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the shizzle => diet, training and injuries => Topic started by: maximus on January 19, 2008, 08:26:02 pm

Title: Elbow pain
Post by: maximus on January 19, 2008, 08:26:02 pm

Does anyone have any info on fixing my golfers elbow (tendonitis)?

Title: Re: Elbow pain
Post by: GCW on January 19, 2008, 08:33:23 pm

Medial epicondylitis- try  :google:

Title: Re: Elbow pain
Post by: erm, sam on January 19, 2008, 08:48:02 pm

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http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,7927.0.html

I thought the link on this thread was very comprehensive.

Title: Re: Elbow pain
Post by: r-man on January 20, 2008, 03:40:12 pm

For a more concise version, this seems reasonable : http://www.climbinginjuries.com/elbow.htm

When I had elbow problems, this short sentence was one I never heard:

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Stretching- You can do these stretches right away, but keep out of the painful areas. Stretching discomfort is okay, pain is bad.

I've seen lots of climbers make elbow problems worse by trying to speed up recovery and stetching far too aggressively. I made this mistake too. The physio told me it was good to push. Oh dear. Cue one year off climbing.