Tennis/Golfers Elbow

[Jackooo]

Does anyone else suffer with Tennis/Golfers Elbow? Just wondering how you cope and help it. After playing a lot of golf recently; 4-5 times a week, I'm suffering with it quite a bit.

Ibuprofen and Deep Heat are the remedies getting me through this at the moment.

 

[jimbob.someroo]

Does anyone else suffer with Tennis/Golfers Elbow? Just wondering how you cope and help it. After playing a lot of golf recently; 4-5 times a week, I'm suffering with it quite a bit.

Ibuprofen and Deep Heat are the remedies getting me through this at the moment.

Unfortunately, the best cure is rest. I played on with it at Uni when playing another sport and was freezing it and wearing a support to get through matches. In the end, did more harm than good.

 

[richart]

I suffer from tennis elbow, where the pain is on the outside. I assume your pain is on the inside of the elbow (golfers elbow) ?

 

[Shakey]

I got a slight persistent strain on the inside of my right forearm at one stage, but I put it down to the grips being way too small....I now use jumbos and don't get it.

Anyone know what cause tennis/golf elbow?

 

[Jackooo]

I suffer from tennis elbow, where the pain is on the outside. I assume your pain is on the inside of the elbow (golfers elbow) ?

Its actually on the outside so Tennis Elbow, on my left arm - I am right handed.

 

[jimbob.someroo]

I got a slight persistent strain on the inside of my right forearm at one stage, but I put it down to the grips being way too small....I now use jumbos and don't get it.

Anyone know what cause tennis/golf elbow?

By no mean's an expert but I got mine from playing badminton (golfer's elbow) and one of the suggestions from the doctor was a thicker grip so that I wasn't putting as much strain through the tendons connecting your hand/fingers and elbow.

Can definitely see jumbo grips in golf helping ease the pain :thup:

 

[richart]

I got a slight persistent strain on the inside of my right forearm at one stage, but I put it down to the grips being way too small....I now use jumbos and don't get it.

Anyone know what cause tennis/golf elbow?

Repetitive gripping combined with twisting of the arm up through the elbow. I have had tennis elbow several times, each time worse than the last. Three years it took to completely go last time, and it has left my elbow with a large lump on the outside. Last time I did it digging out grouting from a shower, scrapping and twisting at the same time. Trouble is you don't know you are damaging yourself at the time.

Rest is the best cure, although you can have an a cortisone injection in severe cases, which is very painful, and can only be done a few times before your tendon ends up like a piece of burnt bacon. I was offered an operation to cure mine by a specialist, but too much of a whimp, so suffered instead.

 

[Jackooo]

By no mean's an expert but I got mine from playing badminton (golfer's elbow) and one of the suggestions from the doctor was a thicker grip so that I wasn't putting as much strain through the tendons connecting your hand/fingers and elbow.

Can definitely see jumbo grips in golf helping ease the pain :thup:

This is interesting, as after measuring my hands/fingers and using the Lamkin grip selector it suggested to have 2 wraps of tape. I only use standard grips at the moment so maybe it is worth a shot.

 

[richart]

Its actually on the outside so Tennis Elbow, on my left arm - I am right handed.

That is not too bad for golf. You can get a strap which you wear just below the elbow. I used to wear one to play tennis with, but in the end gave up and took up golf again. Just need to keep the elbow tucked in on your follow through.

Hopefully you have just got a mild case, and a bit of rest will see you fine. Try picking up a pint from the top of the glass. If you get wet you have more than a mild case.

You do need to find out what is causing the problem though, before it gets worse. If it is tennis elbow it shouldn't be from golf unless you have a strange swing ?? It is a repetive action that causes golfers and tennis elbows.

 

[Foxholer]

I get the beginnings of soreness in the Tennis Elbow area if I (badly) practice chipping for too long - not enough to be concerned about.

Both conditions (tendonitis) can be relieved somewhat by the bands/supports.

Rest is indeed the best 'cure'. Cortisone can be very dangerous stuff!

 

[richart]

Whoops just realised you are right handed. Strange it is on the left elbow. That will restrict your golf more.

 

[jimbob.someroo]

Hopefully you have just got a mild case, and a bit of rest will see you fine. Try picking up a pint from the top of the glass. If you get wet you have more than a mild case.

This is the acid test.

 

[Andy808]

I suffered from tennis elbow last January. I went to the doctors who made me an appointment with the physio.

She explained the pain is through too much tension in the forearm muscles causing the point where the tendon attaches to the elbow to have swelling in the bone. Relieving the tension in the forearm muscles will help reduce the swelling in the bone. She also told me it's not totally to do with the tennis swing but more to do with the constant gripping of the racquet and now she sees more workmen using power tools on the building site than tennis players.

I spent 3 weeks off the course doing massage on my forearm muscles 4 times a day to relieve the muscle tension, Volterol gel to help reduce the swelling in the bone and a tennis elbow brace to give the tendon an additional point of support.
You can also teach the muscles to relax by clenching and unclenching your fist then shake your forearm the help the muslces release the tension that has built up.

I still suffer a little from time to time but I recognise the symptoms straight away and start using the brace, muscle massage and Volterol gel on my elbow. I now don't have to stop playing at all when it starts and I can release the tension in my arm during a round if I feel it starting to build up.

If it's got too bad then you have to see your doctor so he can put you onto a physio to get the right treatment for you.

 

[Jackooo]

I suffered from tennis elbow last January. I went to the doctors who made me an appointment with the physio.

She explained the pain is through too much tension in the forearm muscles causing the point where the tendon attaches to the elbow to have swelling in the bone. Relieving the tension in the forearm muscles will help reduce the swelling in the bone. She also told me it's not totally to do with the tennis swing but more to do with the constant gripping of the racquet and now she sees more workmen using power tools on the building site than tennis players.

I spent 3 weeks off the course doing massage on my forearm muscles 4 times a day to relieve the muscle tension, Volterol gel to help reduce the swelling in the bone and a tennis elbow brace to give the tendon an additional point of support.
You can also teach the muscles to relax by clenching and unclenching your fist then shake your forearm the help the muslces release the tension that has built up.

I still suffer a little from time to time but I recognise the symptoms straight away and start using the brace, muscle massage and Volterol gel on my elbow. I now don't have to stop playing at all when it starts and I can release the tension in my arm during a round if I feel it starting to build up.

If it's got too bad then you have to see your doctor so he can put you onto a physio to get the right treatment for you.

Yeah as you explain it I can see the tension in the forearms flaring it up! Ill try relax a bit more at practice tomorrow. Voltarol sounds like a plan, will maybe try some tomorrow. Thanks for the advice.

 

[Foxholer]

Yeah as you explain it I can see the tension in the forearms flaring it up! Ill try relax a bit more at practice tomorrow. Voltarol sounds like a plan, will maybe try some tomorrow. Thanks for the advice.

Be very careful!

Pain, in these sort situations, has a 'beneficial' side effect of indicating that something is wrong - and maybe something should be done about it! Simply masking the pain. with Voltarol or similar, can mean that significantly more damage is done.

 

[G1BB0]

had it, rest, physio, ultrasound, 3 cortisone injections and finally surgery!

All is good now but I worked for a year with it instead of seeing the quack (new job so didnt want time off) which caused it to be very severe, ended up with 2 1/2 yrs of pain. Since surgery I have no issues although I am debating going to midsize grips this year.

 

[Captainron]

I had tennis elbow from golf on my right elbow. Rest was the only thing that helped. I used to eat Diclofenac to keep all my niggles at bay. Helped mask it but never cured it. Stopped playing over winter and looked after the elbow and hey presto, no more pain

 

[Roops]

I get it occasionally. I think a former weight training injury caused the initial damage, and it flares up if I train a bit harder and play lots of Golf. I found rest is the best, but these excercies on this link really helped. http://www.hughston.com/hha/a.seven.htm

 

[Jensen]

I had the same problem. Physio helped me by doing an exercise with an elastic piece of rubber. Had to hold one end in my grip with the other end under my foot. Had to lift me wrist/hand up with support from the left then move my hand down with the right only while resisting the tension.

This worked wonders for me, no injections, no long rest. Funny enough she said golfers suffer with tennis elbow, as mentioned before its with stress on the tendons.

 

[daymond]

Some good advice above Jackooo. Be very careful. You don't want to make it so bad that golf becomes a pleasure in the past. Have you thought to go to a sports clinic? They deal with these injuries all the time. It costs but then so do lessons.