There is help for tennis elbow!

Mary McCullough · Joined: 14 Sep 2005 Posts: 0

There is help for tennis elbow! For more than two years I suffered painful tendinitis in my elbow, from grating beeswax of all things! I had three cortisone shots (which really hurt and are not good for you), and acupuncture therapy. I also tried wearing a tensor bandage and applying heat/cold, all to no avail. I had despaired of relief when someone at work told me of the following exercise: Take a sturdy rubber elastic and place it over the knuckles of the affected hand, near the fingertips, just below the nails. Then spread the fingers, as far apart as comfort will allow, using the elastic to provide resistance. Do this several times at once, several times a day, whenever you remember. I kept the elastic on my wrist to remind myself. After about a week, the relief from pain was surprising. My elbow is 85 percent recovered. I still do the exercise when I think of it, but without the elastic.

Joanne · Guest

I suffered from tendonitis and tennis elbow for a year. It wasn't until I received trigger point release therapy from a qualified massage therapist did I see any results. The treatment is somewhat painfull, but worth every bit. Before I couldn't do barely anything before my arm would feel too exhausted and painful to move, but now it is 95% better if not more. Look for a massage therapist who does trigger point release therapy, and you will get your life back.

Christin Bowra · Guest

[color=blue]I had Carpul tunnel and Tennis elbow in the same arm chronically for a year. The doctor offered surgery for the Carpul tunnel. As a nurse I could barely chart. I read in a homeopathic book to take vitamin B6. I took B6 100mg. bid (2 x daily) and the pain left in 3 weeks. I have continued the dose for the past 8 years and have had no pain and no surgery.