Elbow joint pain - what to do?

[Sassy69]

I have a question. I have had persistent, but on- and off pain in my elbows and shoulders, but primarily elbows due to over-training prior to & after my 2nd comp 2 years ago. My suck-ass trainer really pushed drop sets and lots of curls at very exposed angles. As a result if I don't hold my curls in really close to my body & very controlled, I get major elbow pain and that's the end most of my upper body training. Its only at one point on my elbow but its hard to identify where exactly it is.

I've generally referred to this as "tendonitis" because I don't know what else to call it. I got some relief from pain with our friend mr. GH (also helped my aging body ) I've also been loading MSM & glucosamine, but the problem is still generally there. My question is, if I want to see someone about it get xrays or something to actually see if and how much damage was done during the overtraining days and what I can do about it, who or what would I go see? One friend suggested it was damaged cartilage & to go get an MRI.

Any suggestions? I want to address this problem because it is seriously inhibiting my ability to train "normally". So I don't want to aggravate, but I'd like to be able to fix it.

 

[badgrrl]

Is your pain constant or is it primarily during/post workouts?

I would suggest consulting a sports medicine physician in your area. If you are unsure about who to see, consult your family practitioner.

Never, ever, ever let your suck-ass trainer push you past your own physical limits. Only you can decide what is good pain and what is bad pain.

 

[newgirl-chargeback]

Have you read about ART (Active Release Technique)? I used it with great success for my shoulder injury that would NOT get better despite even laying off training as well as a lower back issue.

At first I kinda snuffed at it -- but it does work.

 

[Sassy69]

Thx guys - I'm going to locate a sports orthopedic guy around here and see what happens next. The pain is an on & off thing depending on how regularly I've been in the gym (tuff with my psycho work schedule and the last 3 weeks being sick & getting basically no sleep), but I know what caused it and when it happened and generally what I will do to aggravate it, but I'm not really sure what to call the problem & what routes I have to fix it.

 

[newgirl-chargeback]

Keep me posted and do help you are on the mend soon.

 

[nikkita]

once i got that sort of pain too for making some of the fitness poses without proper warm-up... so my trainer suggested me to make a mix boiled water with salt and apple vinegar. I had to put that in my elbow with a towel to lessen the pain. Then I had to rest for a week for that type of exercise, and the next sessions I had to apply to my elbow prior to training bengae and a bandage or support. It came to be alright and I have no longer experienced that pain... however I had to add some exercises to my arm routine to strenghten the joints.

 

[Sassy69]

This is definitely the result of some painful overtraining and has been pretty consistently recurring for the last 2 years with varying degrees of pain depending on the workout, so I'm guessing there's some damage in there...

I'm going to dig up a sports orthopedic person around here to get some input.

 

[Gladiola]

When I had my hip injury I saw an orthopedist. Not a good experience at all - told me to, literally, do NOTHING & that, perhaps I just "Can't do olympic lifting. Some people just can't do some things, I can't run, get shin splints no matter what I do." Exactly the type of medical advice you want to be sure to avoid!

He agreed to write a referral for PT (Although he said he didn't really think it would be worth it) & I tracked down a PT who is also a certified athletic trainer - so she wouldn't have that attitude, "Well, you can bathe & dress yourself - you're fine! What do you want her?"

She was really cool & helped me. I'm now volunteering at the clinic & IMX, ALL the therapist are very focused on helping people recover to do whatever they want to do - without drugs & surgery, if possible. The experience of rehab, opportunity for electrical stim or ultrasound, plus advice of a PT could really be beneficial.

 

[Sassy69]

I have the name of a physical therapist who is a friend of a friend of mine. he is also a personal trainer & avid rollerblader - I'm goign to hit him up before I go digging for an MD.

 

[The Shadow]

...2 shots of Cornholio and call me in the morning.