Tendonitis Woes

[Brutal Bajan]

Alright dudes, I'm summoning the power of the Sherdog S&C to weigh in on my dilemma.

About 6 months ago I set a PR deadlift, and in doing so I developed a severe case of golfer's elbow/tennis elbow. For the first few months I attempted to work through it, and then I took couple weeks off completely, and about 2 months ago I started again except I haven't done any movements that agitate the elbow.

So far I've been pain free, however I've only been doing squats and presses. A few days ago I tried some light rows and some chins, and my elbow/forearm pain came back.

Anyone dealt with this before, and if so, any advice?

Things I've tried in the past:
3 weeks complete rest
RICE
Elbow sleeve with forearm strap worn during pulling movements

Things I'm doing presently:
Avoiding any and all pulling movements
Taking glucosamine and NSAIDS after training sessions
Specific stretching movements for elbow/forearm

Things I'm considering:
Physical therapy
Light pulling movement using straps or hooks
Cortisone shot

What do you guys think?

 

[Midnighter]

A doc will tell you to use nsaids regularly.

Not just after your exercise.

 

[Tosa]

See a sports medicine doctor.

 

[Ghost Ape]

How did you manage to get tendonitis from deadlifting?

I got tennis elbow from overhead pressing 3x a week without really recovering enough between the workouts. Also you don't really just get golfer's elbow/tennis elbow, they are different things so you tend to get one or the other. You will feel the pain on opposite sides of the arm.

I fixed mine by using Ironmind's finger bands (normal rubber bands work too), doing chin ups regularly, working my grip more regularly, and just working through the pain.

 

[dreambig]

If you want a wacky perspective on tendonitis please pm me. I have tried every cure under the sun attempting to cure tendonitis. I will even skype you if it helps.

Two things I would say; do not stop using your arms. You will develop mental conditioning where you expect pain every time you use your arms. Do the movements lightly over time increasing the weight. Secondly, do not dwell on the pain. Do not let it consume you, if you find yourself focusing on the pain redirect your thoughts, don't try to not think about it, just stop thinking about it.

Caveat - go see a doctor too.

 

[gentrified]

I have some nasty tendonitis that mostly only bothers me when I lift and when I hold pads. Otherwise it's not bad.

But fuck does my elbow hurt like hell when I'm holding focus mitts.

 

[calvus]

I added more curl volume to my workouts and that has helped my elbow pain. Usually 4-8 sets of DB or barbell curls 8-12 rep range, 20-30s between sets, once a week, but not heavy. Just getting the blood flowing & getting my pump on

 

[Dayuum]

Tennis Elbow can take ages to heal (As in more than a year)

 

[wufabufa]

if you're in the chronic and subaccute stages of inflammation heat can be a good modality. it increases blood flow and also acts as a counter irritant. try contrast baths. it doesn't have to be with water though, it could be with hot/cold packs. 2 mins of heat, then 1 minute of cold for about 20 minutes. as your tissue expands and contracts it kind of acts like a pump and those injured cells can push out waste and take in nutrients quicker.

keep your fingers and hands busy too. that will help pump blood across those tendons increasing the rate at which you heal. i think it would be beneficial for you to figure out whether you have golfer's elbow(medial epicondylitis) or tennis elbow(lateral epicondylitis).....if you have both, then god help you.

i had tendinitis in the long head of my tricep for 3 months from doing weighted pull ups and it didn't go away until i was sick for 2 weeks and literally couldn't do anything but lay in bed.

 

[sprawl&brawl]

PM sent. If you guys want a look at this link you can. I'm doing it right now for golfers elbow as we speak and I've mad huge improvements. If you have tendonitis, do the normal stuff at first then move into eccentric training. The literature is out there and it works. heres the link that helped me; healgolferselbow

 

[Brutal Bajan]

Thanks very much for all the tips and advice, guys.