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Post by Ryan Charles on Nov 14, 2012 19:32:01 GMT -5
Just looking to see if anyone has any advice or has experienced this issue?
Last week I had a very painful and annoying injury. On my right forearm about 3" up from my wrist I noticed a slight swelling and a really irritating pain that feels like a knife or sharp object in my muscle.
The doctor says Tendinitis but didnt do an x-ray or anything other than feel my arm and said I should quit armwrestling and the gym. I was in a Splint for the better part of a week and took Advil and lots of ice. Its been a week and the exact same pain is still there. Any advice or experience/suggestions would be greatly appreciated since I do not want to be out permanently
Thanks,
Ryan
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Post by John Milne on Nov 14, 2012 20:03:50 GMT -5
My best advice is to find a qualified and forward thinking doctor. Your doctor is a tool. Find one at a sports therapy clinic, they will help you get back in the game (I suspect yours is a GP).
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Post by Ryan Charles on Nov 14, 2012 20:16:49 GMT -5
Thanks John, Yes She was a GP. I went to Emerge and she was what I got. A tool indeed! Ill take your advice and find someone in the sports therapy field.
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Post by Bilal Kreidieh on Nov 14, 2012 20:39:43 GMT -5
I had tendinitis in both my wrists and elbows from powerlifting before I started arm wrestling. I don't have tendinitis anymore. I'm pretty sure it was all the sports-specific training that healed me.
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Post by Mikel Gould on Nov 14, 2012 21:29:35 GMT -5
Hey Ryan,
Just wanted to let you know that i have a fiend that has a clinic and they specialise in sports injurys. If your interested i will post the contact info. They came out to our practise tues evening as well. Very knowledgeable.
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Post by Ryan Charles on Nov 14, 2012 21:43:51 GMT -5
Im very interested Mike! That sounds promising. Much appreciated
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Post by Mikel Gould on Nov 15, 2012 18:34:56 GMT -5
Hey Ryan heres there info,
sports specialist rehab centre. ph. 416 385 0110
Internet site is sportdoc.biz
They will be at our next practise in 2 weeks or give them a call. They are very good and there working towards getting a beter understanding for armwrestling. Even going as far as pulling.
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Post by Nik Straub on Nov 15, 2012 21:36:14 GMT -5
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Post by Dave McEwen on Nov 15, 2012 21:44:30 GMT -5
Ryan, if it's more there is a dr. in london who is doing prolotherepy which will heal the tendon's and atachment points ,the area is injected with a form of glucose, this promotes the healing and strenthening of the tendons , takes 4 weeks no restrictions of use but it burn's like hell , no worse then your pain now , it can be a permanant repair , no scar tissue , calcium in the tendon dissapates as you heal , side effects are the pain goes away and tendon is 40% stronger then preinjury,you will need it checked , it costs 180$ but no surgery.
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Post by Ryan Charles on Nov 15, 2012 22:05:52 GMT -5
Ok, thanks for all the information guys. Very helpful. This is some kind of discouraging pain that i want gone thats for d**n sure.
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Post by Dave McEwen on Nov 15, 2012 22:48:05 GMT -5
I have had it before , no fun ,if you keep pulling ,all you do is agrivate it . Some times a constant load on the injury will over come it but you have to be able to endure alot of pain . The prolo works very well Ryan .
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Post by Ryan Charles on Nov 27, 2012 23:26:12 GMT -5
Its been about three weeks since my initial injury and ive been 4 full days with out any pain. i was very tempted to pull with it on sunday at practice but controlled myself and only stretched lightly. I had an appointment with my doctor yesterday for a check up and he says to try it out and see how it holds up.....little bits at a time. Here's hoping
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Post by Rej Allain on Nov 28, 2012 19:08:52 GMT -5
I'd get someone else to take a look, and then get a 2nd opinion! I had a partial tear in my right bicep tendon that was misdiagnosed as tendonitis, and a few months later it completly tore and needed surgery!
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Post by Ryan Charles on Dec 1, 2012 3:24:10 GMT -5
Thanks Rej! How is the arm coming along?
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Post by Rej Allain on Dec 4, 2012 22:30:09 GMT -5
The arm is coming along great! I'm testing it for the first time in competition at the BOTA Championships in Truro,NS on Dec 15th.It should be 100% by the beginning of the new year hopefully.
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