Tendonitis help

[chachee52]

Originally Posted by BC-Axeman

I think at that point it is tendinosis. Damage done.

I am a Physical Therapist, this is what I treat all the time. The above statement is not true. The longer you wait to treat it though, the longer it takes to fix!!!! I had a case once of Tennis Elbow for 2 years, I treated for about 2 months and took another 3 months of the patient's treating at home for it to completely go away. This was the worst case scenerio!!!
Couple questions for you:
1) you mention that the pain is about 1 inch from the elbow... is that below or above. If it's above than you are probably right, if its below than DON'T WEAR THE COMPRESSION!!!!!
2) When holding the palm up (facing you) is the pain next to your body or away from your body? If its next to your body than its "golfer's" elbow, if it's away than its "tennis" elbow (honestly in my experience, more golfers get tennins elbow and more tennis players get golfer's elbow?)
3) any tingling into the hand/fingers or down the forearm at all?

IF it is true Tennis or golfer's elbow I highly recomend getting a BandIt.
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You want to put enough pressure with it so that it compresses the muscles, but you should still be able to put a fingure or two inbetween.
I also recomend an ice massage: take a Dixie cup fill it with water and freeze. Take the ice out and peel back the top of the Dixie cup and rub it on the sore spot until you can't feel your fingure push down on the area (typically 3-5 min)
If you are still getting pain after another week or the pain hasn't gone down at all than I'd seek out a local PT. We have lots of modalities that can be used to help. Sometimes it's as easy as a couple visits depending on the severity of it.
Hope this helps. Please PM me if there are any other questions!!
Good luck
Todd