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Pain in elbow
I have a new internal pain that I have never felt before in my elbow. I don’t think it was caused by pole since I really hadn’t been practicing lately but pole certainly isn’t helping. It could be typing related or when I was trying the plank challenge. Any suggestions on how to heal? I just got a new pole so I’m really exciting to get back to practicing but my elbow feels like it’s getting worse.
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When I first started poling I had slight pain in my elbows. I work out regularly three days a week with a group and never felt the pain there. I think it was caused by the different angle of doing tricep pushes on the pole. I would suggest some type of anti-inflammatory and icing after you work out. Just keep an eye on it. My pain seems to have lessened in my elbows and I have been poling for a month now.
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Be careful even though it seems like it may go away it could be related to tennis elbow/tendonitis/ecu basically forearms & wrists that need strength and healing. Even one “easy” or small pole trick could have irritated it and could get worse without care. If you start to notice a move that is the culprit I would immediately stop and try an alternative or at least something like a brace/wrap that gives stability. For me it is split grip which I now avoid at all cost no matter who tells me I “have” to use it bc you don’t “have” to do anything just listen to your body. There are a lot of good discussions if you search forearm pain etc. but will show how they are related to the type of pain you are experiencing. Veena has strength and flexy lessons specifically for this area and also this link has products for strength and healing (towards the bottom) https://www.studioveena.com/forums/view/53ac0521-5694-4f69-8752-7df60a9aa0eb also a myofascial release type of massage can be done even at home if someone helps you. Hopefully yours does not progress to get worse since it seems like an early sign so you can work on it now!
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I second Tigers comment. Be careful and take the time to heal. When I began poling I injured my left elbow. It really hurt and I was sure something was broken. I could not even straighten my arm for weeks. Dr said it was golfers elbow. So I basically kept poling but only using right arm. Then I blew out the right elbow. So I went back to poling on left side but was never pain free. Now I do everything on left and can’t do anything on my right side. If I had just stopped for a few weeks at the beginning I am sure I would have healed better and my poling wouldn’t be so unbalanced!
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