Tennis elbow?????

[Npoulson]

Not sure if this goes here. Several months ago i woke up and my arm was sore. It came out of nowhere it seems. It has been pretty tolerable for the most part, up until about a week ago. We had our last outdoor match and prior to that i noticed about weds during work and dryfire it was a lot more painful. Fast forward to the match and i could not preform to the level i usually do. I shot about 15% below my current level. Im not sure how to go about fixing it. A lot of other guys said they have dealt with it, most stated it just went away but took a long time. I don’t really want to go into off months and do nothing. At the moment i been doing 3-5 reps and taking long breaks in between. Any suggestions???

[CZsandSigs]

Something like this might help

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdlJHaImdtU&t=4

[Schutzenmeister]

Both tennis elbow and golfers elbow are possible in our sport.  (Ask me how I know!) They are each a form of tendonitis which is an inflammation of the tendon at the connection to a joint.  Rest from the activity along with a good antiinflammatory agent usually helps.  An ice pack is generally recommended.  You can also try a compression sleeve for your elbow and/or a compression brace.  Either is generally available at any good sporting goods store.  And yeah, it can hurt like a female dog!  Good luck.

[shred]

I've been doing these exercises since getting elbow & arm pain a couple years back and it works.   Try removing a thumbrest if you have one too.  Mine definitely made the elbow worse.

 

Shooter's Elbow (aka Tennis Elbow / Golfer's Elbow)

[RangerTrace]

I've had this a couple times.  The best way to get over it is to do light sets of forearm and reverse forearm curls with dumbbells.  Like 3, 7 and 10 pounds for sets of 15.  

[392heminut]

1 hour ago, RangerTrace said:

I've had this a couple times.  The best way to get over it is to do light sets of forearm and reverse forearm curls with dumbbells.  Like 3, 7 and 10 pounds for sets of 15.  

Yup, higher reps with low weight.

[Runswithwood1]

Heavy weight and low reps will.deateoy your joints. In my 20s I swore by it but now well into my 30s it makes everything hurt. Happened to me a few months ago and had to start doing lower weight with higher reps and the problem solved itself. 

[RangerTrace]

Chad, a PT, used to be active here and had some good advice that worked for me.  It's probably still on here somewhere....

[dtuns]

I have both of these contraptions and they work but you have to use them regilarly.

 

 

 

 

 

[Rich406]

On 11/22/2023 at 7:41 AM, shred said:

I've been doing these exercises since getting elbow & arm pain a couple years back and it works.   Try removing a thumbrest if you have one too.  Mine definitely made the elbow worse.

 

Shooter's Elbow (aka Tennis Elbow / Golfer's Elbow)

This is my go to when I have issues. Very effective for me. 

[Round_Gun_Shooter]

Go to Ironmind.com and buy the set of bands for finger exercises

 

They exercise the extensors in the forearm and cured my tennis elbow. 

I used them daily while driving or just sitting. The relief was amazing 

Edited December 27, 2023 by Round_Gun_Shooter