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golfer's elbow/tennis elbow

ironhardempress

ironhardempress

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Ok, so i was having a serious issue with golfer's elbow and tennis elbow about 6-8 weeks ago. It was so bad i could only do light weights when i did BB curls and forget doing pullups--it was the pulling movements that REALLY inflamed the golfers elbow. I rehabbed it using thera-bands and stretching, plus i was out of the gym for the most part for about 3 weeks. It's totally a LOT better, and i can do all my pulling movements no problem (I use straps on all my heavier lifts, plus lat pull downs), but I still have a lot of pain when trying to do pullups. If it wasn't for the pain, I could probably pull off 5 in a row no problem, but geez! I can hardly do 2 right now! I can do chinups easier, but it still give me grief. Any suggestions? I know that pullups are a great back builder.
 
uphillclimb

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BI is right....but maybe try bent-over rows so you're not hyperextending your elbow as much on the lockout...just a thought. Pulldowns and pullups tend to have more pressure and reliance on the shoulders/elbows/wrists whereas with bent-over rows, there's a better disbursement. Especially with wraps...
 
PillarofBalance

PillarofBalance

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Ok, so i was having a serious issue with golfer's elbow and tennis elbow about 6-8 weeks ago. It was so bad i could only do light weights when i did BB curls and forget doing pullups--it was the pulling movements that REALLY inflamed the golfers elbow. I rehabbed it using thera-bands and stretching, plus i was out of the gym for the most part for about 3 weeks. It's totally a LOT better, and i can do all my pulling movements no problem (I use straps on all my heavier lifts, plus lat pull downs), but I still have a lot of pain when trying to do pullups. If it wasn't for the pain, I could probably pull off 5 in a row no problem, but geez! I can hardly do 2 right now! I can do chinups easier, but it still give me grief. Any suggestions? I know that pullups are a great back builder.

Like BI says floss it and work the forearm. Also throw in hammer curls across the body and facepulls to help free up the scaps
 
ironhardempress

ironhardempress

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Thank y'all for the suggestionsame. I actually have some voodoo floss leftover from my crossfit days.
 
Spilz

Spilz

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I ended up getting Golfers Elbow after breaking my wrist in a sporting injury a few years ago. Some exercises are just not good for golfers elbow and seem to make it agitated again.

Rest, exercises, Physiotherapy etc. did not work for me and I had a Cortisone injection. Most people get the injection into the tendon but the Doctor I saw just injected around the area and the pain is gone.

Obviously this is a last resort as it mainly just masks the pain - But you can still rest and stretch the injury and look after it.

I have had two injections and the first one lasted for 1 year without any pain.
 
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