So, like I have posted elsewhere, I've been back in the pool for three months now after 30 years away, and I'm suffering on and off from 'tennis' elbow. Is this just because I'm old now, or is it that I'm overtraining, or is it maybe related to a stroke problem that I should get a coach to look at? Appreciate the comments...
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Hmmm...you do describe where tennis elbow hurts (medical term lateral epicondylitis), which makes me wonder if there isn't something else that has made it act up.
Swimming can indeed do it, but usually its medial epidondylitis (aka golfers elbow). Any ideas?
Ice is your friend; I would recommend using that after each workout. Avoid saunas/hot tubs -- never understood the reationale to getting even MORE overheated after a workout. There are stretches that are easier to show you than explain, and they do sell a strap that goes across your forearm in most drugstores that sometimes help. If these things + relative rest don't work, sometimes a cortisone shot can help, but they can lead to other problems.
Hmmm...you do describe where tennis elbow hurts (medical term lateral epicondylitis), which makes me wonder if there isn't something else that has made it act up.
Swimming can indeed do it, but usually its medial epidondylitis (aka golfers elbow). Any ideas?
Ice is your friend; I would recommend using that after each workout. Avoid saunas/hot tubs -- never understood the reationale to getting even MORE overheated after a workout. There are stretches that are easier to show you than explain, and they do sell a strap that goes across your forearm in most drugstores that sometimes help. If these things + relative rest don't work, sometimes a cortisone shot can help, but they can lead to other problems.
