how do you treat elbow tendonitis?

Question

what is the treatment? dont tell me that it is to rest it, i read that it will not help you when you rest your elbow for amount of time.

Answer 1

the thing that ended up helping me best was to get the cortisone injection and then wear the little arm band that you wear right at the elbow! i tried the therapy, rest...etc. but, the injection was the best thing i did!!!

Answer 2

Ok well I don't know where you read that rest wasn't good because that's what you really need to do. I have tendinitis in both my arms and carpel tunnel in my right i got them from playing clarinet, euphonium, and piano so I'm pretty much going to have it forever. Anyways go to a doctor that's what i did and she prescribed be medicated pads that numb the pain and an anti-inflammatory medication that also helps. Rest your arm, take a break from what ever gave you tendinitis trust it helps. Stretching out your elbow and arms is also something you can do it will release the tension and it'll take away the stiffness. I try and do some sort of stretching everyday because by the end of the day my arms can't take anymore and the brace didn't really work for me it just hurt more but go ahead and see if it works for you.. Well anyways good luck rest your arms and i hope everything works out for you.


some exercises i do are I use a ball and squeeze it or I'll get a towel and hold it with both hands and twist the towel.

Answer 3

EVEN THOUGH you are a Yankee fan, I will help you out.

Take Ibuprofen. You can take up to four *200mg* tablets every 6 hours. You are dealing with inflammation, which Advil (ibuprofen) was designed to treat.
Make sure you take the tablets with FOOD. We count Milk as food, but in your case since I don't know your weight I would say to eat a snack after swallowing the tablets. VERY important to prevent GI upset.
Yes, rest will help but you can't rest something that you use constantly. So, use the Ibuprofen for about 3 or 4 days and you will feel the improvement in your elbow joint. I promise!

Answer 4

Strains are injuries that affect muscles or tendons, thick bands that attach muscles to bones. They occur in response to a quick tear, twist, or pull of the muscle. Strains are an acute type of injury that results from overstretching or over contraction. Pain, weakness, and muscle spasms are common symptoms experienced after a strain occurs.

Sprains are injuries that affect ligaments, thick bands of cartilage that attach bone to bone. They occur in response to a stretch or tear of a ligament. Sprains are an acute type of injury that results from trauma such as a fall or outside force that displaces the surrounding joint from its normal alignment. Sprains can range from a mild ligamentous stretch to a complete tear. Bruising, swelling, instability, and painful movement are common symptoms experienced after a sprain occurs.

RICE is the acronym used for Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation. It is used as the best initial treatment of soft tissue injuries such as sprains, strains, and contusions. The combination of RICE helps reduce inflammation that occurs after acute injury. It is important to remember that the earlier this treatment is put into place, the more effective it is.

Rest: Rest and protect the injured area.

Ice: Apply ice to the injury. The cold will reduce swelling and pain at the injured site. This step should be done as soon as possible. Apply the frozen object to the area for 20 minutes three times a day for the first 48 hours.

Compression: Compress the injured site. This will decreases swelling of the injured region. Although the wrap should be snug, make sure it is not too tight as this can cause numbness, tingling, or increased pain.

Elevation: Elevate the injured area above the level of the heart as much as possible. This technique will also assist in reducing the amount of swelling to the injured site.

Once the pain and swelling are eliminated, you should start gradual range of motion exercises but not to the point of pain. Each day your range of motion will increase slightly. Continue until you have complete range of motion. Than start gentle strengthening exercises to re-build the strength in the elbow.

The stiffness will go away over time.

Good Luck

See http://www.coldoneinc.com/elbow_wrap.html

Answer 5

There are various methods to treat tendonitis. Treatments include: strict rest of the affected area, application of ice to reduce swelling for the first 24 to 48 hours, after 48 hours application of moist heat for deep muscle relaxation, anti-inflammatory pain relievers like aspirin or ibuprofen.

Answer 6

ice it down and wear a brace (buy at drugstore) and try not to use it alot