Elbow injury?

Yes, I have an elbow problem too. It started one day in practice last year when I was training breaststroke. Without warning I got a shape pain during the br insweep in the medial epicondyle region of my elbow. Once it started it would hurt on the other strokes too but since I primarily race breaststroke this really hit me hard. It didn’t go away but actually got worse over the next few days. I finally went to the orthopedic Dr. and was diagnosed with tendonitis (golfer’s elbow). He offered three options, surgery, cortisone shot, or physical therapy. I went the conservative route and opted for PT. Progress was slow and I wondered many times if I’d ever be pain free again. It took a year of PT and faithfully doing my exercises at home, but now my elbow doesn’t restrict my workouts. The therapists concluded was my problem was due to muscle imbalance in my upper back and hips and because of that it created a strain that showed up in my elbow.

Yes, I have an elbow problem too. It started one day in practice last year when I was training breaststroke. Without warning I got a shape pain during the br insweep in the medial epicondyle region of my elbow. Once it started it would hurt on the other strokes too but since I primarily race breaststroke this really hit me hard. It didn’t go away but actually got worse over the next few days. I finally went to the orthopedic Dr. and was diagnosed with tendonitis (golfer’s elbow). He offered three options, surgery, cortisone shot, or physical therapy. I went the conservative route and opted for PT. Progress was slow and I wondered many times if I’d ever be pain free again. It took a year of PT and faithfully doing my exercises at home, but now my elbow doesn’t restrict my workouts. The therapists concluded was my problem was due to muscle imbalance in my upper back and hips and because of that it created a strain that showed up in my elbow.