Pain… In Right Elbow/Forearm Area (possible tendonitis)! Does Anyone Else
I’ve tried cortisone shots that relieved the pain for a short time. The orthopedic surgeon that I saw told me it was tendonitis. He said, eventually I wouldn’t need the shots anymore but the pain comes back. I took the shots for at least twice a year for about 3-4 years when I had tried an anti-inflammatory called Mobic 7.5mg, which also helped for a while. I still take the medication but it’s not working anymore. I also take Ibuprofen 800mg with no relief.
The pain is affecting my forearm when the muscle is contracted. When I try to flex my bicep and the forearm together the pain is excruciating. When I perform bicep curls the pain is severe in my forearm (restricting or controlling the amount of weight I can curl) near or not far from my elbow. It seems to be near the radius bone, toward the tuberosity where the capitulum is connected. If it were a muscle I’d describe it as the Extensor Carpi Radialus Longus. The reason I know these names is, I have an All-In-One Anatomy Chart. I’ve tried by the chart to pinpoint exactly where the pain seems to be generating. At times I can bend my arm and feel something crack or pop like a bone is out of alignment. I might be grasping at straws but I’m trying to describe it the best way I can. I had an MRI done a few years ago and nothing out of the ordinary showed except the orthopedic surgeon diagnosed it as tendonitis, hence the cortisone shots.
These are some of the exercises:
(wide-grip chins, hammer curls, barbell curls, upright rows, bent-over rows, dumbbell flies, heavy benching), that are causing me great pain and an unnecessary weakness because of the pain.
Does anyone else have this problem or maybe had this problem in the past? If you had this problem how did you resolve it? I need some recommendations on this because there is no way I’ll ever be able to compete in a bodybuilding contest (all natural … no steroids) with this.
I’d love to hear from someone or anyone about this issue!
Thanks,
Matthew Lindsay in Florida
