Has anyone here every had tennis elbow?
By patgalca
@patgalca (18481)
Orangeville, Ontario
January 22, 2007 9:59pm CST
Last year I had tennis elbow in my right arm. I don't know how I got it. I went to physiotherapy but had to stop when the insurance ran out. The pain eventually went away.
I have now developed tennis elbow in my left arm (I am right-handed) and it is driving me crazy. My insurance ran out at the end of December but it is now a new year so insurance has picked up again and I am back in physio. The pain is becoming excruciating. It actually woke me up at 5am. I am getting so frustrated. I just want this to stop.
I remember my mother having tennis elbow 30 years ago. I remember her getting a cortisone shot and coming home crying from the pain of the shot. I have considered having the cortisone shot as I have heard it works, but the memory of my mother scares me.
Any input?
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3 responses
@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
8 May 07
I used an band that is put out by Hely-Weber. I wear it whenever I have a flare-up. It is a pull on type that velcroes around to firm it up. There is a cushioned area that you put on the spot that is bothering you. It applies pressure to the tendon to keep it from moving so much.
@patgalca (18481)
• Orangeville, Ontario
8 May 07
I have one of those and wore it all the time when I had it in my right arm, but it just hurt when I wore in on my left arm. I have been out of physio for a couple of months now and it is almost healed. My massage therapist said sometimes if you leave it alone for awhile (ie no physio) then it will get better on its own. That happened the last time too.
@tess1960 (2385)
• United States
8 May 07
Tennis elbow, also referred to as tendinitis, is very painful. It is caused by repetitious movement. My son-in-law just got back to work after being off for 6 weeks. He has had several shots to the elbow area and did 6 weeks of rehab. He is back in the same job and so far is doing well. He has had to learn new ways of reaching and extending his arms to handle his job. Ice packs helped him a lot.
