Elbow tendonitis

[ptownclimber]

Any good recommendations on treatment/recovery?

 

I'm talking about chronic inside (lateral?) tendonitis. I've been resting, done physical therapy, wrist brace, etc. I'm trying acupuncture now.

 

Anything else that has worked for people?

[Sol]

bromelain as a supplement

regular icing

arnica gel

hydro-contrast therapy (2 min hot, 30 sec cold, 3-5 rounds, end on cold)

most importantly is to balance the muscles: push-ups, dips, reverse wrist curls, etc...

 

[tomtom]

Forget the pseudo-science and quackery. Read this:

 

Dodgy elbows

[porter]

the exercises in the dodgy elbows article worked for me after about 2 months. definitely recommended.

[JoshK]

I've been cursed with Elbow pain for a few years now. I had to lay off any sort of climbing for a while it got so bad. I read the dodgy elbows article the other day and it seemed to describe and identify the specific pain better than anything I'd come across before. I'm going to start the exercise plan he recommends as well and hope for the best.

[Jens]

Ski Mountaineering and slogging Volcanoes is your best cure. Wrap the rock shoes up in ziploc bags and put away the fruit boots and ice tools.

[ptownclimber]

Thanks all!

[kukuzka1]

I played golf once a week or more for 20+years and climbed, when i stopped climbing a couple years ago and bought a computer, I now have the worst tendinitis, which I never had before? hopefully this works, must be my loss of muscle