Hi All,
I’ve had this nagging injury for a while and i was wondering if there’s anything that can be done to heal faster apart from rest and not using it. I mean i can’t really do anything too strenuous right now with it anyway. I believe the injury happened b/c i have been doing pull ups and chin ups of late.
I’ve read the posts and what i appear to have is closest to tennis elbow. I don’t have inflamations, nor does it throb or hurt if i am not using it. There’s certainly weakness in the joint, and whenever i do use it, doing any elbow bending exercises (pullups, push ups, curls), i get a “creaking noise” in my joint area. Almost sounds like cartilage rubbing up on bone or something to that extent. My right arm tends to be in a better condition overall… and it has improved over time. My left arm, on the other hand sometimes will even lock, and will not let me full extend!
When i rotate my left arm in a certain angle then it will allow be to extend it, and somewhere in between, i can “pop” it in, and it will actually make a popping noise, like the joint has difficulty getting fit just right. My right arm does not have this problem.
Any ideas, guys? Has anyone had something similar? I was thinking about seeing a ortho, but i have a feeling all he will tell me is to rest it for weeks, but i have no confidence it will improve. But i feel if i knew what it exactly is, i can work toward healing it faster.
Thanks,