[poonnassunlix]

I just wanted to update folks mainly because since I am a tennis elbow sufferer, I realize how difficult it is to deal with and if I can help anybody cope with it better than that would be great.

I know last I posted I mentioned the Epitrain full elbow sleeve and the Epitrain band. While the band is in all likelihood the best band ever designed, the sleeve is unbelievably effective at protecting the elbow and allowing for some play while heeling. I am not recommending that people continue to play with this malady especially if it is advanced. In my case I began treating it pretty early.

I now use the sleeve when playing and the band if I anticipate some discomfort from some activity that is not as strenuous on the elbow as playing golf.

I would also have to say the exercises built around the use of the Teriband Flexbar have turned out to be very effective as part of the recovery process. Theriband provides instructions on how you are supposed to use it for tennis elbow related exercise.


The combination I have found to be most effective has been:
- the mendmeshop.com freeze wrap for ice and compression immediately following any activity, like a round of golf
- the Tenease portable treatment unit that uses focused vibration to encourage blood to the elbow speeding up the healing
- heat via a good heating pad (recommend caution here. Too much heat will not improve or speed the healing process
- the Theriband Flexbar (medium weight which is green is best for me)

I use the freeze wrap every time after activity. I use the Tenease unit three to four times per day, ten minutes duration of treatment each time. I will treat with the heating pad for an additional five minutes per treatment also four times per day. Finally along with any other exercises I might be doing, I will do 10 reps of the Flexbar almost every chance I get, maybe up to ten times per day. It is easy to do and extremely effective.I flex my forearm whenever possible doing so in such a way as to duplicate the Flexbar exercise.

I cannot express in strong enough terms the need to get to this injury early as the longer you wait the longer it will take to heal and the less likely you are to improve while still being able to play some.

Right now I would say that the pain and discomfort are about half of what they were at their worst and improving every day. Pain and discomfort after play is also much reduced.

I do want to thank all the folks that made suggestions and contributed to this thread and to the success I have enjoyed fighting back the ailment.