Tendonitis

[mister69]

I've had elbow pain for years. Same exact place ..at the point of the elbow .

Any advice ?

 

[Adr805]

I will try to be helpful.

How do you know its tendonitis?

you will need to be certain you are dealing with tendonitis and not TENDINOSIS or even a partial tear.. The treatments are different and treating one when its actually the other can make it worse.

With -itis you want to reduce inflammation. with -osis you want to causee a little bit then help it heal. But sometimes its itis on a background of osis so have to be careful.

With partial tears it depends on how long its been torn and if its inflammed around it or not. Extent of tear and what the tendon looks like. All this goes into healing it. So many idiot doctors just point to elbow saing you have tennis elbow... lemme inject it.. wear this brace... stretch.. have a good day. When they dont do well thats when i normally get them unless its athletes then i usually get them first thankfully

Youre right i dont know. Just have to go off what the dr said, i know its inflamed for sure. They wanted to do cortisone injections but told them id rather not. Guess the only way to truly find out is an mri or ultrasound

 

[gotgame]

Youre right i dont know. Just have to go off what the dr said, i know its inflamed for sure. They wanted to do cortisone injections but told them id rather not. Guess the only way to truly find out is an mri or ultrasound

if they inject it make sure they use depo medrol not kenalog. The fluorinated ones are the ones that can weaken tendons.

 

[Dave Perez]

If you opt for cortisone be sure to rest the elbow for at least a month...then start back light and easy...

 

[STEVO 47]

I've had tricep tendonitis/tendonosis for 35 years...eventually my left tricep ruptured 11 years ago...the right tricep tendon continued to be so inflamed that washing my hair was painful...felt like a blow torch and a hammer were hitting it at the same time...the only thing that helped was REST!...I took 4 months off a few years ago...train light and always be aware that it can and will flare up at any time...I had dozens of prolotherapy injections...they did nothing...REST!!!!!!!!...

Tendonosis here after 40 plus years lifting heavy. What the others say. Best to take time off rest then light weights for blood flow. Tendonitis is one thing but could lead to tendonosis damaging the tendon fibers could be permanent...