Fisherman's elbow?

[lunkertaker]

I have done a lot of both salt water fishing and freshwater fishing this year.

Just not as much as I wanted to due to a persistent pain in my left elbow.

Came on in July, and now I have trouble picking things up with pain, and think that I have tendon-itus in my left elbow. I have skipped a few outings due to this and expended myself on others in the love of fishing.

I know that I need to rest the elbow, but has anyone else had this trouble and survived without the rest or is the rest...man I don't want to stop fishing, required? Winter is close and a reprieve, but...I think I have Fisherman's elbow

What have your experienced?

[NJ Dave]

Yep, tennis elbow. Had it for a good 4-5 months. The more ypu use it the longer it takes to heal. Daily trips to the chiropractor were just a waste of my insurance co money as I found no relief.
I did wear this contraption that they gave me that velcroed around the elbow and had some sort of magnet in it.
I guess it helped cause the pain soon went away but I never let the pain stop me from fishing hence why it took so long to heal.
G/L

[DDDman]

I am currently in the same pain since June. My Dr. gave me something for the inflammation and suggested resting it as much as possible, but between work and fishing that was not going to happen. I am waiting for the off season to hopefully get some relief and time to heal.

[tycomps]

I've been calling mine "bass elbow".

[vanstaalin]

Try L. glutamine it is supposed to lubricate your joints. You can get it at gnc and it works pretty good

[FASTEDDIE29]

Ive got the same thing as of right now. Ive had it for 6 months, it went away and I aggravated it Salmon fishing 2 weeks ago. It sucks but you gotta wear that brace, it helps alot. Also I found that icing the elbow helps when its really irritated. I tried heat and that just seemed to make it worse.