Tennis / Golfers Elbow

[Tricky]

I have it (probably golfers as I've not picked a tennis racket up for about 10 years) and it hurts ... Docs have suggested 400mg of Ibuprofen 3x per day, which helps but I don't fancy taking them longterm.

Would I be better off going to see my Osteopath (who'll charge me £28 for the pleasure) or am I lumbered with the problem?

Any other solutions to fixing the problem?

[Chimaera]

Where's Ramrod and Salu when you want them?

Having had numerous back and neck problems, neither of which were helped by my GP (although he is a good one!) I'd always recommend a visit to an osteopath - my local one always sorts my aches and pains out. I'm happy to pay to get rid of the pain - especially the last time I had whiplash in a car accident!

[paulyoung666]

Originally Posted by Tricky

I have it (probably golfers as I've not picked a tennis racket up for about 10 years) and it hurts ... Docs have suggested 400mg of Ibuprofen 3x per day, which helps but I don't fancy taking them longterm.

Would I be better off going to see my Osteopath (who'll charge me £28 for the pleasure) or am I lumbered with the problem?

Any other solutions to fixing the problem?

if it is the same as my housemaids knee , then it is not the joint itself it is an inflamation of the bursa , the protection of the joint itself , something that an osteopath wont be able to help with , the physio that i have been going to see has been treating it with ultrasound and machine that looks like it belongs in star trek , i would have thought that ibuprofen would be a good choice as it is an anti-inflamatory , i aint no expert though


a link for you

[Tricky]

Cheers great link - Suggested the back/neck investigation, this is what I have seen my Osteopath for in the past and he solved it everytime. Apparently the holes in the spine where the nerves etc pass through are smaller in my neck and therefore trap usually causing me shoulder/back pain. I now remember him asking if I get a pain in my elbow/forearm.

Got to admit Golfers Elbow sounds better than Housemaids Knee when chatting in the pub! (yours does sound like a real pain though reading the link)

[paulyoung666]

Originally Posted by Tricky

Cheers great link - Suggested the back/neck investigation, this is what I have seen my Osteopath for in the past and he solved it everytime. Apparently the holes in the spine where the nerves etc pass through are smaller in my neck and therefore trap usually causing me shoulder/back pain. I now remember him asking if I get a pain in my elbow/forearm.

Got to admit Golfers Elbow sounds better than Housemaids Knee when chatting in the pub! (yours does sound like a real pain though reading the link)

believe me it is , getting hit by 3.5 tons of steel and getting trapped between it and a half ton steel table did it no good at all

Originally Posted by paulyoung666

if it is the same as my housemaids knee

Surely your housemaid should be dealing with that!

[paulyoung666]

Originally Posted by Graham

Surely your housemaid should be dealing with that!

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[ikthius]

I would recommend you see a physio, and not an osteopath.

Tennis elbow, is mainly a small tear, of one of the forearm muscles, caused when the muscle is under some stress, normally a backhand shot is the most common cause of this with people who play, but you don't have to play to get it.

Constant movement is not going to help, some sort of anti-inflamatory, natural or otherwis, will get the swelling down, to ease the pain.

Stretching the affected muscles should help, try various stretches, that you feel, it wouild be hard to explain, but easier to see (physio)

Try and stay away from things you have to grip hard, e.g. hammer, screw driver, playstation pad

Once the swelling is down (you may never see the swelling, it may be at the myofibril level) and some pain is gone, it would be time to do some exercises, maybe with a dynoband, Like a big rubber band.

hopefully you get it sorted out.

ik

[Maggy J]

Originally Posted by ikthius

I would recommend you see a physio, and not an osteopath.

Tennis elbow, is mainly a small tear, of one of the forearm muscles, caused when the muscle is under some stress, normally a backhand shot is the most common cause of this with people who play, but you don't have to play to get it.

Constant movement is not going to help, some sort of anti-inflamatory, natural or otherwis, will get the swelling down, to ease the pain.

Stretching the affected muscles should help, try various stretches, that you feel, it wouild be hard to explain, but easier to see (physio)

Try and stay away from things you have to grip hard, e.g. hammer, screw driver, playstation pad

Once the swelling is down (you may never see the swelling, it may be at the myofibril level) and some pain is gone, it would be time to do some exercises, maybe with a dynoband, Like a big rubber band.

hopefully you get it sorted out.

ik

I second all this.This time last year I was having my last session with a physiotherapist after having been to the doctor(hint,keep at your doctor to get a referral as the NHS has too few physio's)because I had also damaged my elbow.As a teacher carrying books around and writing on the whiteboard my elbow was getting no rest and just got worse.At first they tried ultra sound but then decided to get more physical.They showed me some execises to try which helped and I still do them occasionally.I also had to wear a support for a short while which supportted the damaged area while I carried on working.
See your doctor or the problem will just get worse and take longer to clear up.Mine took about 2 months to sort out and I've had no problems since.

You can buy an anti-inflammatory gel called Ibulive across the counter-it is not cheap but it is what the doctor prescribed for me and did help enormously.

Good luck!