Give up tennis

Who's hand ? The golfers ?

I've got it too.
Treated it with Bowen therapy. 95% healed instantly. Just not quite, and really annoying.
The only good thing about the covid lockdown is I'm forced to take it easy.

NotWal said..
Didn't stop me sailing though but I had to take it easy.

Yep was mild and hadn't even thought about what it was, then went for a week sailing on a friends cat. I was winchman. Came back completely stuffed.

Had PRP on both. Fixed it .... mostly

Had it really bad with overuse due to cutting artificial grass with a Stanley knife daily. Tried everything then acupuncture fixed it instantly.

GWatto said..

Clarky said..
Had it really bad with overuse due to cutting artificial grass with a Stanley knife daily. Tried everything then acupuncture fixed it instantly.

WHy didn't you use a lawnmower

What are you guys on about ?
Im sure you don't need to cut artificial grass .
And I'm even more sure acupuncture doesn't stop artificial grass growing .
You guys are high !

This topic comes up with monotonous regularity. I had it so bad from tennis that I couldn't pour the kettle.

My physio says if you get onto it pronto he can fix it in three sessions + 6 weeks or so (like any ligament damage). Mine took longer because I let it get chronic.

Generally repair and recovery involves:
1. Physio ('deknotting'/spasm release with massage, needling)
2. Rest - up to 6 weeks to allow ligament micro tears to heal.
3. A program of strengthening- gentle at first, tougher progressively. Physio made me use those stretchy theraband things - easy red one initially building up to the black one. Muscle and new stronger ligament is best created in extension. I took a couple of years to really build up my elbow to the point where it is now bulletproof - I still use the theraband a couple of times a week as part of my regular weights routine, to maintain it.

As per the last SB thread on this topic, you solve tennis elbow and generally progress straight to golfers elbow. Same solution, strengthen strengthen strengthen.

As an aside, the evidence Is that over the age of 50, a regular resistance training program is a must - otherwise we lose 2% muscle bulk per year. That quickly adds up. Muscle is an important organ for processing stuff in the body. Regular resistance training makes you feel so much better.