Elbow injury?

I developed Golfer's Elbow two years ago in both arms. It hurt so bad I couldn't even shake hands. It definitely hurt the most on breaststroke. For a year I followed the conventional strengthening treatments given to me by the orthopedist (wrist curls, stretches, etc). It did not help. Just over a year ago I had both knees scoped to clean up some cartiledge. Since I was going to be laid up for a while, the orthopedist gave me cortisone shots in both elbows. When I started PT for the knees I also had the therapist work with my elbows - mainly massage to increase bloodflow. After many months the pain cleared up. I'm happy to say my arms feel great today. For me the cause was definitely overuse. In addition to swimming I was doing a lot of pullups, chinups, curls, etc. I would swim with my forearms wrapped and lots of Advil. The answer for me was rest. Today I am much more sensible with my dryland training. I also am a big believer in "The Stick". I use it to massage the forearms and help increase the bloodflow to the area on the inside of the elbow (it's also great for the legs). http://www.thestick.com/ Good luck!

I developed Golfer's Elbow two years ago in both arms. It hurt so bad I couldn't even shake hands. It definitely hurt the most on breaststroke. For a year I followed the conventional strengthening treatments given to me by the orthopedist (wrist curls, stretches, etc). It did not help. Just over a year ago I had both knees scoped to clean up some cartiledge. Since I was going to be laid up for a while, the orthopedist gave me cortisone shots in both elbows. When I started PT for the knees I also had the therapist work with my elbows - mainly massage to increase bloodflow. After many months the pain cleared up. I'm happy to say my arms feel great today. For me the cause was definitely overuse. In addition to swimming I was doing a lot of pullups, chinups, curls, etc. I would swim with my forearms wrapped and lots of Advil. The answer for me was rest. Today I am much more sensible with my dryland training. I also am a big believer in "The Stick". I use it to massage the forearms and help increase the bloodflow to the area on the inside of the elbow (it's also great for the legs). http://www.thestick.com/ Good luck!