Golfer and Tennis elbow simultaneously

Has anyone has both Golfer's and Tennis elbow at the same time? If so, can you give my tips on rehab and recovery? Thanks, Becki

Start climbing and quit playing old man sports.

A search will yield much info here and elsewhere online.
mountainproject.com/v/injur…
mayoclinic.com/health/golfe…
orthogate.org/patient-educa…

REST (no climbing) is one of the most important aspects in healing overuse injuries - months are often needed for complete recovery. Even so, some elbow injuries become chronic and require frequent use of ice after climbing. Best see a doc to confirm or if pain persists...could be more serious.

Thanks so much for the resources. My problem is that both areas are affected, so exercises for Tennis elbow may only increase to the Golfer's elbow pain! Ah. I just don't want to stop climbing. I have started self-messaging and taking Vitamin I, as well as doing more antagonist excersizes. It is just tricky to sustain one injury without inflaming the other!

Thanks again!
Becki

Price wrote:Start climbing and quit playing old man sports.

HAHA! When I was diagnosed months ago I said "well, I will just have to quit playing Golf and Tennis". It was easy, because I had never played before! Now, I don't think that is the solution:)

Becki wrote:... Ah. I just don't want to stop climbing....

Believe me, I understand. But, in the long run, REST (not climbing) will be the most effective long term solution. Not giving the injury adequate time to heal only prolongs the suffering and adds to the potential damage.

My experience with medial epicondilitis...
Having "injured" my left elbow during late fall '07, I too was disillusioned with the idea of a long recovery. However, each time I climbed the pain was unavoidable and aggravating, even after icing down. Finally, I took the advice of other experienced climbers and med pros and decided to take most of '08 off. I'm glad I did. The elbow has healed (95%), and though cautious, I feel confident in it's pain-free performance. I'm climbing just as strong (or stronger) now as I was then....only healthy and pain free!

Don't worry, you won't forget how to climb. ;-)

A lot of people say that long term rest doesn't really help for the lateral epicondylitis. I've heard this from a few people who have apparently suffered from it for a while and tried that.

Find a PT who is trained in Mulligan techniques. Negotiate a cash price per visit if you have to. You have some complicated co-morbidities here.

Otherwise, a lot of stretching both flexors and extensor muscle groups is always par for the course with both lateral and medial epicondylitis. Strengthening as well, but I think you should take that kind of directive from a PT.

Best wishes.

I've had both at the same time. I always stretch before AND after climbing,..and of course ICE. For me, taking a break didn't help too much..I actually felt better if I climbed a bit, though not too hard..It seemed to help with blood flow to the torn tissue. Get some good deep tissue massage for the forearms and wrists..tension in the muscles will contribute the chronic re-tearing of the tendon as well as inflamation. Arnica can help with that too.
Here is also a great article on Tennis elbow that gives good exercises as well...the treatment is the same for Golfers, just on the opposite side.

benbenjamin.net/pdfs/06JJ.pdf

In my experience resting didn’t help that much either. I obtained the best result from stretching, I did the stretches every day and I got great results. Before that I tried resting for 2 months (0 climbing ) and doing strength training as well as ultra sound therapy they all improved the problem however the problem came right back. I recommend taking a couple of weeks off, then stretching and strength training. Then get back into climbing, I would also recommend staying away from the gym since pulling on plastic seems to aggravate the problem.
Hope you recover fast !

El-Cisco wrote:...I would also recommend staying away from the gym since pulling on plastic seems to aggravate the problem....

+1

Thanks for all of the beta! I really appreciate it...now that the weather is better I should be able to get outside more. What kind of stretches do you recommend?