Ouch. Epicondylitis is no fun. OT, home exercises, rest, cool packs, elbow strap are the best treatments. I’ve had this condition for years and, as a rehab counselor, had clients dealing with this tendinitis.
Buy a soft wrist brace, mid forearm length and wear it when sleeping. It’s also called a cock-up brace as it holds the hand in a slightly elevated, neutral position.
Listen to the pain. Change your routines to avoid what makes the pain flair. Apply roll on Salon Pas (topical lidocaine) along the tendon line from your elbow to your wrist, 3-4 times daily.
Avoid vibrating tools such as palm sanders.
Eat ice cream. No, it won’t affect the pain but it will distract you. I prefer Oregon Strawberry.
Glad to hear you've seen a doctor and are resting.
I had tendonitis about 15 years ago, but after I took a break for a coupla weeks I was fine again, not a murmur since. We are, for the most part, self-repairing creatures.
Have you noticed that there are hardly any muscles to speak of in the hand? The fingers and palm are remotely operated by tendons (why 'tendons' but 'tendinitis' ? :-) from muscles that are located below the elbow. Imagine beefy, clumsy, muscle-bound hands ... ew!
Ouch. Epicondylitis is no fun. OT, home exercises, rest, cool packs, elbow strap are the best treatments. I’ve had this condition for years and, as a rehab counselor, had clients dealing with this tendinitis.
Buy a soft wrist brace, mid forearm length and wear it when sleeping. It’s also called a cock-up brace as it holds the hand in a slightly elevated, neutral position.
Listen to the pain. Change your routines to avoid what makes the pain flair. Apply roll on Salon Pas (topical lidocaine) along the tendon line from your elbow to your wrist, 3-4 times daily.
Avoid vibrating tools such as palm sanders.
Eat ice cream. No, it won’t affect the pain but it will distract you. I prefer Oregon Strawberry.
Thank you for all the advice! Much appreciated--I’ll look for the brace and the lidocaine. And the ice cream.
Glad to hear you've seen a doctor and are resting.
I had tendonitis about 15 years ago, but after I took a break for a coupla weeks I was fine again, not a murmur since. We are, for the most part, self-repairing creatures.
Have you noticed that there are hardly any muscles to speak of in the hand? The fingers and palm are remotely operated by tendons (why 'tendons' but 'tendinitis' ? :-) from muscles that are located below the elbow. Imagine beefy, clumsy, muscle-bound hands ... ew!
God bedring! ('good betterment!')