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I've been feeling the slightest of tendon pain (about a 2.5 on a scale of 1-10) in my right forearm. One of my fellow lifters at the gym recommended an elbow sleeve like this one:
I cut the foot off a sock and wear it on my elbow when I do yard work. It helps a lot . I also put my elbow in a bowl of ice water a couple times a day.
The pain was so bad I thought I might need surgery but I did some physical therapy and some if the therapy helped a lot.
and with NKT Neurokinetic Therapy. I highly recommend this. I had similar pain and now it is completely resolved with NKT.
Oh no, I don't consider that an injury. It actually has that feeling before working out, and it increases slightly during workouts. I'll notice it most when I am doing barbell curls. So I dropped those and started using hammer curls, which I can do with very little pain all the way up to the 55lb db's.
I do a lot of self myofasical release at the house with a foam roller and occasionally a tennis ball. That's always a great pre-workout routine.
Thanks for the link on NKT. I'll check that out!
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Originally Posted by laughing traveler
I cut the foot off a sock and wear it on my elbow when I do yard work. It helps a lot . I also put my elbow in a bowl of ice water a couple times a day.
The pain was so bad I thought I might need surgery but I did some physical therapy and some if the therapy helped a lot.
The pain is actually on top of my forearm, but not in my elbow joint. I ice it after working out, and do some forearm stretching exercises too.
Oh no, I don't consider that an injury. It actually has that feeling before working out, and it increases slightly during workouts. I'll notice it most when I am doing barbell curls. So I dropped those and started using hammer curls, which I can do with very little pain all the way up to the 55lb db's.
I do a lot of self myofasical release at the house with a foam roller and occasionally a tennis ball. That's always a great pre-workout routine.
Thanks for the link on NKT. I'll check it out. .
Have you tried a neutral grip? I find that to be helpful.
Have you tried the rumble roller or beastie ball? Check it out, I find it to be way more effective than the smooth foam rollers. Love it!!
If you are interested in seeing someone, but don't see a practitioner listed on line in your area, let me know the city where you live and I will inquire.
I had a session today. I had a lot of trouble on Monday night getting the full range of motion on my lat pull downs, and tweaked my right shoulder, causing my entire back to go into spasm. I had to get on the ground to stop it. I've been having headaches since, plus woke up this morning with bilateral numbness & tingling in my hands and could not grab my phone. I do not have CTS. And due to the history, I didn't find it suspicious for CTS. My NKT agreed. He found the bilateral scalenes locked, and my lats were doing the work for them. He released the scalenes and activate the lats, and boom! Pain is gone!
I have tried a neutral grip. It's a little better, but not much. I've also tried the EZ-Curl bar, which feels better still.
Not familiar with the rumble roller OR beastie ball, but I'll check them both out.
I will let you know. I'm going to do some additional research on NKT, but I might have to look someone up. There actually is a practitioner in the next town over from me (Durham, NC).
I use the EZ bar too. That's awesome you have an NKT practitioner nearby.
CTS = carpal tunnel syndrome
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