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post 1631899023 02-20-2021, 12:52 PM
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Golfers elbow - anyone fix this? Joint supplement?

I've been dealing with golfers elbow on and off for a year or two and it's pretty bad right now. Tried a few exercises, changing my grip when lifting, got a Theraband. Nothing seems to permanently fix it.

I'm thinking about trying a joint supplement but I seriously doubt that it will make a difference and they aren't cheap. Any suggestions?
post 1631899363 02-20-2021, 12:57 PM
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get a brace

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post 1631899533 02-20-2021, 12:59 PM
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Here you go boyo

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post 1631899833 02-20-2021, 01:05 PM
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If you have the money. Getting a legit sports/deep tissue massage has done wonders for my bicep tendonitis.

I've tried a bunch of supplements. I can list them if you want. But, I have no idea if they ever really helped that much
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post 1631900273 02-20-2021, 01:12 PM
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Just go to physical therapy. Or just look up golfers elbow physical therapy videos. You need to load (strengthen) the wrist flexor tendons and modify activities that cause it to hurt (repetitive gripping) to get it to heal. If the exercises don't help. Just go to PT instead so they can make sure it's nothing else going on inthe elbow


Everything else that everyone suggested will only give you temporary relief.
post 1631902333 02-20-2021, 01:43 PM
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inb4 'stop golfing'
post 1631902903 02-20-2021, 01:53 PM
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It's not going to go away if you don't rest it.
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post 1631903363 02-20-2021, 02:00 PM
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I don't think there's a supplement that can undo wear and tear to fleshy, worn out tendons.
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I have dealt with that in the past. I had it for 2 years! What a nagging injury, a major pain in the ass that makes any type of pulling movement painful.

- Get a elbow brace like someone mentioned above, I used to get one of those hair band woman use and wrap that around my elbow. I wore that all the time and it helped.
- Ice, ice ice. Even on days it doesn't hurt, ICE IT.
- Rethink your grip form, you want to wrap the bar as much as you can. Having your finger doing a lot of the work will HURT your elbow.
- Holding things in a neutral Grip will be your best choice to avoid additional pain.
- stay away from things like Preacher curl.

Good luck, I know it sucks to force yourself to take a break. I've had Golfer AND tennis elbow at the same time in both of my arms. Couldn't even open a doorknob for a while.
post 1631903503 02-20-2021, 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted By BigRangs⏩
It's not going to go away if you don't rest it.
Found this out after trying everything. A brace will help a bit, but rest is the only answer, even then it might never go away
post 1631904273 02-20-2021, 02:14 PM
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ASTYM physical therapy, srs

May look stupid but trust me, it’s the only thing I’ve found that works
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post 1631904403 02-20-2021, 02:16 PM
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The only way to fix tennis elbow is to stop using your elbow for months.
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post 1631904483 02-20-2021, 02:18 PM
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Real answer is consult a physical therapist

I had golfers and tennis elbow at the same time (I think. Never went to PT to get it checked out). I strained a forearm muscle and compensating for it, caused me to injure those tendons. Lasted for months. Real fuked up.

Instead of continuing to suffer through it, I did almost no upper body work except for straight arm lat pull downs, DB shrugs, light lateral and rear delt isolation work and light cable flies. After a month of this it was finally gone, no mass lost. I took a lot of glucosamine as well, but I’m not sure if that really made a difference. Also had a buddy who was a massage therapist work on that side of my body. His one time working those muscles made a gigantic difference in pain (no homo)

But seriously, just go see a physical therapist. I could have solved my problem a lot quicker if I wasn’t so cheap.
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Really appreciate all the responses ITT. Sounds like I might need to stop trying home remedies and see a PT.

Will rep on recharge.
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I was fighting with it for awhile (weighted pull-ups seemed to be the cause) and this video helped a ton. Video is old and the quality isn't great . . . and you have to bear with her delivery a bit, but give it a look. I've only had a couple flare-ups in the last few years and I always go back to the video's stretches and it goes away.

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Originally Posted By BigRangs⏩
It's not going to go away if you don't rest it.
Originally Posted By knightofday⏩
Found this out after trying everything. A brace will help a bit, but rest is the only answer, even then it might never go away
Originally Posted By Misc420Doctor⏩
The only way to fix tennis elbow is to stop using your elbow for months.
This and sort of the last quote lol.

Your flexors might be over worked too. Get some extensor bands to work the extensor muscles too. Not sure what movement you're doing to cause the inflammation but learn to do it better.
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Theres loads of stretches out there to break up the tendon. Mine flairs up once in awhile but nothing to bad. When you lift weights for a long time I'm at 10 years your tendons and joints hate you and act out.
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Originally Posted By radrd⏩
Really appreciate all the responses ITT. Sounds like I might need to stop trying home remedies and see a PT.

Will rep on recharge.
you don't need a pt, but you likely do need to do the proper rehab exercises. read what i linked. That dude knows his stuff, and breaks it down really well.
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post 1631909953 02-20-2021, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted By ScramFranklin⏩
you don't need a pt, but you likely do need to do the proper rehab exercises. read what i linked. That dude knows his stuff, and breaks it down really well.
Just read through it and looks promising. Reps coming! Thank you.
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