ice or heat for elbow pain?

[duey]

im still having pain in my outer elbow, and upper forearm just below my outer elbow that i think is the tendons hurting. wondering what would be better, icing it or soaking in hot water with epsom salt.

 

[walker11]

ice after you lift then heat

 

[nerdalert]

^^^^ x2 ^^

 

[stonecold1976]

Ice !!

 

[shockandawelifter]

ice then heat, repeat 20 min/20min/20min/20min

its called contrasting?

i have a feeling you are doing to much tricep and bicep work

 

[TheJackal]

Most likely tennis elbow / lateral epicondylitis which is basically tendon inflammation. A brace/splint, NSAIDS(aleve/naproxen or ibuprofen - if you dont already have GI issues for no more than a few weeks), ice(20 min a couple times day) and rest on that arm(caused by excessive wrist extension and forearm pronation) is the most common treatment. If it doesnt resolve in a few weeks after that, go see your primary doctor.

 

[numba1scrapper]

ice then heat, repeat 20 min/20min/20min/20min

its called contrasting?

i have a feeling you are doing to much tricep and bicep work

I get the same exact shit when I dso exactly this, usually on cycle when a rapid increase of strength occurs.. shit fucking hurts

 

[nerdalert]

I had it and got rid of it, now it's back. Tennis elbow sucks.

 

[Dosekel]

Ice at least 4x times a day for the first 3 days (no more than 15 mins each time or you get some rebound effect)
Then after you can switch to cold/heat

David.

 

[o3clipsegts]

iv been trying to work through this same damn thing. hopefully this helps it