Hi, I've been swimming about 1km for about a year, one day I decided (I know I did wrong, and I regret it) to swim more, and when I had swam about 1,750 mts my elbow started to hurt, even when I took a shower. The pain disappeared in a couple of days, but when I do some elbow movements my elbow does like a "crack" sound, and hurts a little, but disappears after a while, it's happened in movements like:
.Jumping out of the pool
.Pushing someone
.Lifting weights over my head (for the triceps)
.Doing tecktonik movements (type of dance)
.And many more....
It's been like 10 months since that happened, but for the last 4 months I've taken care of myself, using the hot/cold technique, I've been lifting weights (increasing 250g each week), and increasing swimming distance (I swim 150 crawl, 50 breaststroke, 25-25 -holding a board at my arms, doing crawl and breaststroke kick) I started at 1km, and currently I am swimming 1.5 km, increasing 50 every 3 - 4 times I go swimming.
After I go swimming, my elbow hurts a bit (without movement sometimes) but the pain goes away.
I'd be so thankful if you guys could help me with this because it's been bothering me a lot, and I just wanna be able to do everything.
Thanks in advance.
I have similar issues and did a blog about it. forums.usms.org/blog.php Read the comments section because some of our doctor-swimmers responded with advice. You most likely have either medial or lateral epichondilitis depending on which part of the elbow hurts. One is known as "tennis elbow" and the other as "golfer's elbow."
All I can tell you is these injuries take a LONG time to heal. I would avoid anything that hurts it badly--especially weight lifting exercises. Ibuprofen before swimming helps me.
I had to take a little time off because of a bad cold, and I had hoped this would fix the problem, but if anything, it made it worse.
I don't know if any doctor would sanction this, but my advice:
avoid provocative motions that you don't need to do
if you are a swimmer, chances are you need to swim, so take a little ibuprofen before practice and just hope for the best
there may be some rehab exercises you can try--google this or go see a rehab person with expertise in sports injuries (if you have decent insurance, otherwise do what you are currently doing, and what I always do, i.e., solicit free medical advice on these forums!)
finally, be patient. the human body tends to heal itself over time. this is probably true of the vast majority of non lethal afflictions, at least until you get quite advanced in years. you will either A) get better, B) accommodate to the new problem, or C) be killed by it.
At least this is my new philosophy in the US, which has the Best Healthcare System in the World, if you are a foreign sultan.
I have similar issues and did a blog about it. forums.usms.org/blog.php Read the comments section because some of our doctor-swimmers responded with advice. You most likely have either medial or lateral epichondilitis depending on which part of the elbow hurts. One is known as "tennis elbow" and the other as "golfer's elbow."
All I can tell you is these injuries take a LONG time to heal. I would avoid anything that hurts it badly--especially weight lifting exercises. Ibuprofen before swimming helps me.
I had to take a little time off because of a bad cold, and I had hoped this would fix the problem, but if anything, it made it worse.
I don't know if any doctor would sanction this, but my advice:
avoid provocative motions that you don't need to do
if you are a swimmer, chances are you need to swim, so take a little ibuprofen before practice and just hope for the best
there may be some rehab exercises you can try--google this or go see a rehab person with expertise in sports injuries (if you have decent insurance, otherwise do what you are currently doing, and what I always do, i.e., solicit free medical advice on these forums!)
finally, be patient. the human body tends to heal itself over time. this is probably true of the vast majority of non lethal afflictions, at least until you get quite advanced in years. you will either A) get better, B) accommodate to the new problem, or C) be killed by it.
At least this is my new philosophy in the US, which has the Best Healthcare System in the World, if you are a foreign sultan.
