i have pain in my elbow and numbness in my pinky finger and ring finger.need advise to help relax it and help with pain
2006-12-21 10:00:12 · 6 answers · asked by laase12 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Treatment
The goals of tendinitis treatment are to relieve your pain and reduce inflammation. Often, home treatment — which includes rest, ice and over-the-counter pain relievers — is all that you need.
Other treatments for tendinitis include:
* Corticosteroid injections. Sometimes your doctor may inject a corticosteroid medication around a tendon to relieve tendinitis. Injections of cortisone reduce inflammation and can help ease pain. However, there are potential side effects. For example, repeated injections may weaken a tendon, increasing your risk of rupturing the tendon. Also, corticosteroid medications should never be directly injected into the tendon itself because this can contribute to tendon rupture.
* Strengthening exercises and physical therapy. People with tendinitis and tendonosis may also benefit from a program of specific exercise designed to strengthen the force-absorbing capability of the muscle-tendon unit.
* Surgery. Depending on the degree and type of tendon tear, you may benefit from a surgical procedure that can improve tendon health. Damaged tendons can be removed to promote the formation of more healthy tissue. In select individuals, surgeons can repair full-thickness tendon tears to reduce pain and restore function.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/tendinitis/DS00153/DSECTION=8
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tendinitis.html#treatment
2006-12-21 10:28:05 · answer #1 · answered by Sancira 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use ice packs. Advil or Aleve will help. I suffered for months with elbow tendinitis and it is painful, but it will eventually go away. In severe cases, surgery may be an option. Check with your doctor about the best treatment.
2006-12-21 10:05:13 · answer #2 · answered by marsha 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You may have ulnar nerve neuritis since your pinky and ring fingers are involved. Did you have any bad injury on the inner aspect of your elbow? See an orthopedic surgeon. I don't know how long you have had the symptoms but if it has been there for a long time, the doctor may have to do an ulnar nerve transposition if the ulnar nerve is really being irritated in its present anatomical positon. BTW, what you have is definitely not carpal tunnel syndrome.
2006-12-21 21:45:17 · answer #3 · answered by Rene B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you probably have carpal tunnel and if not for sure you have tennis elbow. If it tennis elbow you can apply flex-all and take 800 mg of ibuprofen twice a day and it will help relieve the pain. I know its very uncomfortable for you .
2006-12-21 10:05:36 · answer #4 · answered by roy40372 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to have slight issues with my elbow, however I discovered it was the result of throwing sidearm. If you throw sidearm, trying throwing more over the top or 3/4 and the pain should go away.
2016-03-13 09:27:13 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-03-14 05:35:58 · answer #6 · answered by Sushil 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hot then cold compresses and sleep with your arm over your head to relax muscles also cortisone shot helps kill the pain but not the problem only time and avoidance of repeditive motions help it to heal.
2006-12-21 10:04:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋