Joint/Tendon pain?

[Moosey]

'sup y'all,

I know this is probably a "see your doctor" thing, which is why I'm going to see my doctor on Monday. But given that GPs are notoriously bad with sporting injuries, I thought I'd ask here too.

I've had about three weeks of pain in my elbow - it's been "crackly" and very painful if I hold my arm straight and clench my fist (the way you do when you, say, throw a straight punch). It seems to be the gripping action that causes the pain but there's also a bit of "crunch" in the last couple of degrees or action when I straighten my arm.

I've done two weeks of rest and paracetamol, which has had a bit of effect, but it's still hanging around.

Anyone had similar and got any advice?

[jwt]

Moosey,

Every technique you do is isometric. You've got to learn to relax and let your body move without resistance! Tension is only held in Shotokan for a brief fleeting moment, and that must be before any hyper-extension of the joint.

[Yohan]

'sup y'all,

I know this is probably a "see your doctor" thing, which is why I'm going to see my doctor on Monday. But given that GPs are notoriously bad with sporting injuries, I thought I'd ask here too.

I've had about three weeks of pain in my elbow - it's been "crackly" and very painful if I hold my arm straight and clench my fist (the way you do when you, say, throw a straight punch). It seems to be the gripping action that causes the pain but there's also a bit of "crunch" in the last couple of degrees or action when I straighten my arm.

I've done two weeks of rest and paracetamol, which has had a bit of effect, but it's still hanging around.

Anyone had similar and got any advice?

Whenever I severely over extend my elbow, I get the same symptoms. Do you remember over extending your elbow during training recently?

[Moosey]

Thanks JW, Yohan.

Yohan, I don't remember doing that, but I may have done it during weight training and not noticed until later. I don't tend to notice these things until it's too late.

John, thanks for your advice - I know you've mentioned that to me a few times when I've been in your lessons. I'm afraid my teacher punches in the same way so it might be the kind of ingrained habit that takes a while to break.

[Knight_Errant]

Sounds like tennis elbow. I used to get the same thing when I played 'cello in youth orchestras, funnily enouh. More rest would be sensible. Possibly an anti-inflammatory and either heat or ice applied to the elbow. Once it's healed, try not to do it again.

[Moosey]

Cheers Knight, I'll give it a go.

[slipthejab]

is there any swelling in the elbow joint or is it at all sensitive to the touch when you are not clenching your fist?

[righty]

Not sure what it is, but you should probably swap the paracetamol out for something like ibuprofen to decrease pain as well as decrease inflammation.

$10 on the GP telling you do rest, ice and antiflammatories.
I have an equally low opinion of GPs with sports injuries.

[Moosey]

is there any swelling in the elbow joint or is it at all sensitive to the touch when you are not clenching your fist?
Hiya Slip,

It's not sensitive to the touch at all. It felt swollen for the first week-ish but that's been getting better more quickly than the pain.

Cheers!

[KAMAU]

Sounds like tennis elbow. I used to get the same thing when I played 'cello in youth orchestras, funnily enouh. More rest would be sensible. Possibly an anti-inflammatory and either heat or ice applied to the elbow. Once it's healed, try not to do it again.

Id agree, I suffered the same injury (tendionitus) exactly one year ago just before I started back training:mad:

from the research I did at the time theres a few points that may help.

firstly the bad news, it can take 18 months to feel healed and it may still leave an underlaying weakness that could lead to further injury, you can have a steriod injection! but by all accounts people who nursed the injury have better long term results.

The best thing I took for the pain, espeacially after a tkd class was ibuprofen , the product I feel helped the injury and I now take daily is glucosamine (1000/1500) per day, and the gel of the same name to be used external was also productive.

To re strengthen which is still an ongoing process, I started with elastic bands around the fingers and did outward stretches and added elastic bands as it felt stronger, screwing newspaper up also helps.

Iv tried very hard to protect the injury by only throwing fients with the bad arm and although I feel it needs another 6 months its never stopped me training with the help of an elastic elbow brace

bests kamau