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| Benchwarmer1 |
Tennis Elbow...ARGHi am starting to develop some tennis elbow, how are some good ways to get rid of it, or at least weaken it? |
| jbors47 |
If you HAVE to play, get one of those armband things, but the smart thing to do would be rest it. |
| Benchwarmer1 |
oh, ok thanks jbors! |
| x.doublea |
Yes, resting it is the best thing. When I had tennis elbow, I got a therapist to sort of relax it as well in order to speed up the recovery process. Playing definitely won't help it.... |
| Benchwarmer1 |
do ice packs help at all? |
| x.doublea |
Ice packs don't really do anything other than sort of sooth the pain. It won't make the condition any better.... |
| Benchwarmer1 |
so basically i just need some time off is what you are saying |
| x.doublea |
Yes...playing more definitely does not help the condition...as I learned painfully a few years ago.... 
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| x.doublea |
You can see like an athletic doctor or something like that to see whether you can speed up the process, though. |
| Benchwarmer1 |
ok, that's a relief, my brother is sick, and i just recovered from sickness myself...
i guess i'll just watch some tennis videos in my spare time. howlong do you think it will last, it is minor. but i stopped so it wouldn't get any worse |
| x.doublea |
Perhaps a week or so, but the pain, I think, might come back. I think you should see an athletic doctor just to see what you can do to speed it up and prevent it from happening again (as I said in the above post). |
| x.doublea |
Benchwarmer, here's some information on tennis elbow:
http://www.tennis-elbow.net/tenniselbow.htm |
| x.doublea |
Your's shouldn't take that long to recover, since it's minor.... |
| Benchwarmer1 |
i guess ice helps right after tennis |
| x.doublea |
Yes, I guess it does, but still, try not to play for now.... |
| Benchwarmer1 |
oh yeah, i forgot to thank you for the link
well... anyway thanks!! |
| x.doublea |
No problem...here's another:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis_elbow It suggests acupuncture as well, but I wouldn't do that unless you trust the person who does it uses new needles.... |
| Benchwarmer1 |
i don't trust anyone with needles, except for the doctor. 
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| J-man |
I hope you get better. I would rest it. Do you think you racket/string had something to do better |
| Benchwarmer1 |
i had pro hurricane on it, i blame that |
| x.doublea |
Rather stiff unless you string it a bit looser.... |
| Benchwarmer1 |
its pretty tight, strung at like 60 |
| x.doublea |
Ah, that might be why...try a softer string (Ex. NXT). Polyester can be pretty harsh on the elbow.... |
| Benchwarmer1 |
i really want to try nxt max or tour, but anyway can lifting weights be good for preventing tennis elbow |
| x.doublea |
I'm not sure...probably very light weights might help, but I'm sure heavy weights will cause more injury.... |
| Benchwarmer1 |
what do you mean by light? |
| x.doublea |
Light as in stuff like 3 lbs...heavy as in 10 (?).... |
| Benchwarmer1 |
so what about 8? |
| x.doublea |
I would stick with six or under, but I'm not sure. Eight isn't too heavy.... |
| Benchwarmer1 |
that's what i thought thanks x.doublea
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| x.doublea |
But, if you start feeling the slightest amount of pain or stress in your elbow, be sure to stop. |
| Benchwarmer1 |
ok, when it goes away, what are some good warmups to prevent another occurence? |
| x.doublea |
I think the website suggested to put like a band around the elbow when you play after. Icing it after also helps. |
| Benchwarmer1 |
like a wristband? |
| x.doublea |
I think a wrist band is too soft and will slip off...something like an actual elbow supporter with (sort of) the shape of the elbow would work. |
| Benchwarmer1 |
like this?
http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/descpageMANIKE-TEBB2.html |
| x.doublea |
I've never seen that before, but it looks like it will work extremely well. |
| Benchwarmer1 |
does it look good enough for someone like me to play with during a match? |
| x.doublea |
Yes, but try to stay off the court for now. Resting is the best solution. That band should (I think) be used more for prevention, not as something to hide the injury. |
| Benchwarmer1 |
how does something like that work? |
| x.doublea |
Well, the band sort of comforts the elbow and prevents it from straining, but it won't really fix it, if you know what I mean. |
| Benchwarmer1 |
ok thanks again!! |
| J-man |
What about those compression sleeves some pro's are wearing?? |
| x.doublea |
Can you get a picture of one? I'm not sure what it is.... |
| J-man |
Let me go fetch one |
| J-man |
Here's a site explaining them: http://www.underworks.com/health/481.html
Here's Ginepri wearing compression sleeves: http://cache.gettyimages.com/xt/71078431.jpg?v=1&g=afp&s=1 |
| x.doublea |
That's quite similar to the one Benchwarmer posted earlier...looks good. It will work. |
| Benchwarmer1 |
the ginepri one doesn't work though |
| x.doublea |
Do you mean the strap or the link to the website? |
| Benchwarmer1 |
link to the site |
| x.doublea |
Both work for me...not sure what I can do to help you, since I can't like modify the link or anything. |
| Benchwarmer1 |
that's ok |
| J-man |
Yes the link doesn't work. I'll try to fix it. |
| x.doublea |
Strange...it works for me. 
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