Any ideas on treatment? I have had this for about 7 weeks now in my left arm. It came on after a month of campus board training (which I was doing cos I had town the tendon in my hamstring!)It hasn't really got any worse, but pinching and undercuts are cause it to be inflamed. It also seems to be pressing on a nerve as I get some nervy shooting pains as well. Hanging on for a long time pumped (found this out this weekend tradding for the first time in months) also hurts it.Any tips on exercises to sort it out. I've not really been able to push it for a while now and it's starting to get a bit frustrating!
Hi Tom,Is it definitely tennis elbow (i.e. inflammation of the insertion of the finger/wrist extensors at their point of insertion)?
My feeling is that the usual tennis elbow stretches and strengthening exercises aren't enough by themselves for climbers, as whatever was causing the original problem will likely continue to be present.
I think the tennis elbow can be a symptom of weakness and lack of control in different parts of the chain - i.e. arm/shoulder/spine.I bang on about it a lot, but shoulder instability (I think) plays a major factor in causing problems further down the arm.
Hi Tom,Is it definitely tennis elbow (i.e. inflammation of the insertion of the finger/wrist extensors at their point of insertion)?What are your symptoms exactly? Do you have a definite point of tenderness on the bony knobble above the elbow, or more of a diffuse pain around the lateral elbow/upper arm?See you, Joe
I've suffered a few elbow problems recently and would be interested to hear what else I could do to help my elbows heal/prevent further damage. How can I increase my shoulder stability? What sort of stuff do you recommend?
...but the root cause was really my back muscle (not sure of name) beneath my shoulder blade which is super tight.... First session he worked (acupuncture and massage) on the area just below my shoulder blade, second session on that, plus the sore bit on the outside of the elbow, plus loosening up the elbow joint as well. Various theraband exercises to get that crucial muscle in the back firing again, as well as now doing the classic dumbell wrist curl for the tennis elbow and also other stretches for the shoulders.