Golfers Elbow!!!!......hmmmm

[Suzi-Sue]

I mostly got pain and a general numb/clumsy feeling from around the elbow, down to my hand.

Maybe you have pulled a muscle in your upper arm and it's just making it more painful it's so hard to know.
Unless the x-ray shows up something, it might be a muscle prob

If it is RSI, it can sometimes take a few months of not doing anything to strenious with your arm before most of the ache goes.

I just found that when i had pain in my arm, just to really try and aviod using it to much did help. im glad that seems to be helping you a bit too!

Hope you get it sorted out & dont have to cover everything in ice-packs

[quint41]

Could be tendinitis, too. I did a number on my right elbow a few years ago while cutting down a huge shrub with a chainsaw and hand saw. I hate to tell you, but it took close to a year to heal. The doctor said just rest it (my RIGHT arm when I'm RIGHT handed - sure) and don't do any heavy lifting, pushing, pulling (single mother, groceries, etc. - sure). After about 10 months I had a massage, and told the therapist about it. Would you believe one deep tissue massage w/ icey gel and within a week it was gone?!

Anywho, I got my new bike last Sept., and first ride out the pain started to reappear in that elbow within 5 minutes. Two or three rides, and I had the bike back in the shop. He just raised the stem ever so slightly and tipped the bar a bit, and voila! No more pain!

Now, this may have little to nothing to do with your problem, but you never know. Thought I'd share.

[ClockworkOrange]

The doc had my xray results back and the good news, there is no problem with my wrist, ie osteoarthritis or degenerative arthritis.

So the conclusion was if it gets too bad I can have a cortisone injection in both my wrist and elbow...............

Take anti-inflammatories as and when and also suggested an elbow support.

Like others suggested, rest has made a big difference, so, will avoid using as much as possible. Just a bit of nuisance when changing gear!

Shouldn't moan, really nothing compared with so many others.

Thanks for the advice.

Sally

[Running Mommy]

I have had ulnar nerve problems. It starts in my elbow, radiates down my arm and makes my hands pretty much useless. It happened in my first Ironman. Too much time down in the aerobars gripping the extensions too tightly I was told. It was awful! My hands were claws for about 2 months. But it's much better now.