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Get relief from tennis elbow, golfer's elbow and tendonitis with JointEase, the all-natural pain relief remedy
2nd May 2008
I'm pretty bad at tennis.
You know that grisly television footage where the
killer whale whacks the seal up into the air and
knocks it about?
That's more precise and elegant than me with a
tennis racket.
Or...
You know the sound of a woman's Wimbledon
champion grunting as she lunges to volley the
serve with all her might?
That's me putting my tennis shoes on.
Unsurprisingly, I don't have tennis elbow. But that
doesn't mean I won't get it one day, especially
with all my newsletter writing antics.
Why?
Well, of course, it's because tennis elbow has
nothing to do with tennis. It's actually a common
problem called Lateral Epicondylitis. You can get it
from any repetitive action, any time in your life.
I've had a lot of requests from readers recently,
asking me to look into this.
As usual, I've managed to dig up some brilliant,
simple, DRUGFREE ways you can help ease the
pain.
No more nasty sideeffects. No more expensive
chemical gunk. And not a snake oil salesman in
sight.
First, let me explain the condition...
How to tell your tennis elbow from your
golfer's elbow
Tennis Elbow or lateral epidcondylitis is a form
of tendonitis.
You'll know you have it if you get pain around the
wrist, when stretching your fingers, lifting objects
or bending your hand. Also if you get tight, painful
muscles on the back of your forearm.
Continuing the sportagony theme, there's also a
similar problem called 'golfer's elbow'. This is like
tennis elbow, except the pain is on the inner side
of your forearm.
There are some other forms of tendonitis to look
out for...
* Achilles tendonitis pain above the
back of your heel.
* Patellar tendonitis pain below the
knee.
* Rotator cuff tendonitis pain near the
shoulder.
These three forms of tendonitis don't get sporting
nicknames.
Shame.
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So I'm going to step up to the plate and give them
some catchy, sports-based monikers:
* Achilles tendonitis - Overpaid Football
Player's Foot
* Patellar tendonitis - Dancer's Knee
* Rotator cuff tendonitis - Bowler's
Shoulder.
Whatever form you may experience, it's not
pleasant.
So here are 4 techniques you should try out...
* Place an ice pack over the joint for 20
minutes every three hours
* Alternate this with a heat pack. My tip is to
get a buckwheat pillow (available in many
shops or look for it online by typing it into
www.google.co.uk ). Heat it for 3 minutes
in the microwave, wrap in a cloth and
apply to the joint.
* You can even freeze the buckwheat pillow
and it will be equally good as an ice-pack.
Perhaps buy two, one for hot, one for cold.
As always, diet can help, too....
3 dietary tips for joint pain and inflammation
* Add some omega - 3 fatty acids to your
diet. Take fish oil supplements if you can't
abide fresh oily fish like mackerel. This
should help reduce your pain over time
* Berries are packed with antioxidants. They
decrease the levels of TNF-alpha - a
substance that worsens inflammation.
* Cherries contain also melatonin which
relieves pain. They also contain
anthocyanins, which lower your levels of
cyclooxygenase. This helps to reduce
inflammation.
* Take a natural pain relief supplement,
like this one. It contains 7% emu oil, which
studies from around the world have shown
to contain high levels of natural linolenic
acid, a substance which eases muscle
aches and joint pain. Click here for more:
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Finally, here's another interesting idea for
tendonitis sufferers... |
The mystery of 'Transverse Friction Massage'
Some people use a deep massage technique
called 'transverse friction massage'. They claim it
can help reduce pain and improve blood flow
when applied to the tendon.
I'm open minded, as usual. But I should tell you
that I've looked at a 2002 a paper which examined
studies on transverse friction massage for
tendonitis pain.
Two of the studies found no benefit of transverse
friction massage over the ice-pack methods as I've
shown you above.
But even the researchers admitted that larger
studies were needed before proper conclusions
could be made.
The information is there. So it's up to you.
A word of warning...
If you think you have any form of tendonitis, talk to
your doctor. Get a proper diagnosis first.
Then, if you DO try transverse friction massage,
go for a trained and licensed therapist.
Beware that this kind of deep massage should not
be used for rheumatoid tendonitis, bursitis, and
nerve disorders. |
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