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.
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I too came down with the infamous 'golfer's elbow' a couple months ago. Specific cause, who knows. I blame it on beginning the backstroke with its new arm stresses.
Have been able to swim through it mostly. For last 3 days, doing kicking only workouts, and things have improved, but not resolved. Also, have been doing forearm stretching (eg, see www.pamf.org/.../medial_epicond.html), and will more regularly do this in the future.
Anxious now about swimming, and reversing my recovery progress.
I too came down with the infamous 'golfer's elbow' a couple months ago. Specific cause, who knows. I blame it on beginning the backstroke with its new arm stresses.
Have been able to swim through it mostly. For last 3 days, doing kicking only workouts, and things have improved, but not resolved. Also, have been doing forearm stretching (eg, see www.pamf.org/.../medial_epicond.html), and will more regularly do this in the future.
Anxious now about swimming, and reversing my recovery progress.