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Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but Charley is spot on. I’ve tried it for the last week lowering sideways and never getting it, as soon as I lowered my flexed hips first facing the ceiling then turning I got it instantly, and it really is an illusion, it looks sideways but on the pole isn’t at all! Wierd
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Thanks for all the suggestions, i've just ordered some tite-grip to give it a go, and really like the 'plan b' idea! Will have to do that!
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azzwoo
MemberDecember 9, 2010 at 5:01 pm in reply to: Ulnar Nerve Entrapment from Poling and/or Elbow Stands?Your ulnar nerve innervates the little and part of your ring finger, and the part of your hand below it. If you feel the pain throughout your arm, its unlikely its ulnar, but if it feels like nerve pain it could be your brachial plexus instead. Shoulder and arm pain can also come from neck injuries so bear that in mind too. I have ulnar nerve entrapment from an old break, and its horrible, feels like my two fingers and part of my forearm are on fire and really sensitive. Avoid elbow grips like the plague, that is mainly what exacerbates mine. I use stretches, ice, and analgesics. I have tried kinesiotaping and thought it did help a bit, but I think that may have just been a psychological pain relief! They can do an operation to decompress it, i’m not sure how effective it is. I would speak to an orthopaedic surgeon if it is really bothering you!
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you do need to do quads work to gain a fully straight leg, but you need to do an ‘Inner Range Quads’ exercise. A lot of quads exercises don’t work through the full quad range of movement, and it is usually the IRQ range that is missed, and it is that range of the contraction that is hardest to get and helps you get that full knee extension. Sit with your legs out straight in front of you and place a rolled up towel under your knee. Then bring your toes back towards your body (dorsiflex your ankle) and lift your foot off the ground to make your leg really straight, whilst keeping the back of the knee in contact with the towel. I would usually hold for 10 seconds and see how many you can do and go from there. It will help you get that last little bit of knee extension.
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at uni we used http://www.anatomy.tv which was amazing but v in-depth. I think you have to pay for it too but if you are seriously interested in anatomy its like a virtual cadaver, you can take off layers and look at the muscles, ligaments, bones etc in different layers.
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Sorry to say it but i’d rest it for longer than a week, maybe more like a month to six weeks! Tendonitis is inflammation of the tendon or tendon sheath, and unless it is fully rested and healed it will only reoccur. You could try deep transverse frictions but you would need a PT to show you how to do it. You will also need to look at some wrist strengthening exercises and take a good look at your pole technique/ wrist position as you need to find the cause of the inflammation.
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Jackib I have those sparkly shorts and I love them but they are really itchy!!I have to wear boy type shorts underneath or they scratch!
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I often see children who ‘in-toe’ and ‘out-toe’. It usually naturally resolves by about age 8 but in some people it will remain and is just their norm, and if its not painful is not usually viewed as a problem unless it is hindering your walking/function. Sometimes it can be as a result of muscle imbalances around the hip, but if stretches/ exercises don’t help you might want to see an orthopod to investigate the possibility that there may be an underlying hip joint problem. Did you ever have hip scans as a baby that you know of? Have you always out-toed or is has it started recently?
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sorry to hear you hurt yourself! This is just advice but I would lay off the shoulder mount for a while whilst it heals. Personally I would also lay off climbing because if you use your arms a lot to climb you can irritate it. If you actually have a tear you shouldn’t be stretching it until it is healed or you can open it up again, you just need to maintain your range of movement but not stretch it.
Your biceps attaches at the top via two tendons, the long head and the short head so this is prob what she means by your ‘upper’ tendon.
Biceps flexes (bends) your elbow and mildly flexes your shoulder, so you could try bicep curls (obv not with a huge weight if you have injured it!) and raising your arm up in front of you will help strengthen it.
My stepdad tore the long head of his biceps a few months ago and because of his age they wouldn’t surgically fix it, so now his has this one huge rolled up muscle that looks like popeye whenever he bends his arm!! -
if they aren’t painful they are probably just muscle fasciculations. They are usually harmless unless you have a neurological problem, which is very unlikely.
To be honest I know what they are, but not what the cause is…. so the internet is telling me they can be to do with a decrease in magnesium due to over exertion, certain medications, and stress and anxiety. I’ve also heard that they can be caused by dehydration from my colleagues.
Its probably just that you are working the muscle too hard, muscles can naturally cramp if placed under too much stress so make sure you stretch and take some time to rest.
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as in a proper spasm where the whole muscle contracts and you have to try to release it, or small rhythmical twitches?
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I seconds gsylass’s post…. these shorts are awesome! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif