Weather your elbow hurts from holding your camera to much or from playing sports here is a very easy remedy for tendonitis or as it is for me tennis elbow.

I play a lot of tennis and developed this tendonitis which before I started taking pictures would usually come and go . Now it's been getting worse from holding a heavy camera and lens. What to do what to do. Love both so I can't give up either.

Went to physical therapy for couple of weeks! Paid a lot of money !
(Thanks Obama) didn't work because ice is only a temporary fix and short lived.
So after the wedding shoot I did I was in agony ! So I googled and googled.
Thank you Mr google! And found this remedy. It sounds a little strange buy I can attest it WORK!

So here it is. Get a hammer small one if you have it and heat up some water
Not so hot that you burn yourself but not enough that you feel the heat.
Add a touch of oil to the end veggie or olive oil and gentle apply the hammer to the elbow continuously moving it up and down the arm.
Do this for about 10mins. A couple of times during the day for a couple of days .I had immediate relief with the first application.
Ps the guy who suggested this is a sports trainer.
I am amazed why the drs do not know these things!

Hope this helps someone who has been in pain.
Ellen

Dr. Sarno believes that some pain is a function of repressed stress/tension and that relieving those problems can facilitate improvement of pain. He does not say all pain is from this. An acute injury, for example, is not a manifestation of stress. The pain from a knife in the back probably is not really a manifestation of your tension. Obvious inflammation is probably not either - tendons and joints get inflamed, and things swell, which can continue the cycle of inflammation, swelling, and pain. Medicines for inflammation and physical therapy can reduce swelling and inflammation and help break the cycle. Many types of pain, though, and some part of the perception of pain, is not physical, and psychological approaches can be very helpful. Most physicians accept this for a large percentage of headaches and even a lot of abdominal pain. One study found that about 50% of people with abdominal pain that defied diagnosis were victims of childhood abuse, for example.

Weather your elbow hurts from holding your camera to much or from playing sports here is a very easy remedy for tendonitis or as it is for me tennis elbow.

I play a lot of tennis and developed this tendonitis which before I started taking pictures would usually come and go . Now it's been getting worse from holding a heavy camera and lens. What to do what to do. Love both so I can't give up either.

Went to physical therapy for couple of weeks! Paid a lot of money !
(Thanks Obama) didn't work because ice is only a temporary fix and short lived.
So after the wedding shoot I did I was in agony ! So I googled and googled.
Thank you Mr google! And found this remedy. It sounds a little strange buy I can attest it WORK!

So here it is. Get a hammer small one if you have it and heat up some water
Not so hot that you burn yourself but not enough that you feel the heat.
Add a touch of oil to the end veggie or olive oil and gentle apply the hammer to the elbow continuously moving it up and down the arm.
Do this for about 10mins. A couple of times during the day for a couple of days .I had immediate relief with the first application.
Ps the guy who suggested this is a sports trainer.
I am amazed why the drs do not know these things!

Hope this helps someone who has been in pain.
Ellen

The reason that works well is because of the moisture in the oil which helps the heat to penetrate deeper. Microwave heat packs (with RICE) in them, works great as well. Real plain rice is not dried out completely before packaging, so when it is put in the microwave heat with steam is emitted and goes deep into the tissues and tendons. This plus advil or any anti-inflammatory ( a couple of times per day) usually works great. If one doesn't want to buy a rice bag, then throw some plain grain rice in a sock, tie it up then throw it in the microwave for 1.5- to 2 minutes. You can do that several times a day for best results. The heat speeds up blood flow around the injured area and helps it to heal faster.