re: Tendonitis aka Tennis Elbow

So I hurt my ankle at work last year, and the doc put me on diclofenac, an anti inflammatory. Luckily for me it really made my elbow tendinitis disappear, so I got the doc to prescribe it full time for me. Twice a day I take it. No more issues with my elbow.

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I’d be hesitant to take Diclofenac twice a day full time. That’ll tear a hole in your stomach at some point and wear out your kidneys. Just be cautious.

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I had doubts about it for sure, but the NP I consulted with said he had been on it for a long term and hadn’t had any issues. I’ll definitely be cautious. It’s only been about a year, but not even a full year for me.

Thanks. Counterforce Brace was a great suggestion. It has really helped with the pain.

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Thanks. Counterforce Brace was a great suggestion. It has really helped with the pain.

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The only thing that helped me was, extend arm out straight, rotate fist/wrist one direction until it starts getting tight, reverse and go the other direction. Do as much as you can and even do the arm that’s not hurting. Really helped me!

turmeric at 2,000mg/day took care of my tendonitis

Supposedly rest is best. But I had tennis elbow for a few years after spending a few solid days on a chainsaw. I am 57 now. I started playing tennis and it aggravated the heck out of it. I just messaged it and kept playing and it went away after having it for years. GL

Edit: by kept playing, I mean I played tennis one or two times a week. Did this for a few months and eventually I remember, "hey, it never bothers me anymore."

Really needed this thread, dealing with this bullshite right now, going on 2 or 3 months

I had tendonitis in both elbows for months last year into this year. I never could rest them enough to heal and still can't. However, in December last year, I read about and started taking Vitalzym (a Systemic Enzyme) and also Hydrolyzed Collagen (made by Codeage). Not sure which one or both started healing my elbow tendonitis, but after a month both started feeling better. My right elbow is back to normal and my left elbow is about 85% better and still improving. Both of these products are fairly expensive. There is another systemic enzyme called Wobenzym that has good feedback plus several other options for Hydrolized Collagen (just get the brands that have the most types of hydrolized collagen).