Can You Keep Playing Tennis If You Have Tennis Elbow?
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- Опубліковано 10 тра 2024
- Do you have to stop playing tennis if you have Tennis Elbow? - tenniselbowclassroom.com/exer...
Is it critically necessary to stop playing tennis (or golf) for the sake of your healing and recovery...
OR can you sometimes play through it - IF you’re careful enough?
(And if you do decide to take time off to focus on healing and rehab, when is it safe to start playing again?)
Two questions I’m often asked by my golf and tennis-playing patients and self-help program student/members.
In short, the good news is, although it’s probably always wiser to take time off, it is entirely possible to keep playing and still recover, with two caveats:
► The 1st being, as long as your injury isn’t TOO severe
► And the 2nd being, that you do the right things to treat your injury in the process.
So, in the spirit of helping you continue to play, I have 5 key guidelines going into more detail for you in this video…
(And if you decide to rest, and wonder when you can start playing again, I have some suggestions for you on that - after the 5 tips.)
First of all, you’re probably wondering, isn’t it a given that you should stop playing and rest when you have Tennis Elbow?
Many authorities will tell you that you have to rest your injury “so it can heal” leading you to believe it’s a predetermined conclusion…
But this often stems from a misunderstanding about the nature of the injury - It’s not a given for everyone!
Please see my video: 'Forget Resting - Rest Is RUST In Treating Tennis Elbow'
• Tennis Elbow Treatment...
Which goes into detail explaining why “absolute rest” is probably not the answer for most Tennis Elbow sufferers.
And on a similar topic and question, see my video: 'Can You Still Work Out When You Have Tennis Elbow?'
• Can You Still Work Out...
Here's the article on 'Playing Tennis With Tennis Elbow' with the 5 guidelines:
tenniselbowclassroom.com/exer...
Here's where to get your free 'Tennis Elbow 101' video course…
tenniselbowclassroom.com/what...
And here are my Self-Help Home Treatment and Exercise Programs:
► For Tennis Elbow: tenniselbowclassroom.com/tenn...
► For Golfer's Elbow: tenniselbowclassroom.com/golf...
For MORE Tennis Elbow Exercise-related videos here's my playlist on the subject:
• Tennis Elbow Exercises
And for more Sports Injury related videos, see this playlist:
• Healing Sports Injuries
And my UA-cam channel for all things Tennis Elbow:
/ tenniselbowclassroom
You can also visit / follow me on:
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► Twitter: / tenniselbowtutr
► Pinterest: / tenniselbowhelp
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Thank s for the advice, being doing that, until it heals...will string my raquets at a low tension and use multifilament arm friendly strings...this injury surely tests your patience, natural antiinflamatories help, like curcumin..heat is better on this injury, it stimulates blood flow...cheers
I need to find a place who can help me with my tennis elbow, it's hard to come around a qualified professional who knows exactly what they're doing when it comes to tennis elbow. My chiropractors didn't really know how to do anything and it's very Troublesome trying to find someone to help me. I would do the massage myself but both of my arms are affected. I was just wondering since I am a guitarist and I believe that I got tennis elbow by a combination of exercise, typing, and guitar, do you think it's okay if I still play a little bit of guitar? My tennis elbow is so bad that I had to drop out of my math class because it's too much writing
Hi Jay, So sorry to hear you had to drop out of class because of your pain. (If it's that bad, playing guitar doesn't sound like such a great idea, I have to say.) I don't know if it will be of great help, but my latest article and podcast was on Guitar Elbow. Here it is if you're interested: tenniselbowclassroom.com/tennis-elbow-treatments/guitar-elbow/
I understand how hard it can be to find someone who is truly skilled in working with Tennis Elbow. I would be happy to work with you if you happened to live in the SF Bay Area, where my practice is, but I know that's not likely.
So my Orthopedic thinks that I have radial tunnel syndrome and possible tennis elbow, in both arms. I got another cortisone injection deep in on my right arm. And it feels slightly better but not that much....he also prescribed me physical therapy. I remember when I had a bicep injury I took these peptides that some guy told me about. They are called tb500 and bpc-157. These two peptides are supposed to heal injuries and are good for anti-inflammatory I wonder what you think about them. I tried them for my bicep and they helped me out a little bit I know you're not an expert on peptides but I still want your opinion.
No, I don't know anything about peptides, Jay, but I do see, (upon a quick search) that they seem to be inject-able. Is that right? Sounds good in theory but I wouldn't be too crazy about injecting anything. (And if you want to encourage healing - stay the heck away from Cortisone Shots - These are "catabolic" steroids that break tissue down.)
By the way, Bodyworkers, like myself, can often help release the adhesions around the Radial Nerve that are entrapping it. This is a "pure soft tissue" type of entrapment. There is no "bony" entrapment involved with R. Tunn. Syndr.)
It's not always easy to find the kind of practitioner who can do this kind of thing but there are a lot of us around. You might luck out with a P.T. but here in the US, most PTs don't do much, if any, Manual Therapy (except, perhaps, in boutique practices.)
@@TennisElbowClassroom I'll make sure to mention that to my physical therapist. And I agree it's worth a shot to see if they can help with the recovery. Let me know if you have any other recommendations, it's been a painful recovery and my physical therapist recommended these wrist curls where the hands are Palm up resting on your knees and curling 1lb up and down with the wrist
@@MrUSPD I have a ton of recommendations, in general (since the "common wisdom" is so far off base and can't be relied on.) I don't know if you've been to my site but here's the link in the hope that it's helpful to you - A few of the articles don't have videos to go with them so they're not here on UA-cam: tenniselbowclassroom.com/
Thanks for the video. Does tennis elbow ever fully heal or does one have to live with it for lifetime? I had an MRI, no tears or inflammation but still have tennis elbow. It's been 5 months. I don't see any light in this dark tunnel :-( How many years does it take and what are the risks of re-injuring if one heals from it?
You're welcome! Sure, Tennis Elbow CAN fully heal. I don't know whether yours will, of course, but since you've had an MRI and there is no visible signs of tearing - that's a really strong indication that it's not a severe injury and your prospects are good!
You didn't mention whether they saw any signs of Tendinosis / degeneration, which is the essence of Tennis Elbow and to be expected in a moderate case - However, if they didn't see any Tendinosis - not even mild Tendinosis, then the evidence would suggest you have a very mild injury.
That doesn't necessarily mean you're going to have an easy time recovering, though. Recovery times are all over the map and "average healing times" are basically meaningless. I try to explain that in this video, on the question of "How Long Does Tennis Elbow Take To Heal?" and why it's so important:
ua-cam.com/video/ACjr_kVOqrQ/v-deo.html
I know it probably feels like a lifetime but 5 months isn't long for Tennis Elbow at all. I've seen and heard of many cases going years - but I believe that has a lot to do with the person doing all the wrong things to treat it (following the "common wisdom" which is dead wrong.
Well, you're in the right place to learn what's wrong with it - and feel free to visit my website (links are in the description) if you want more info - especially about what I believe the right approach is...
(FYI, I do have a program that I sell, just so you know that everything I have there isn't free. This is what I do for a living.)
Thank you, Allen. I appreciate the time you took to reply me. On my left elbow, they mentioned that my elbow is almost normal except a very mild tendinopathy. Not sure what tendinopathy means though. On my right elbow MRI is clear but ultrasound picked up a mild tendon thickening. At the same time they mention there is no tear and no inflammation. So does tendinopathy refer to tendonosis? Is tendonosis different from a tear?
My pleasure! Tendinopathy is a non-specific way of saying "tendon abnormality" it could mean Tendonitis but more likely means Tendinosis. (And if the report says no inflammation, then it's basically saying "no Tendonitis," which pretty much only leaves Tendinosis.
Mild Tendinopathy / Tendinosis and mild thickening are very classic, "normal" findings for a mild case of Tennis or Golfer's Elbow, so you're in pretty good shape.
Tendinosis is the gradual degeneration of the tendon. The quality of the collagen and other components of the tendon are breaking down and not being repaired (a gradual "rot" of sorts) - It's not a tear, but if it progresses far enough, it will weaken the tendon to the point where a tear becomes more and more likely.
Tendinosis can be reversed, however. Tendons can and do heal - as long as it's not severe and doesn't involve a significant tear - which is very challenging to recover from (although it might be possible.)
@@Cali4niaboy99 Hi. I have a similar case. Did you end up healing completely ? Thanks for a short reply
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