Is this tenis elbow?

[zee]

I hit my elbow to the handle of my cupboard a year back. It hurt really bad for 2 weeks and I wasn`t able to workout.After that the pain sorta dissappeared,I use to feel it some time but just dull pain and that even when I wasn`t warmed up.

Now recently, I have been experiencing this dull pain a lot more(every time I workout).It`s not going away after warming up. I have gone to my doctor and he says it`s tenis elbow. But I was wonder if tenis elbow can develops that way, like when you hit something, through an external injury. He`s also telling me two have this crotisone injection, which according to him will get rid of the problem. I just wanted to make sure before I took any step /forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[trez]

Have you tried a NSAID ? Rehabilitation ? Manual Therapy ? Maybe an MRI would help with a better diagnosis. Make sure your O.S. has experience giving cortisone shots. A cortisone shot at the wrong location, like in a tendon, can cause a rupture.

[zee]

I havn`t gone for any treatment yet. I`ll look into the options u`ve mentioned.

For now my concern is whether it`s safe to workout with a tenis elbow?

[trez]

You may risk further injury by working out with tennis elbow. However, as long as the pain is mild and not a sharp intense pain, you may be able to work around it.


1) Before your next workout,warm your elbow up with a heating pad.

2) stretch your tricep and forearm muscles thoroughly

3) Do twice the amount of warm-up sets you usually do

4) Stay away from tricep extensions. Push exercises (bench press, shoulder press...) may irritate your elbow, so decrease the weight by half on all your exercises.

5) If you feel a sharp pain any time during your workout, make the appropriate adjustments (decrease range of motion, decrease weight, or stop the exercise)

6) Ice your elbow after your workout.

See how that goes. I would still consult a professional if I were you.

[zee]

The pain which I feel is not exactly at a particular point on my elbow, it travels down 5 inches to my forearm extensors.The area it covers is like an inch or so wide. Is tenis elbow like that?

Thanks for the replies man!

[trez]

Yes, you definitely have tennis elbow. The inflammation in tennis elbow is concentrated in the forearm area.

[zee]

Hey

I met a friend of mine who is an orthopedic surgeon. I told him about my elbow,so he inspected it and held my arm in certain poisitions and asked me to move my palm. He then concluded that I don`t have tenis elbow. He said that with tenis elbow pain is felt at a particular point rather than an area.

He said he`ll inject the fascia surrounding my elbow(where I feel pain) with Kenacort-A(40 mg). He wont be going deep in the joint.

I feel pain in the fascia surrounding my elbow, not deep inside. I forgot to mention this earlier, do you still think it`s tenis elbow?


I`m confused /forum/images/graemlins/confused.gif He says its not very strong. What do I do??

Thanks

[trez]

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Hey

I met a friend of mine who is an orthopedic surgeon. I told him about my elbow,so he inspected it and held my arm in certain poisitions and asked me to move my palm. He then concluded that I don`t have tenis elbow. He said that with tenis elbow pain is felt at a particular point rather than an area.

He said he`ll inject the fascia surrounding my elbow(where I feel pain) with Kenacort-A(40 mg). He wont be going deep in the joint.

I feel pain in the fascia surrounding my elbow, not deep inside. I forgot to mention this earlier, do you still think it`s tenis elbow?


I`m confused /forum/images/graemlins/confused.gif He says its not very strong. What do I do??

Thanks

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The pain from tennis elbow is usually localized on the outside of the elbow but it can also travel down the arm towards the wrist. Try getting a second opinion, and ask your O.S. for alternate treatment options.

[zee]

I asked him if I should go for manual therapy first but he said I should have the injection. He`s saying it`s really mild.

I`ll try to get a second opinion.

Thanks

[trez]

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I asked him if I should go for manual therapy first but he said I should have the injection. He`s saying it`s really mild.

I`ll try to get a second opinion.

Thanks

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If in fact the condition of your elbow is mild, you should be able to recover without any inflammatory injections. There are many alternate treatments like Active Release Techniques that may help.