i've been playing with tension 26lbs main - 28lbs cross for 10 month. Previously 25lbs all. so far i dun have any pain in any part of my arm. this week after a few hours of games, my elbow joint is so painful and i hardly make any hard swing. worse holding my 4u racket at the butt can make me feel the pain. What's the cause? Tension? Wat's ur opinion guys? I am seeing a doctor after this.
Hm I'd recommend seeing a qualified doctor, a physiotherapist actually. I had problems with my shoulder and my doctor just ordered me to take some rest, but when I met a physiotrerapist, he told me rest is no use, it just prolongs the delay of recovering. He made me do some exercise and after a few week my shoulder was okay. I don't think it's the tension that is causing your elbow pain, it might just be tennis elbow that you're suffering from. Concentrate on good technique execution, wrongly executed technique results easily in tennis elbow, especially when using light rackets. Also I'd recommend to concentrate on a relaxed swing, forcing power in your shots just takes you a step back on recovering from your injury. Rather than the problem being the tension, it'd more likely be the stiffness of your racket. To reduce the vibration, try putting a soft and a bit thicker overgrip on the handle.
Tennis Elbow Thanks bro. Telling me what it is. What is tennis elbow? Tendonitis of the elbow is often referred to as tennis elbow due to its common occurrence in tennis players, but in fact any sport or activity that requires gripping can cause this problem. A more precise definition of Tennis elbow is that it is an inflammation of several structures of the elbow. These include muscles, tendons, bursa, periosteum, and epicondyle (bony projections on the outside and inside of the elbow, where muscles of the forearm attach to the bone of the upper arm). This condition is also called epicondylitis, lateral epicondylitis, medial epicondylitis, or golfer's elbow, where pain is present at the inside epicondyle. Such pain is usually more noticeable during or after stressful use of the arm. In sever cases, lifting and grasping even light things may be very painful.
How to cure tennis elbow: Treatment may include stopping or limiting activities that cause the pain, such as heavy lifting with the palm facing down. Sometimes a band wrapped around the forearm near the elbow is used to protect the injured muscles as they are healing. In some cases, the wearing of a wrist splint may be recommended for the same purpose. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as naproxen or ibuprofen may be given for pain. Injections of cortisone may also be used to relieve the pain. A tennis elbow band may be advised. In severe or long-lasting episodes, an injection of medication into the area may relieve the discomfort. Your hand surgeon may recommend exercises that stretch and strengthen the muscles to help prevent the condition from returning. Some patients respond to additional treatment through therapy. As the condition improves, there is usually a slow return to normal activities. Recurrence of this condition is common. If no surgical forms of treatment do not eliminate the pain of this condition, surgery may be recommended. Your hand surgeon can advise you on the surgical treatments for lateral epicondylitis and the possible outcomes. Lateral epicondylitis is often a nagging or chronic condition sometimes requiring many months for healing to occur.
As soon as I read your post I wondered whether you had tennis elbow. I developed it myself a few weeks ago and have had to lay off playing for a while. You should get a doc to look at it just in case. The general advice is to rest it until the pain goes away and then to do strengthening exercises. It can take a long while to go away but it's the kind of thing that if you don't sort out properly can come back every few weeks. Just about everyone at my club has suffered from it at some point. Based on what they said to me I decided to just rest it and then strengthen it even if that meant not playing for 2 months. It's a quick fix to wear a brace but you might be storing up problems for later in life. I am sure any doctor or physio would advise you to take it slowly and not play until you have completely recovered! One other thing, TE can be caused by using a racket with too small handle for your hand size. Check whether you are using the right size handle for your size hand, if not consider an overgrip Hope you are playing again soon!
A racket that swing's too fast can cause tenis elbow. You can change to a head heavy racket to slow it all down. Sticking lead tape to the top of a head light racket will aso slow it down.
In addition to seeking professional help, go back to your original tension of 25lbs. and see if that alleviates/minimizes the pain.
oh it's painful still. Try to play few game. With tennis elbow band to reduce pain during play. This whole thing effect my game very badly.
i have tennis elbow...in both my arms. it's a on-off thing,the doc i c told u u can nvr fully fully recover from it. well. i seek a 2nd opinion and was told the same thing,but was told to do stretching exercise to relax my forearm muscles n seems like it helps,at least to mi. try tis... lift up ur arm straight,90 degrees to ur legs. 1)with ur palm facing u,pull ur fingers(should b point to the ground) back.u should feel the stretch on ur forearm. 2)with ur palm facing outward,fingers pointing to the ground,pull them backwards. 3) as how ur palm would face if u wan to slap a person,jus stretch n open wide ur fingers. do tis set of stretching exercise as often as possible a day
I'm surprised to hear that. Tennis elbow can be treated with cortisol injections. This is a last resort, because the cortisol also weakens the bones near the site of injection, but the treatment is very effective. If your tennis elbow is severe and long term, then I suggest you ask your doctor about cortisol. He will be able to explain the risks and benefits, so that you can make an informed decision.
yup. i took the injection already. it did help,but the effect is not long term. the pain will return. funny thing is,with the stretching exercise n ignoring doc advise n played badminton, my right elbow(i'm right handed) doesn't hurts as much as it used to be. now,i have 1 good arm n 1 poor arm. ya...i did notice my right arm is weaker...
Oh dear. Sorry to hear that it recurred afterwards Can you think of any activity that might cause it? I would guess that the recurrence is due to performing the same repetitive motion that caused it in the first place. Perhaps using a computer? Or perhaps it is badminton. In which case, you should be able to fix it by changing your technique or your equipment. Make sure you use a large enough grip size on your racket (add more layers if you need to); check that you do not extend your index finger when you hold the racket; make sure your string tension is not too high (if in doubt, make it low: 20 lbs, say). Unfortunately, you may need another cortisol just to test this properly, and that might be risky for your bones
no worries. i got tis without even playin badminton. so i suspect it's due to my position when using computer at office where i spend most of my time. had adjust my position n computer position,so let's c how it goes i dun wan to risk another injection,so tat's out. the pain is stil ok now with regular stretching exercise if not,the elbow muscle will become stiff...
Tennis elbow is due to inflammation of the tendon at the point of insertion into the bone. This is the weakess point of the whole structure. The literature says to do graded exercise which simply means to start with light weights and then gradually bluiding it up. You have to treat the condition of recurrent and be prepared for it to reappear. Funny thing last year when I stopped playing for 4 weeks because of travel, my elbow started to hurt especially first thing in the morning. I exercised using weights as normal once I returned from my travels, I did not stop playing and now it is almost painfree. Resting it does not help with recovery. Persisting with graded exercise is the way to go. Cortisone injections only puts a bandaid over the problem and subsequent injections are less effective, in addition to potentially weakening the area further.
Maybe not rest from badminton; but what about rest from computers? I don't know how practical this is, but here are some ideas. I used them to ameliorate my rotator cuff injury: Cut down your use of computers as much as possible. If you can work without a computer, do. Check your posture when using computers. Make sure your mousing elbow rests on something, rather than leaving it unsupported. Avoid using a mouse. Use some other device, like a trackball. Use the mouse in your other hand. Take a short break (about 5 min) every hour. Very few of us do this, but it really helps.
Tennis Elbow can caused by : 1. Wrong technique 2. Grip to large 3. String tension that to high..... said the sport-doctor. It is true. Last 2 weeks, I did changed to use larger grip and increase the string tension....than i have tennis elbow :-(
Streching HI I have tennis elbow too. After reading all of the replys i have comme to this: It seems pretty much that everyone (including me) belive that the streching exercises is one of the best ways to solve TE. The streching exercises helped me recover from it. I belive that it is true that you can never fully recover from it. That is why I advise everyone (with or without TE) to do these streching exercises. I belive they are preventive; at least they can't harm. Like everyother muscle in your body it is healthy streching them and is preventing injurys. I have started doing a lot of streching (especially the legs) and I belive they helps. Hope for all you guys that you will get better
How often have we seen players come straight onto the court and start hitting shuttles and if we are honest- we have all done it ourselves. The golden rule to reduce risk of injury is to warm up (including stretches) and cool down. For elite athletes- this can take 30mins to 60 mins!
