Elbow problem

[Duff-Man]

I somehow got Tennis elbow, and seeing how I don't play tennis (or any sport really) I'm thinking it may be from the repetitive motion from reloading.

Anyone run into anything like this?

[xd ED]

If you do a lot of reloading, you might be doing a lot of (pistol) shooting

[Duff-Man]

If you do a lot of reloading, you might be doing a lot of (pistol) shooting

Well, there is that......

[xd ED]

Shooter’s elbow is commonly described as pain that radiates from the wrist up the forearm and into the elbow when you grip tightly on your gun. This condition is exactly the same as tennis elbow. Tennis elbow is pain and inflammation on the outside of the elbow that sometimes radiates up and down the forearm and into the wrist. This pain usually increases when you need a tight grip on an object, such as holding a gun.

Shooters Elbow
I can't speak to the value of this link's treatment, but I suspect the diagnosis is correct.
I don't recall the guy's name, but a nationally known competitive shooter switched from predominately shooting 45 acp to 9mm luger due to this.

[Seismic Sam]

IIRC, Rob Leatham had this problem when he switched over to the 9x25 Dillon for a while...

[brad3579]

Had it once many years ago. I remember trying to pick up and drink a cup of coffee was not a pleasant thing to do.
Pick one of these up at Walgreens and you will be a much happier camper.

http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/ace-te ... onNamedTab

[yuppiejr]

I inflicted this on myself laying new flooring throughout our house... Ended up switching to a left handed trackball mouse when I compute (often) and lots of ice with a support brace as linked above. Twisting motion (running a screwdriver) is about the worst thing you can do while recovering. Might take a shot of cortisone to get under control if it's real bad out if the gate.

[selurcspi]

I somehow got Tennis elbow, and seeing how I don't play tennis (or any sport really) I'm thinking it may be from the repetitive motion from reloading.

Anyone run into anything like this?

ChinaKay and I have been using these for about 25 years, it really takes the sting out of shooting a pistol. They were originally advertised to help with recoil control when shooting a pistol, but we found they stop and help you recover from Shooters (tennis) Elbow.

http://www.amazon.com/Tennex-Elbow-Shock-Watch-Black/dp/B002N1OJSI

[UnaStamus]

I had an ulnaris muscle tear that I got from powerlifting/bodybuilding, and made worse at work. When it started healing, I developed elbow tendonitis. The reason why doctors start off with the ibuprofen and icing is to reduce the inflammation to see if it's a temporary issue. They can't diagnose it immediately without some sort of control. Beyond that, what you do depends on the extent to which you have it, the extent to which you're willing to go, and the kind of medical treatment you seek. Many people with these injuries do not seek help from sports specialists, and they should.
There are two ways to eliminate elbow tendonitis that I've found: physical therapy and prolotherapy.
Physical therapy for this involves two portions- stretching of the wrist, forearms and elbows, and muscle development of the triceps. The muscle development involves very light weighted triceps extensions that help pull and bury the tendon back inside the musculature where it belongs. Part of tendonitis is a displacement of the tendon through the muscle. You basically work to get it back into place. This is what stretching and weights do. This is what I did, and it took several months for me because of how severe my case was.
The second one is prolotherapy, which is a relatively unknown procedure that is elective and not covered by most insurance policies. Prolotherapy is a non-corticoid injection into the joint that causes immediate inflammation and promotes rapid healing of the tendons or ligaments (if applicable).

See this site for a quick explanation and video:
http://www.caringmedical.com/prolotherapyblog/tennis-elbow/


For treatment in the metro, these are the two guys you want to talk to:
http://drmarkwheaton.com/
http://georgekramermd.com/


If you have a mild case, you can PT it away in a couple weeks. If you have a more severe case, you may have to do both.

[Duff-Man]

Thanks for all the replys, my case happened a month or so ago, it is getting better so it must not be too bad. Lining up some physical therapy sounds like the way to go. (My Dr. said that would be a likely outcome.)

[photogpat]

Mine was in my right arm from repetitive motion while wiring my garage. Running a wire cutter/stripper and screw driver.

Ibuprofen, rest, and ice....a year later it finally went away. Don't screw around with repetitive motion injuries...soft tissue takes a long time to heal.

[hopkins]

My wife is a nurse and in the hospital they use the term RICE Rest Ice, compression, elevation. works very well for me. My problem is my shoulder.