Has anyone else ever used the chopat tennis elbow strap while swimming? I (foolishly) have been painting my whole downstairs while also upping my swimming yardage and weights. Today I suddenly couldn't straighten my arm without much stiffness and minor pain. It sounds identical to what my husband had from lifting months ago. He was diagnosed as having tennis elbow.
I have caught it early (I think/hope) as it hasn't hurt at all before today and it doesn't hurt when I don't try to straighten or twist. I'm not sure if I should swim with it or not but thought I'd ask about anyone else's experiences. I'm kind of hoping that stopping the painting will allow me to swim after a few days. Any thoughts???:help:
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I believe that strap is for lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) and works to displace the orgin of the tendon insertion. It should allow you to extend your wrist better which hopefully has little to do with your swim stroke.
i agree with what the strap is for, i used one years ago while swimming with more annoyance than anything else. Now that i know more i'm not sure how much help it did. I think i benefited more from stretching, rest, nsaids. I never got physical therapy for it but it wasn't a bad enough case that developed from microtrauma, but rather more of an acute inflammation secondary to a combination of moving and sleeping weird on my arm.
So you can swim with it. It will get on your nerves, but may help. Otherwise I'd stretch, rest it some, use ice if feeling inflammed or with increased activities and any OTC pain relievers your MD has approved for you to take :D
I believe that strap is for lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) and works to displace the orgin of the tendon insertion. It should allow you to extend your wrist better which hopefully has little to do with your swim stroke.
i agree with what the strap is for, i used one years ago while swimming with more annoyance than anything else. Now that i know more i'm not sure how much help it did. I think i benefited more from stretching, rest, nsaids. I never got physical therapy for it but it wasn't a bad enough case that developed from microtrauma, but rather more of an acute inflammation secondary to a combination of moving and sleeping weird on my arm.
So you can swim with it. It will get on your nerves, but may help. Otherwise I'd stretch, rest it some, use ice if feeling inflammed or with increased activities and any OTC pain relievers your MD has approved for you to take :D
