2007-03-12 04:12:58 · 5 answers · asked by rollyvic 1 in Sports ➔ Tennis
It depends on how serious it is. Mild cases can take a few days to a few weeks, serious tennis elbow as in you move and you die can take up to a year to heal. If you have a mild case (hurts but not unbearably when you move your arm, clench your fist, etc..) buy an elbow brace. When I had mild tennis elbow, I wore the brace and took a break from tennis for a week, then got right back into it.
You can resume playing pretty soon, but take it easy when you do.
2007-03-12 11:52:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rotator cuff? That is in the shoulder. Elbow strengthening exercises? NO way, tennis elbow comes from hand strength or grip. Some exercises to help with tennis elbow are to squeeze a flat tennis ball, put a rubber band around your fingers and extend your fingers out. If you want to keep playing with tennis elbow you'll need ICE and ibuprofen or a constricting band that goes around the forearm muscles. These keep the forearm muscles from full contracting that results in the pain.
2007-03-13 20:08:36 · answer #2 · answered by hofertennis@sbcglobal.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a cortisone shot 5 weeks ago, my elbow felt fine for 3 weeks but then my elbow pain came roaring back worse than before the injection. I have been using this tennis elbow secrets program now for 5 days and my elbow feels much better. I can really feel my arm getting stronger as each day passes.
Cure Tennis Elbow?
2016-05-14 17:50:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very tough question to answer , I am not sure there is a definitive one on how long it takes to heal. Advil for your anti inflammatory. Ice after every hit . Cortisone shots always helped me , now of course they have found out they are not good for you, but they do get the inflammation down, no more then 3 though or is starts messing with your ligaments. Some of the on court things you can do are build up your grip so that you are forced not to squeeze the racket as tight when you hit, you may be unknowingly squeezing to much at contact also, lower the tension of your strings so there is less vibration. Good luck I know it is a drag.
2007-03-12 13:59:34 · answer #4 · answered by messtograves 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you work out your rotator cuff and you do elbow strengthening exercises, you shouldn't have tennis elbow. Instead of waiting for it to "heal", go to the gym and start doing some exercises.
http://www.tennis.com/yourgame/fitness/fitness.aspx?id=617
do the first one to rid yourself of tennis elbow.
2007-03-12 18:04:31 · answer #5 · answered by liuser 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋