My hubby has really bad pain from tendonitis in his elbow. He takes Advil and puts a arm brace on it. But he is in so much pain and can’t get it relieve at all. Anyone have any suggestions or tips on what to do? Do you know if he is supposed to use hot / or cold?
I know you are supposed to rest it and let it heal, but with his work, he cannot take that time off. He has to work, and he uses it a lot at work. HELP!!! How long til it’ll go away?
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Tennis Elbow Treatment & Exercises For Hand Muscle Strength
This is a comprehensive video that will give you an indication as to what you can do about tennis elbow.
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Elbow to Shoulder Pain
Have you ever experienced a sharp pain in your arm between your elbow and you shoulder? If so this can be caused by a variety of problems. I can tell you from experience that his is no a lot of fun. All of a sudden one day I was unable to move my arm more than six inches from my body in an upward motion.
Having had nearly all repetitive stress injuries I wondered what was I in for now. It wasn’t carpal tunnel since I was having a pain in my arm. It wasn’t tennis elbow because it did not hurt on the top of my elbow. It seemed as if I had somehow pinched a nerve in such a way that I could not move my arm much at all. This was so bad that I had trouble sleeping as there was no place I could put my arm where it didn’t hurt. The only time it didn’t hurt was when I was standing or sittig upright. Whenever I tried to lay down, it put enouhg pressure on my arm that it hurt like crazy.
Okay, so I went to an Orthopedist to figure this one out. I received a cortozone injection to help relieve the pain which helped somewhat but I really wanted to get to the cause of this. I had an xray done and it turns out that I have what is called calcific tendonitis. Calcific tenoditis is when you get calcium deposits on the tendons in your shoulder. This occurs generally when you are over 40 years old. What happens is that the calcium deposits build up over time until finally the tendons get inflammed enough to cause pain in your arm. This was certainly a relief to some extent as I now knew that a) I did not have bone cancer or some other such nonsense, and b) it can be helped with anti-inflammatory medicine.
What Other Folks Have to Say
Tendonitis from Repetitive Movements
We present a case of bilateral calcific tendonitis of the Flexor Carpi Ulnaris attributable to repetitive wrist action which was occupationally related. This was treated conservatively with avoidance of aggravating movement. [ …]
Calcific tendonitis refers to a build-up of calcium in the rotator cuff, and is often aggravated by an existing condition, such as impingement or conventional tendonitis in the shoulder. when calcium builds up in the area, pain results. […] .
Calcific Tendonitis, No You’re Not Turning To Bone
Calcific Tendonitis is a term for the painful phases of a fluid process of tissue filling and then emptying of extra calcium.
RICE – Pain Remedy for Tendonitis
What’s Rice? – Pain Remedies for Your Tendonitis
People who are extraordinarily active are at risk for tendonitis, particularly if they perform repetitive tasks.
Computer users, athletes, golfers and tennis players are all prime candidates for tendonitis. Tendonitis occurs when the tendon suffers a small tear or becomes irritated and inflamed. A doctor can diagnose tendonitis through a medical history, and physical exam.
Sometimes the doctor will perform tests such as imaging or blood tests to rule out other medical conditions before making the diagnosis. A physical exam is, sometimes, all that is needed in order to make the diagnosis of tendonitis.
Once the diagnosis is made a treatment plan can be devised that will help to alleviate the pain, tenderness and inflammation associated with tendonitis. The pain is especially bothersome and individuals with tendonitis have several options available for pain relief.
Immediately upon the injury occurrence, the individual will likely be in acute pain. Immediately stop the activity that caused the pain. The individual should avoid this activity for a minimum of three weeks in order to rest the joint.
If it is not possible to avoid the activity such as using the computer which is the cause of the tendonitis and you need to use the computer in order to earn a living, then you will need to take as much time off as possible in the beginning and then when you return to the activity, use support to the area as much as possible (wrap with ace bandage).
As soon as possible you will want to receive pain relief and the quickest relief will be the RICE method, which is rest, ice, compression and elevation of the affected part.
This is something the individual can do at home to bring some relief as soon as possible. Wrap an ice pack around the affected body part (ankle, arm, shoulder, or groin. The pain should lessen within a half hour.
Believe it or not weight training can help to prevent tendonitis in the future and is thus a source of future pain prevention. Weightlifting will help to increase muscle mass. Ten to twenty repetitions are all you need to do.
Make sure you do some gentle stretches before and after the weight lifting. The weightlifting should involve the injured part. Hand weights should be used if the tendonitis has occurred in your arm.
Another way to avoid future tendonitis is to take frequent breaks especially if the cause of your tendonitis is work-related.
Tendonitis while not a serious injury can be very painful and it can become chronic if you do not take care of it properly. The tendon does need to heal and the inflammation reduced.
If you follow basic treatment plans such as RICE, avoiding the activity that caused the tendonitis, stretching and weight lifting after the injury has healed and trying your best to prevent future tendonitis you should reduce your pain now and in the future.
Learn more in depth information about tendonitis degenerative conditions and rotator cuff tendonitis.
By Lynn Doxley
How to Use the RICE Treatment for a Sports Injury
How to Use the RICE Treatment for a Sports Injury. This is a standard treatment for any sports injury – RICE. Inflammation is good sometimes, it helps protect and repair damaged tissue. You need to control scarring and reduce swelling.
RICE treatment: rest, ice, compression, elevation
Aircast CryCuff RICE stands for rest, ice, compression, and elevation. It’s a tactic everyone should employ after an injury to relieve pain and prevent swelling and the earlier RICE treatment is started the better it works.
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