[Soulofpostar]

I just had to post and comment about how right Gray is about tennis elbow for golfers being caused by poor swing technique. I cannot comment on golfers elbow which is on the inside of the elbow as opposed to the outside. However I am as convinced as Grey is that tennis elbow in golfers is a swing issue.

I have been fortunate enough to have gotten to it early and have a treatment regimen that is allowing me to continue to play while my tennis elbow is improving. However the kind of bad swings that cause tennis elbow in golfers is no longer an option for me. Fixing that one has become a matter of necessity. It has really forced me to make a good weight transfer as I cannot be lax in that regard. I don't have a choice at this point and in an odd sort of way forcing the issue has really helped me. I would not recommend it as a means of improving your golf game but at least I can say there has been a silver lining.

[gardeniyas]

I want my credit. It was me that mentioned the swing flaw, not that old gray dude. lol. Glad you're seeing some improvement by making a swing change. I'm convince mine arose from swinging with my arms and trying to create power and manipulate the club face with my hands to compensate for a poor shoulder turn.

So not only does an improved golf swing make the game more fun, it's good for you! Like bacon and gin.

Kevin

[Biradallo]

I want my credit. It was me that mentioned the swing flaw, not that old gray dude. lol. Glad you're seeing some improvement by making a swing change. I'm convince mine arose from swinging with my arms and trying to create power and manipulate the club face with my hands to compensate for a poor shoulder turn.

So not only does an improved golf swing make the game more fun, it's good for you! Like bacon and gin.

Kevin

Kevin is right, that was his tip lol......

[attackDoold]

Nuts.....why the hell did I think it was Gray? Probably because I figured the maladies are piling up on us and I attributed an experience level to Gray for being well.....gray.

[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.

[Liaptoono]

So, I've played 30 rounds of golf this year. By far the most I've ever played. Starting back at the end of August I noticed my elbow hurt a little after a round. But usually within an hour or 2 it was fine. Then, I played in late september and it took about a day for the pain to go away. Finally, a few weeks ago I played 4 rounds of golf in a week - 3 of them 3 days in a row. After the end of the last round that week, I couldn't even hold a club with my left hand. It has gotten better and worse since then, but I haven't even lifted a club.

Onto my question - Has anyone here ever had this happen? From what little research I can find, it sounds like "Tennis(golfer)'s Elbow". I've been looking at braces and stuff for it, but I can't afford to go to the doctor until after the first of the year - insurance. Any insight on what others may have done to help alleviate any problems would be greatly appreciated. Until then, I guess I shall have to live vicariously through those are still able to play.

[spoddersedpn]

Sorry to hear that, Ryan. I'm sure you'll hear others that have had similar problems at one time or another, but I haven't. I think the best thing you could do would be to get to a doctor, but it sounds like that may be an issue right now.

[appabessy]

Thansk Hawk. Yeah, unfortunately - I chose the wrong insurance plan through work for the year. With my Diabetes diagnosis earlier in the year, I burned through my alottment provided by insurance by march - so everything is now out of pocket until Jan 1. And test strips are not cheap. Really I'm just trying to find some info from someone who may have gone through ti as I don't personally know anyone who has - so I'm all in the dark on this one. But - at least I can still ride a bike so I can still get some exercise

[R1king]

I have suffered from elbow and arm pain in the past and even more so in my old tennis days. Time off is really the best way to assist something like this and another thing that many have gone to is switching to graphite shafts.

[PaulCameron]

Thanks JB. Yeah - I'm taking off the rest of the year and probably until april or so of next year. The problem is that we get some REALLY GOOD indian summer weekends here in december and january and I've been known to take advantage of those and get a couple of rounds in, so, it's gonna be like going through withdrawal when I get a nice weekend and could go play.