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Posted 12/28/2011 3:30 PM (GMT 0)
I am having some terrible tennis elbow issues. It has been bothering me since early November. Just last week I broke down and bought the brace for it. Does anyone know about how long it takes for it to heal?

I have been trying the exercises and they still hurt terribly and the brace is unattractive especially when you are a front line receptionist in a retail/travel environment. I also wonder how necessary the brace is? would the elbow eventually heal on its own without it?

I will be bringing these questions up with the rheumy when I see him in March, if it is still a problem, or should I be seeing a different type doctor sooner?

 This is my first experience with tennis elbow and not sure the ins and outs of it so any suggestions or tidbits of info would be helpful and appreciated.

 

Posted 12/28/2011 5:14 PM (GMT 0)

I had tennis elbow issue over a year ago and decided to go to a chiropractor for healing. I was skeptical at first but after treatment of about 10 -12 sessions, my elbow heal completely and was able to work-out normally again. These past couple of weeks I have been doing some strength training at they gym and tennis elbow pain is back again. I am going again to the chiropractor to begin the sessions to heal it.

I recall working through the pain for a couple of weeks but finally decided that was not the way to go because it further aggravates the joint.

Hope this helps

Posted 12/28/2011 9:25 PM (GMT 0)
Hello Templo and welcome to healing well. It is so nice to hear from new members. Hope that you will continue to post here.

Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately I am not a chiropractic fan.

I do have the brace on and it does help some, this will do until I see the doc.


have a good day and hope to hear from you again very soon.
Posted 12/29/2011 3:33 AM (GMT 0)
Hey mscrowbar,

I am having problems with my tennis elbow from May this year and I've heard the pain can last even few years and can end up with the surgery if not treated. So please get some medical help as it rarely goes away by itself. Excercising at this stage can domore harm than help, you should rest it as much as you can. I have problems with my elbows probably from long hours typing (office job) and everytime if I would push the 2-nd and midle finger at the tble or something hard it hurts exactly in the middle of the elbow... My pain did not go away for few months and my rheumy redirected me also to the chiropractor as he have one at his office. My elbows are treated for few months already with ultrasound waves, they can use also acupuncture, electrical shocks etc. If you don't like the idea of the chiropractor they can direct you for therapies to the different place - my friend works for the rehablitation center and they use the same methods as my chiropractor for this condition. They also will recommend light exercises as for example wall push ups, but not at the beggining of the treatment, now you should rest it more than use it.

I feel much better than at the beggining of the treatment I also wear the "brace" which will not heal it just help to protect the elbow. I bought mine trough chiropractor office - it is nice sleeve which you can hide under the clothes.  Good luck !!! hope I helped a little!

Posted 12/29/2011 3:46 AM (GMT 0)
Mscrowbar, I wonder if your pains related to Lupus? I remember you posting on the Lupus forum. Part of my Lupus is constantly getting tendonitis in various joints. My elbow gets it the most.
Have you had an ANA test?
Posted 12/29/2011 6:30 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, I have posted on the Lupus forum. Still do once in awhile. ANA was negative. All blood work points to RA but I understand lots of autoimmune illnesses go hand in hand. From what I understand tendonitis can be from the RA too. Either way it is a pain - literally.

Joy, what do you do when you have elbow issues? Chiropractors scare me, are there other options?
Posted 12/29/2011 6:37 PM (GMT 0)
Bstrong, I am doing my best to rest the elbow. I am a receptionist but this forum requires more typing than my job does. I am going to bring this up to the rheumy when I see him to see what he suggests. I am ok with physical therapy if needed, or even just rest, but I just cannot bring myself to go to a chiropractor. (cannot explain why)

The brace and rest do seem to be helping but then again its not been that long and I haven't really put it to the test.

Everyone here is so wonderful. Just wanted you all to know that. I have been a member of healing well for just over a year and a lurker for several before that and I am so blessed to have this place to turn to in good times and bad. thank you all
Posted 12/29/2011 8:10 PM (GMT 0)
I get tennis elbow that comes and goes and need my black elbow brace for when it does. Do you have a brace made for the elbow or do you use a bandage? I love my brace, it doesn't go too far up or below the elbow and it nice and even looking.

Can you wear long sleeves at work? Covering it might help you. With ibuprofen or any anti inflam drug, brace and heat when i can, it helps a lot.

I hope you get past this soon and back to your normal self.
god bless.
Posted 12/29/2011 8:43 PM (GMT 0)
I have the cuff that is worn over the large forearm muscle. How it works for the elbow I am not sure but it does ease the "ache" somewhat.

I also am taking 600mg ibuprophen 3x a day for the inflammation. Heat also helps when I can get the time to apply it.

Thanks for your well wishes. I appreciate them greatly.
Posted 12/29/2011 11:45 PM (GMT 0)
Denita, I use the band they make to go over the forearm. I also use alternating cold packs and heat packs. I'm already on a daily painkiller (mobic) and when it's really bad I take a tramadol on top of it.

For two days now I've had tendonitis in my hands. UGH!
Posted 12/30/2011 3:33 PM (GMT 0)
Believe it or not, I am taking 2 tramadol three times a day, one 600 mg ibuprophen three times a day and flexeril two times a day along with prednisone. On top of all that the pain in my elbow and surrounding area still wakes me up several times a night.

I do not wear the band at night, should I?

Anyone have an idea who I should see regarding possible tennis elbow? a rheumy, ortho or regular pcp?
Posted 12/30/2011 9:45 PM (GMT 0)
I'd see the orthro they specialize in joints.

THe band needs to be wore all the time.
Posted 12/31/2011 4:05 PM (GMT 0)
Always something! Now I have a nice muscle knot in the left shoulder/neck area. So now the whole arm is bummed.

I am going to wear the band all the time and make an appointment with my ortho first thing Tuesday morning.

Thank you all and have a wonderful New Year.
Posted 1/5/2012 12:31 AM (GMT 0)
I get a lot of tendonitis in my joints being sero negative makes me more prone so I am told, but usually a cortisone shot does wonders from my rheumy, ice and rest helps too.
I also see a physio who helps as well.
Hope that adds something else to your mix of replies, golitho
Posted 4/17/2012 5:31 AM (GMT 0)
I know that arthritis complicates the healing process - but here is a list of suggestions that I followed to overcome my tennis elbow (SECOND TIME -as severe as the first). The first one took me 6 months to overcome. The second one - less than 3 weeks.

http://www.anujvarma.com/recovering-from-a-baaaaaaad-tennis-elbow/
Posted 5/9/2012 4:58 AM (GMT 0)
Physio, rest, icing and heat worked for my tennis elbow. And the brace when I wasn't doing 1 of the 4. Took about a month to heal.
Posted 8/22/2012 4:59 PM (GMT 0)
Hi...I am new to this forum. I usually don't post on line but I need to reach out to others who are suffering like I am. I have had tennis elbow for 14 months. I have had physio, NSAIDs and 3 cortisone needles along with ice rest and changing the way I do things. I saw a surgeon hoping that surgury would fix it. Yes! I know...hoping for surgury!?! That is how frustrated I am and how much this is interfering with basic life tasks! Anyway...the surgeon told me surgury is a coin toss...only 50% chance I will get better. Ive read about it and the numbers Ive seen are like 80-90% success rate...so wgat happens is I get another injection...Really!?! Any insight/feedback would be great. Im pretty frustrated and down because now I know there is seemingly no end in sight for my affliction. Thanks
Posted 8/22/2012 5:28 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Frustrated..

I had the tendon release done on my elbow. It was wayyy back in 1992. But before I had the surgery, I had 3 cortisone shots right into the elbow joint. Those are awful. The first time I had it done, the orthopedic doctor had me lay down on the table. I was thinking "why is he doing this, I'm fine with needles". Then when he started probing with the needle to find the tender points, I found out why!

So, after 3 of those shots, he would not do any more because of the damage that can be caused from the cortisone. That's when I had to have the surgery. It worked pretty well. I did have to go back after 2 years to deal with some scar tissue which was causing a problem but once that was done, I've been fine. Well until last night but it's from the R.A. and not necessarily causing the issue again with the tendon.

I don't remember the ortho doctor giving me the statistics you got about 50%. The only thing I would caution you on is getting more cortisone shots into the joint - per the ortho doc I had.

Good luck. In the meantime, ice might help. At least with some of the swelling.
Posted 8/23/2012 1:04 AM (GMT 0)
I had a friend who had tendon release on her heel done years ago. She wore a heavy cast for 3 months and used crutches for several months later.
She still limps from it. I'd be scared to try it.
Posted 8/23/2012 4:15 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the replies. As you know from your own experiences living in constant and annoying pain can get frustrating. I was just hoping the dr. Would have given me good news. He never mentioned the potential side effects of too many injections. I had read about and I knew! I think he just wanted to try. Ive heard the skill of the dr. doing the injection does make a difference. So here is to hoping that when I go back he will be able to help me.
Posted 10/21/2012 11:17 PM (GMT 0)
It sounds like you had very similar symptoms as me. I had bilateral tennis elbow for 2 years with excruciating, chronic pain. So I can totally relate to that. It came to take over my life to where I was constantly thinking about it. I tried everything mentioned on all these threads from injections, to physical therapy, to chiropractic, to vitamins, to supplements, to heat, to ice and so on. None of it worked, I was many different doctors and no one could figure it out.

To make a long story short, one simple book changed my life. "Healing Back Pain" by John Sarno. I know it says back pain in the title but its about a broader condition called TMS.

If you have tried everything and nothing seems to work, especially if the condition is chronic and MRI and other diagnositic tests don't find anything wrong. I highly recommend this book.

My pain went away after 2 weeks and have been pain free ever since. At least read the reviews from the book on amazon if you are skeptical. It's the real deal.

I also found this youtube video very helpful: "507 The Magic of John Sarno and Gay Hendricks in Healing the Body" It's a story told by a physician.

Post Edited (patrick2004) : 10/21/2012 5:50:03 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 9/19/2013 5:40 PM (GMT 0)
Hi guys.. im just wondering if anyone could help me Im suffering from tenis elbow and was just wondering if surgery is the only answer?I did get some good info on tennis elbow which said something about orthotic for it.. can anyone expand on this? Can tennis elbow disappear by itself? Can orthotic supports help with tennis elbow or not? I do a lot of running you see and when i run my elbow as it swings is starting to hurt.. :(

Post Edited (howyy) : 9/20/2013 9:13:59 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 9/20/2013 9:02 AM (GMT 0)
ah okay thanks pj77, :)
Posted 9/23/2013 3:45 AM (GMT 0)
Hey howyy,

Try liquid biocell collagen. It's the only product on the market that can regrow cartilage in your joints. It's important that you get the liquid form, as it's 98% bioavailable.

All the best,
Tony Pajunen
Posted 10/12/2014 10:19 AM (GMT 0)
Has anyone had defomities with tennis elbow i have to large indents one one each side of my elbow the skin covering these is permenantly white my pain has increased they have been there about 2 months now due to start physio as everything prescribesd so far hasnt worked was hoping someone can shed some light on what these indents are as i havent heard of anyone else mention this symptom
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