Elbow pain

[ApexJimi]

Ok, slightly confused with this one.

I can't point back to anything specific that I think may have caused it, although one such possibility as a session on the climbing wall a few weeks back.

Anyhow, bottom line is that my right elbow still has the full range of movement. However within a particular movement - the only way I can describe this is to picture my hand outstretched as if in a handshake gesture but then if I had to press my hand against something sideways, there is a sharp pain in my elbow. I can also feel it slightly at the top of chins / pull ups.

It's been like this for a few weeks now, and I've deliberately steered clear of any movements that irritate it (such as cable flies). I even took a week off working out completely, but it still seems to persist.

Any ideas?

[MacGee]

tennis elbow...avoid lifting suitcases type exercises..

[K77 CTR]

Agree with tennis elbow, you need to rest it and take anti-inflammatories if able.

[balders118]

As above, tendinitis or tendinosis is what it sounds like to me. Tendinitis being an inflamed tendon due to microtears in the tendon itself, tendinosis the same but without inflamation of the tendon (more common). There is also tenosynvosis which involves a swelling of the faical sheath around the tendon.

Which ever it is it will be due to the same reason (overuse) and will have the same cure (rest). Have you increased your training load recently? Or changed aspects to something you haven't usually been doing. Both of these can cause the injury.

Unforntunatly tendonopathies can be a bh to get rid of as it requires patience and will power not to use it. You want to keep the joint moving so don't stop using it all togther but reducuing the training load significantly and removing any new exercises that could have caused it in the first place will be a good idea. This can become a recurring problem so you should make sure that the elbow is healed before you start loading it up again otherwise it will just come straight back.

[XMG5]

I suffered with the same for about 18 months and was told the pain was caused by scar tissue from damaged tendons building up and tightening around the affected area making the movement painful. I ended up having a series of injections in the affected area of my elbow which gradually improved things until the pain disappeared.

The doctor (who specialised in joint pain) told me the injections were intended to soften the scar tissue and free up movement.

Edited by XMG5 on Wednesday 20th April 07:31

[ApexJimi]

balders118 said:

Which ever it is it will be due to the same reason (overuse) and will have the same cure (rest). Have you increased your training load recently? Or changed aspects to something you haven't usually been doing.

That's just it - nope

Absolutely nothing out of the ordinary, and my form is perfect.

Bloody annoying

[balders118]

ApexJimi said:

That's just it - nope

Absolutely nothing out of the ordinary, and my form is perfect.

Bloody annoying

Hmm I'd still stay it's likely to be a tendonopathy they can literally come from nowhere. Only way to be sure is get it looked at by someone who can give a proper (rather than internet) diagnosis.

[ApexJimi]

Aye, I'm going to do that next week anyway - just thought I'd see what opinions are in the meantime.

Thanks for the feedback folks, as ever

[alfa pint]

I had it for years from managing to overstretch the ligaments in my right elbow so that in future the tendons were doing too much work, therefore getting tendonitis.

Rest didn't work, as the symptoms returned when I started using the arm again.

2 lots of Steroid injections into the tendons and physio (arm curls and reverse arm curls using therabands) did the job though. Shame it took 5 years to sort out.