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Elbow and wrist hurt!!!
- Thread starter daok
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Do you know what caused it?
Most likely caused by a tricep excercise.
Taking a week off might hurt you bad, it all depends on how bad it is. If it's VERY painful, then consult a doctor. If not, then work with it.
ALSO, MAKE SURE to wrap both the elbows and wrists until all pain is gone.
Most likely caused by a tricep excercise.
Taking a week off might hurt you bad, it all depends on how bad it is. If it's VERY painful, then consult a doctor. If not, then work with it.
ALSO, MAKE SURE to wrap both the elbows and wrists until all pain is gone.
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Citruscide
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Icy hot... I also like heating pads... I get those adhesive ones that are "on air" contact... you can get them at the grocery store, I put them on when I go to bed and in the morning I feel like a million.
The pain in your wrists could have effected your elbows as well... as you may have been compensating in other ways, which put a strain onto your elbows... have you noticed any variance in your form of exercises? It is hard to, unless you are specifically paying attention for it.
C-ditty
The pain in your wrists could have effected your elbows as well... as you may have been compensating in other ways, which put a strain onto your elbows... have you noticed any variance in your form of exercises? It is hard to, unless you are specifically paying attention for it.
C-ditty
The problem with society today is that everyone wants a quick fix and they want it now. Docs nowdays dont treat an injury, they treat the symptom. For example, when I was suffering bad tendonitis in my elbow I was told aleeve, anti-inflamatories, ice and even cortisone injection. I tried the tried and true methods and while it eased the pain, once I stopped meds it came right back.....what does that tell you? All the docs recomendations did was address the issue of pain, what I wanted was for the injury to be healed. They are actually on opposit ends of the spectrum. Pain is caused by inflamation. Inflamation is a KEY element to healing tendon/ligament damage and if you take anti inflamatories and use ice you reduce inflamation and ya do feel better but the injury is still there and you are more likely to aggrivate it further. In addition to that by reducing or eliminating inflamation you also greatly reduce the healing process. You have to decide whats more important to you comfort or healing, cause chances are you cant have both.daok said:
I always get a kick out of people who say to use an injured limb to help increase blood flow and promote healing and in the same breath they say take anti-inflamatories and use ice, which by the way reduce inflamation which triggers blood flow to the area, one reason it swells and turns red.
I want to cure my elbows and wrist problem and I do not want to stop 2 weeks and loss strenght.
Zyglamail I'm agree with what you said, but what can I do if I want to continue my training this weekend? (about 4 days off for recovery)
I don't think that I will go buy wrap now... but maybe later if it's continue.
Zyglamail I'm agree with what you said, but what can I do if I want to continue my training this weekend? (about 4 days off for recovery)
I don't think that I will go buy wrap now... but maybe later if it's continue.
basically put you can take it easy, lift what you can comfortably and without pain, or you can dope yourself up on anti-inflamatories so you wont feel the damage you are doing and risk a much greater injury in the future. It will take time to heal, no way around it but as long as your not continually injuring it by lifting heavy you should at least be able to use it.
I think you mean "tiger balm", im not sure what in it exactly but as long as what ever it is does not reduce inflamation then your fine. FOr example tylenol wont interfere with the healing but can help the pain. Ibuprofin on the other hand helps with the pain by reducing the inflamation which is detrimental to overall healing of the injury.
Fatty4You
New member
Zyglamail said:
I was taking a fitness class one time at school and we had this guest speaker come in. It was the athletic department's physical rehab guy. He was talking about how when people sprain their ankle and want to use a crutch he yells at them. He was like
"Damnit! You're suppose to use the foot! I dont care if steping on it has you crying out for your momma! How else are you gonna get blood going to that area to help heal."
He really liked doing deep tissue massage cause it made people hurt so bad. I think he kind of liked hurting people.
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Also, Doak, do you work at a computer? Sometimes repetative typing can cause wrist problems? Just a thought....
-Fatty
Me studying informatic... WOW it's funny how you "find" what I do in life without knowing me.
Zyglamail, thx you look to know a lots about injury and healing. I might try Tiger Balm and give you some new about it. This kind of cream just put heat on the skin and I think it help the blood circulation, so it's might be good.
Zyglamail, thx you look to know a lots about injury and healing. I might try Tiger Balm and give you some new about it. This kind of cream just put heat on the skin and I think it help the blood circulation, so it's might be good.
louden_swain
New member
daok said:Hello,
I have a question for you, since 2 weeks my wrist have start to hurts and now my elbows are hurting!
What should I do? Take a week off? Slow down the weight for some weeks? I really do not know what do to
Part of the problem is that you are using too much volume in your routine. This has caused excessive strain and breakdown in the joints. I would purchase some glucosamine and cut down on volume. Train 3 to 4 days per week at a most. Also, keep training sessions limited 45 minutes to 1 hour.
