helps the most is massage, stretching, needling when it's really bad and tecar therapy. Stretching twice a day helps a lot to prevent the symptoms from coming on. If I do that then I can prevent it entirely.

i'm using a vertical mouse, med advised it

 

[sharif]

next steps: don't really have some, just keep on doing exercises every day or every other day, no specific improvements on my left arm (where i have golf elbow) but not flaring up neither, looks pretty ok on the right arm (where i had tennis elbow) that i use to play tennis, i can play 1,5 h a week (30mn warming up, plus one hour playing single match), plus doing a match on top here and there and doing wakeboarding now every week end i hope.

Note: i stopped only for 2,5 / 3 months when i had tennis elbow right after the PRP, my PT advised me not to wait too long to restart (but it has been a 4 month journey between i restarted and able to match again). Doing PT since 1,5 year almost every day (15 to 30mn, depends on the day).

yeah I'm getting sick of the daily exercises especially since It's still not healed. I'm normally ok if I do an hour lesson with my instructor but then I go to an hour & 1/2 clinic, & often times, it acts up the following day for a couple of days.

 

[sharif]

i'm using a vertical mouse, med advised it

maybe I'll try this

 

[sharif]

i'm using a vertical mouse, med advised it

do u think this has helped? I'm a mac user but maybe they make one that's compatible.. what is the theory behind it? thx

 

[ey039524]

yeah I'm getting sick of the daily exercises especially since It's still not healed. I'm normally ok if I do an hour lesson with my instructor but then I go to an hour & 1/2 clinic, & often times, it acts up the following day for a couple of days.

I think you might benefit testing the strength of your grip. The PT did this w/ me and was puzzled why I still had pain. He had me do eccentric exercises, I used the green flexbar, he used the metal PT blade to scrape my forearm, electric stim., etc., but I still had pain. I realize now that it was healed all this time. I just needed to get rid of the pain. Cortisone shots worked, but only for a couple of months. The orthopedic surgeon thought the pain would go away after the shot, but it came back both times (2 shots). Then he suggested surgery.

I was told to massage it for 2 days, I did it for 5, and now I can play pain free as long as I use a soft racquet w/ some weight to it, and soft strings. I even stopped using natural gut, but my poly mains are strung at 30 lbs. I can hit out as hard as I want.

Edit: I forgot to mention that I played left handed for over a year, thinking I wasn't ready to hit right handed again. I wish the person who had given me this advice did so sooner. I hope all of you are able to play again soon, w/o pain, like I am able to.

 

[movdqa]

I have a blue Flexbar on my desk and do the exercises about 4 days a week. I queue up a YouTube video and just do the exercises while watching the video. I have an old iPad that I use as a clock for timing. Make it convenient and you'll do it more often.

 

[sharif]

I have a blue Flexbar on my desk and do the exercises about 4 days a week. I queue up a YouTube video and just do the exercises while watching the video. I have an old iPad that I use as a clock for timing. Make it convenient and you'll do it more often.

thx I was doing the red flex bar daily.. now I've moved to every other day

 

[movdqa]

thx I was doing the red flex bar daily.. now I've moved to every other day

I have not had TE for many, many years. My gym had one going back to around 2010 and I used it there but eventually bought a green one and a blue one for home. One of my tennis partners started to develop TE so I gave him the green one. They work really well but you just have to do the exercises. I find that every other day works for me - doing it every day wasn't sustainable as I do a lot of other exercises regularly.

 

[Roforot]

yeah I'm getting sick of the daily exercises especially since It's still not healed. I'm normally ok if I do an hour lesson with my instructor but then I go to an hour & 1/2 clinic, & often times, it acts up the following day for a couple of days.

I don't know if it was suggested before, but one thing that helps me is hanging from a pullup bar for 5 minutes. You can throw in scapular retractions as well. It's good to also vary the grip palms facing towards/away. It's a good way to change up your routine. A rock climber suggested it to me.

 

[Tmano]

Hi all, i hope all of you have healed your TE or at least that it got better.
As for me i think my journey with the TE is over. I played a handful of times, maybe 1.5 hours each while back home, of course on red clay and my elbow did not have any issues of any kinds. I started playing slowly the first few sessions then increased to almost at 80% throwing in some serves too cause people get really competitive back home, they are just not happy practicing, they want to play sets lol
However, now i'm dealing with some nice sciatic nerve pain! It never ends it is just one thing after another

 

[movdqa]

Hi all, i hope all of you have healed your TE or at least that it got better.
As for me i think my journey with the TE is over. I played a handful of times, maybe 1.5 hours each while back home, of course on red clay and my elbow did not have any issues of any kinds. I started playing slowly the first few sessions then increased to almost at 80% throwing in some serves too cause people get really competitive back home, they are just not happy practicing, they want to play sets lol
However, now i'm dealing with some nice sciatic nerve pain! It never ends it is just one thing after another

Switching to Hyper-G from ALU Power has had a noticeable difference on arm comfort at the cost of loss of feel. I still do the flexbar about 5 days a week but I don't worry about arm problems anymore.

 

[sharif]

Hi all, i hope all of you have healed your TE or at least that it got better.
As for me i think my journey with the TE is over. I played a handful of times, maybe 1.5 hours each while back home, of course on red clay and my elbow did not have any issues of any kinds. I started playing slowly the first few sessions then increased to almost at 80% throwing in some serves too cause people get really competitive back home, they are just not happy practicing, they want to play sets lol
However, now i'm dealing with some nice sciatic nerve pain! It never ends it is just one thing after another

so glad to hear your TE journey is finally over; wow that's such great news Do you think time finally healed it? Sorry to hear about the nerve pain though :-( yep it's a tough sport on the body. I hope that will heal quickly! My elbow has been good for the past month which I was so happy about.. just had a small set back from doing a fast paced live ball clinic (mostly net play; no serving) for an hour & 1/2.. generally my forearm is just sore.. it's not limited to the elbow where I typically had the tennis elbow so maybe that's a better sign LOL but not sure why it would be sore.. maybe I'll just always be susceptible with more intense play. I've also taken a break from serving the past month so will see when I resume that..

 

[Ronaldo]

Hi all, i hope all of you have healed your TE or at least that it got better.
As for me i think my journey with the TE is over. I played a handful of times, maybe 1.5 hours each while back home, of course on red clay and my elbow did not have any issues of any kinds. I started playing slowly the first few sessions then increased to almost at 80% throwing in some serves too cause people get really competitive back home, they are just not happy practicing, they want to play sets lol
However, now i'm dealing with some nice sciatic nerve pain! It never ends it is just one thing after another