Diagnosed with "tennis elbow"

[Cane Pole]

Dr said so. I asked whatzat. Well, it has ended my ky rigging for a while. Can't hold pole.

Cranking chain saw caused the elbow problem. Huh? Yep! According to the bone and joint Drs.

Maybe so. Been clearing a lot of diseased trees lately. I like chain saws. Make me feel powerful. Kinda like straddling my old Harley.

Any elbow survivors out there with some helpful hints???? I don't take drugs.

[Clint]

I use one of the Tennis Elbow Brace that velcros on my forearm when I fish any of my flyrods over an 8wt.
The one I like the best has a small plastic pillow in the band that presses on the end of the ligament that causes all the pain.
Works well and I keep it in my Fly Fishing back-pack.

[wilbur]

Not sure if it was Tennis Elbow but I had a big puffy bump on my elbow a little bit bigger than a golf ball. I just cut it and squezzed the puss and blood out. All was good after that.

[crappiewisdom]

I like chain saws. Make me feel powerful. Kinda like straddling my old Harley.

Don't get confused and straddle your chain saw!

Tennis elbow is caused by over use of the joint by a repetitive motion, which results in inflammation of the tendons and muscles. Once the inflammation starts, it just gets worse with the repetitive movement. Treatment is usually rest, ice, and things like naproxen (Aleve) or ibuprofen. Sometimes a steroid injection helps. I have also gotten relief from using Pain Buster cream available at CVS.

Old age ain't for sissies!

[Snubby]

Have a step brother who was diagnosed with it over 10 years ago, says he got it from weed eating. Good news he recovered 9 3/4 years ago, bad news he still can't do any manual labor involving the use of his arms. Oddly it never seemed to effect his fishing or hunting, just those things most important to him like work.. Lol.. you will be fine, just follow the doctors orders.

[crappielimits]

I've had it before. Eliminating the movement and wearing a brace until it heals. Advil and Aleve for pain. It takes months to heal.

[Countryboy N.C.]

It is hard to get over, mine keeps reoccurring, painting seems to be the worst ,I have to do a lot of painting from time to time with my work, but lot of other thing aggravate it a lot,too.

[deltarat]

I got it one year during rice harvest from working the header up and down every few seconds all day long. It got to where I could barely pick up a beer. Man it was painful but I had to keep going because I had a crop to get out.

[Fatman]

X2 with clint - the brace helps with some of the discomfort and take Aleeve - only if you're not on somthing else that it can affect, check with your Doctor.

Also get some Bio-Freeze roll on Biofreeze | #1 Clinically Recommended Brand - Biofreeze works a whole lot better than Ben-Gay.

[Cray]

X3 with Clint. Took me 2 years to get over it. Only way I could do anything with left hand was with brace on.