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It's that time of year again... T-shirts, tee times and tennis rackets - Most call it spring - but it's also Tennis Elbow Season!
For some, Tennis Elbow hits right when they pick up that racket or club after a long winter of inactivity, for others, it strikes mid season after overdoing it playing too hard or too often without enough recovery time…
But, for still others, it simply creeps up on them gradually all season! These warning signs can appear anytime!
Here are the warning signs of Tennis Elbow to watch for, what to do if you start feeling them - And how seriously to take them.
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| Tennis Elbow Exercises = Essential, but not all by themselves! |
Is rest really of any use in the treatment of your Tennis Elbow?
You'll typically hear how important it is to rest it as much as possible "While it heals" - Or so they say...
But the belief that healing will "just happen" in a nice, orderly fashion while you're resting, hoping and waiting is a major misconception when it comes to tendon injuries like Tennis Elbow.
See the full post on rest and Tennis Elbow Treatment with video and podcast
And learn why "You should rest it!" is not very useful advice when treating these tendon problems (especially Tendinosis)...
Hopefully before you waste several months resting only to find yourself no better off!
Watch this video on my channel: Forget Rest When Treating Your Tennis Elbow
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Treatment for Tennis Elbow usually includes treating, reducing or "fighting" inflammation - but, in spite of all the medical websites and officials promoting this approach, it's a deeply flawed one.
In fact, you're about to learn why the inflammation-chasing treatment approach is so unfounded, unscientific and irrational it deserves to be labeled a myth - I call it The InflammaSCAM.
You may have only just discovered you have Elbow "Tendonitis," in which case this could help you avoid a huge mistake - Even more so if you've been suffering for months and find yourself wondering...
"Why does my Tennis Elbow keep flaring up again and again? - Why does it keep coming back no matter how much I treat it with ice, how many anti-inflammatories I gobble, or how much I try and rest it until the pain and inflammation go down?"
The answer may be, at least in part, that the inflammation-fighting treatment approach is not only failing to help your healing and recovery - It may be slowing your recovery down.
A simple question that if you ask the average medical professional or query the typical medical website you get a fairly simply answer to. (Too simple, really.)
Tennis Elbow is a tendon injury to one or more of the group of tendons that connect the muscles of the outside of your forearm to a bony knob at the outside of your elbow.
It's also known as 'Elbow Tendonitis' or more technically as 'Lateral Epidondylitis'...
But these terms are outdated and even deceptive, because they emphasize and promote the idea that 'Chronic Inflammation' (chronic simple meaning long-term or persistent) is somehow the cause or the main concern.
Nope. Simply not true.
Of course, there is a lot more to the question of "What is Tennis Elbow" than we can cover here - but one thing is certain, it's NOT really about inflammation or inflamed tendons once we ask...
The official explanation gives token acknowledgement to there being some kind of Repetitive-Strain type injury to the tendons (which is true)...
But then it quickly skips over a lot of key facts and details, and implies that inflammation is somehow causing the problem.
Yes, inflammation (if present) may cause burning pain and irritation...
But here's the thing: Inflammation can't be the cause of your Tennis Elbow injury - because it's a symptom of the injury itself:
So, the true root cause is the damage to your tendons, which is followed by inflammation, which in turn causes pain.
The truth is inflammation is actually a part of your healing process!
And this is a basic, irrefutable fact of biology you can find in any medical textbook when it comes to the healing and repair of 'Soft Tissues' (Like tendons.)
It's not your enemy (in this case, anyway) it's your friend, because you can't have any healing in your tendons (or muscles or skin) without inflammation.
But, since inflammation causes pain, that makes it a big, easy target: Blame the inflammation!
And what about the often-repeated claim or implication that there's way too much inflammation going on when you have Tennis Elbow, and that you supposedly need to reduce it?
No. Still not true. (Unless there's significant swelling, which is very rare, in my experience.)
It's much more likely that there isn't enough inflammation happening in and around your tendon than too much.
What's that?... Not enough inflammation!?
Yes, tendons don't have much of a blood supply, which is critical to fast healing. And inflammation, which kicks off healing, is also supposed to bring more blood circulation to the damaged area to aid the healing process.
What too often happens when a tendon is damaged, however is:
You may FEEL a lot of burning pain and irritation that makes you suspect that:
"There must be a raging storm of inflammation going on here!"
But those "burning" pain symptoms are deceptive, because they often don't have anything to do with inflammation...
In other words, it's just how the tendon feels when it's injured - Inflamed or not.
Whether you have Tennis Elbow or some other kind of tendon injury / Tendonitis (Tendinopathy is the better, newer word) your challenge is to overcome the tendency tendons have of not healing properly.
I know it can be hard when it hurts, but I strongly encourage you to stop worrying about inflammation and thinking of it as something harmful - And to do what you can to encourage and speed up your own healing process.
You can't just wait and expect your tendons to heal fully by themselves.
And now that you understand that inflammation is a necessary part of your healing process, you have to make a choice about whether you want:
Unfortunately, you can't hedge your bets by trying to do both - Because choosing to "fight" your inflammation to relieve pain in the short term is to fight against your own healing process.
It's been a long, long time since I had any tendon problems, but back whenever I felt the slightest "twinge" of warning pain in a tendon, I would put the heat to it under the hottest water I could stand in the shower every day and rub the area like crazy for a few minutes to bring the blood to the area, and it worked great.
Yes, it probably got more inflamed for a while from this - but that's the IDEA! - Always remember that this is a necessary step in the healing process.
So, forget the ice, forget the anti-inflammatory pills, forget the Cortisone shots, and consider putting the heat to it...
(Unless you just injured it within the last several days, in which case wait a few days, especially if there's significant swelling in the area you can clearly see. You don't want to put heat on an 'Acute Injury' Usually you ice it for up to 72 hours - And then switch to heat when it's past the 'Acute Stage.' Please look that up if it's not clear.)
To learn more about how you can support your own healing process naturally, take a look at a Tennis Elbow treatment approach you can do on your own easily at home...
Tennis Elbow Classroom teaches you how to do your own therapy, stretches and exercises through a simple self-help video program.
All you need to do is follow the step-by-step video lessons to treat your own muscles and tendons, help speed your healing naturally, and break that vicious cycle of pain finally and forever.
No more inflammation-fighting pills, ice or shots! (And no miracle cures, gimmicks or affiliate offers, either.)
I'm a Neuromuscular Therapist who's been clinically treating Tennis Elbow with great success for over a decade - And I'm standing by, ready and able to be your virtual tutor at: Tennis Elbow Classroom
By: Allen Willette | Article Source
Should your Tennis Elbow treatment include a brace or support? In most cases, NO...
Most medical websites and authorities say you should wear a brace, band or support for a few weeks to help "rest, protect and heal your Tennis Elbow."
At first it certainly sounds like a sensible way to treat it, but there are several key reasons why the "experts" are wrong and why treating your elbow this way doesn't help it heal.
This slideshow covers the main points found in my video: "How Braces Can Delay Your Recovery!" which you can find here
And for a complete, self-help video program for treating all the muscle and tendon causes of your Tennis Elbow yourself at home visit: Tennis Elbow Classroom
Why do muscles - and especially tendons often take so long to heal?
WHY don't they fully recover from injury - even when you follow the "official" Tennis Elbow treatment advice to the letter?
And why do they so often get re-injured in spite of your best efforts?
To begin with, there's a huge myth about healing we need to dispel - The one that goes,
"IF I give my injury time and rest - it will heal on its own."
Now this may be true when it comes to the mending of broken bones, once they're set and cast - But it's a perilous misconception when applied to the healing of most muscle and tendon injuries!
And Tennis Elbow is certainly a muscle and tendon injury.
So, let's look at how the healing process is supposed to work and discover where it gets stuck, so you'll know what to do to treat your Tennis Elbow to help it heal instead of simply resting, hoping and waiting...
So you can break the vicious Tennis Elbow cycle once and for all - and get back that pain-free strength and confidence in your muscles and tendons as fast as possible.
Best Treatment For Tennis Elbow Muscle Tendon Healing
Rehab exercises for Tennis Elbow are easy enough to learn - The hard part is knowing when to do them.
If you do those rehab exercises at the right time in your healing process they should definitely help your recovery from your Tennis Elbow Tendonitis...
BUT, if you do them at the wrong time or in the wrong way they can just as easily backfire and:
Why is that?... Why don't the exercises always "work" the way they're supposed to?
First of all, let’s take a look at the typical advice you tend to get from well-meaning Physical Therapists, trainers and internet personalities about exercises for Tennis Elbow.
Full Article: Tennis Elbow Exercises: What If They Make It Worse?
For a complete, self-help video program for treating all the muscle and tendon causes of your Tennis Elbow yourself at home visit: Tennis Elbow Classroom
