Golfers elbow...from weight lifting...please HELPPPP!!!!

ecoexplorer · December 30th, 2005, 09:51 AM

Hi I need some help ...I think have golfers elbow....sharp pain on the inner part of the elbow...(medial epicondilitys???) I gett it all the time that I start lifting weights....I start to grow and get big and after 3 or 4 wks the pain is so great that I just have to quit....I planning to buy a threadmill and a multi-exercise weight bench....so I dont want to waste money on something Im not going to use...cause the problem simply comes and goes....

I do not have health insurance and cant go to a doc about this problem...does anyone knows any home treatments or over the counter drugs for this problem please help....

THANKS

V-Rodder · February 16th, 2006, 11:11 PM

sorry i didn't find this thread sooner. last aug i had medial epicondyl surgery due to swelling of the bone/tendons/ligaments. they shaved about 1/4 inch off the medial and re-attached the forearm muscles. rest,rest,rest is the most important factor in your recovery. ice it down a few times a day and buy the biggest ibuprofen bottle at wal-mart. 400mg/3xday for a month, even if you think it feels ok. trust me its not, that's why it comes back. i just took 2 months off upper body and only made it through 4 workouts to find my shit is still jacked up.

CursedtoFirst45 · February 16th, 2006, 11:19 PM

there is a type of elbow brace that u can buy that supports tennis and golfers elboe(if u r sure thats what it is). There are more expensive ones depending on quality but heres and example:

http://www.sportsauthority.com/produ...entPage=family

V-Rodder · February 19th, 2006, 09:14 PM

That's one option, but my doc said to use the air cast t-elbow brace. Personally, nothing helps mine but rest and or inactivity. Pain always creeps back in though dammit....

shootg32 · May 7th, 2009, 09:59 AM

I'm now in the same boat with having elbow pain in my right arm. Nothing is swollen or sore around the elbow. But it is a inner type pain at the tip of my elbow that just is annoying and of course a bit painful when using the elbow!

I got mine about 2 weeks ago and I think it is do to over working the tricep in my workouts, as I was in a small gym at a friends apartment complex and didn't have much stuff to choice from so the tri's paid the price!

I'm iceing it as I type and am going to just take it easy on the elbow on all my workouts and activities for a 2 weeks and ice as much as I can. I'll update on how this works out!