Arm Injury

[Slim 11]

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My golf and bowling seasons overlap by about a month in the fall and likewise in the spring. Last fall my right arm (I'm right handed) really started bothering me. It got to where it was sometimes difficult to even pick up something light (felt like the whole arm was giving out). THe pain seemed to be concentrated in my elbow. Doctor diagnosed it as "tennis elbow" (tendinitis), gave me some ibuprofen and a brace. As bowling season went on it seemed to improve, rarely bothering me.
Now that I am golfing again (for about 6 weeks) and bowling has just ended, it is acting up again. It seems to be more related to golf. The elbow hurts but the pain seems to run all the way to my wrist and up through my bicep. Going back to the doctor but wondering if anyone has had something similar. I don't think the tendinitis diagnoses is correct because the brace (which is supposed to relieve pressure on the tendons in the elbow) doesn't seem to help.

[cougar978]

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You may have a bone spur rubbing against a nerve in your elbow - that's what ended my baseball days and made me stick to golf - I used to pitch and threw sidearm to 3/4 in little league and youth ball. I think the only way to fix it is to have them go in and shave the bone down, but you definitely want to talk to an orthopedist about that.

[allin]

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Often the elbow pain is related to stess on your wrist. When I am bowling and playing golf at the same time I tend to get elbow and wrist tendonitis.

[lovemylabs]

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had this exact thing happen, the doc gave me a cortisone shot in the elbow and sent me to physical rehab a couple days a week for about three weeks, that was a couple of years ago and it hasn't gave me problems since. you learn some really good stretches in rehab for that to help to keep it from returning. hope this helps.