June 2, 200719 yr I messed up my elbow bench pressing. One of the parents at the dojo is a chiropractor. He checked it out and said I have tendonitis. He said to rest it for a couple of weeks. It's been at least three weeks since I messed it up and I tried curling and it was bugging me then. The parent told me that I shouldn't feel it when curling. How can I help heal it? How long should I not do anything with arms and what else should I do (ice or heat)? How do I know when it's better and how hard should I train after it is better?Thanks- "What we do in life, echoes in eternity.""We must all fear evil men. But there is another kind of evil which we must fear most, and that is the indifference of good men."
June 3, 200719 yr Don't try to figure it out by yourself because it most likely will not do you any good.The chiropractor that had a look at your elbow was simply doing it out of the goodness of his heart so I suggest you visit another chiropractor and see if you can get a scan or well.. an answer. "If you always put limits on what you can do, physical or anything else, it'll spread over into the rest of your life. It'll spread over into your work, into your mortality, into your entire being. There are no limits. There are plateaus, but you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. If it kills you, it kills you."Bruce Lee
June 3, 200719 yr I agree with Kante. Go see another doctor, maybe even an orthopedic specialist. Elbow injuries can take some time to heal. Years ago, I injured my elbow doing straight barbell curls (which can put tension on the elbow joint) then continued to aggrevate it playing racquetball. Give the elbow some rest and definitely get it checked out.Good luck.
June 4, 200719 yr Good advise. Rest and re-evaluate constantly. https://www.haysgym.com http://www.sunyis.com/ https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com
June 5, 200719 yr Chiropractors, while well versed in human anatomy, are NOT doctors of medicine. See a doctor, as suggested, an orthopedic specialist would be best. "It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenius."
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