Hi All,

First of all let me say thanks for offering your expertise on here for free I really appreciate it and look forward to your input.

Okay, I’ve listed some specifics about my injury and other things may be useful to know then I’ll give you the story :-D

ME:
30yrs old, physically active male, regular in the gym.

DIET
Balanced diet, plenty of water. Supplements: Whey protein, Cissus and sometimes creatine (not for about 16 months).

CAUSED BY:
Performing a deadlift (I think) and worsened by trying to train through it for a week or so.

TIMELINE:
Happened about 3-4 months ago.

PROBLEM:
Painful arm/elbow.
Pain in elbow, forearm flexor (top one – similar symptoms to Wikipedia reference-linktennis elbow)
General dull pain/ache in elbow joint
Ache in bottom of tricep where it attatches into elbow at back of arm.

SYMPTOMS:
Stiffness when bending my arm.
Slight pain in lower bicep when I extend it
Slight pain in elbow flexor when I extend it
Aches in bottom of tricep

TREATMENT SO FAR:
About 12/13 30 mins physio sessions – massage, TENS and Ultrasound given. Not helped much
Iced at home
Iced at home then massaged, then heat applied about 30 mins after massage – helped a bit.

I think I hurt my arm while performing deadlifts in the gym. I had decided to stop using straps to strengthen my forearms and was right on my limit when I think I hurt it. There wasn’t a snap or pop or bruising, just soreness the next day and a lot of stiffness – the arm that I hurt was the one using a revers grip on the bar (palm facing away from me). I tried to train again a few times afterwards and it made the problem worse – more pain and a great deal more stiffness, it felt like my arm needed oiled. It would extend and bend but very slowly and with a little pain in my lower bicep/elbow and mainly my forearm flexor muscle across the top of my forearm (about an inch down from my elbow approximately).

They physio keeps performing the same things over and over but none of them seem to help much. I’ve been using ibuprofen as it helps with the stiffness and pain and resting the arm as much as possible.

Any ideas what I could do to help this? It doesn’t seem to be getting much better – it did once and then I had to do some DIY and it flared up again the day after I swept the garden patio.

I have read the other posts regarding Tennis Elbow (LE) but I am now thinking that perhaps that isn’t the problem or only problem.

THANKS!!

Ian

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