Elbow area pain?

[thescreensavers]

After being sick from mono (lost 25lbs in a few weeks) and my doctor telling me to take it easy until I got cleared, I been very inactive since I gotten sick, and I am back to the weight I was before I got sick.


I got cleared last week so went to the gym yesterday, I grabbed 7.5lbs weights and in both hands, and slowly extended them up to shoulder level.

This was easy and I did them about 10 times then I started to feel some burn so I stopped at 15. At around 10 I felt some elbow area pain in my left arm, This also happened back before I got sick, but with heavier weights (15 iirc)

A little bit later I curled one 30lbs bar with both arms and I did not feel that same pain.

Ill have to pay more attention to it.

Now to day(next day) my left arm (elbow area) is killing me just to extend it outward like its really sore, where as my right arm is perfect no soreness.


So I dont know if I am hurting my elbow area as their is some pain while lifting or is it because the muscles in the area are weak and I need an exercise to work them up?

 

[eits]

elbow might need to be adjusted. see a chiropractor.

 

[the DRIZZLE]

It sounds like you are describing one arm front dumbell raises. If that's what you're talking about make sure you bend your elbow a few degrees when you're doing them. If your elbow is locked it puts a lot of stress on the joint. IMO it's also best to do them with your thumb pointed upward but others may disagree.

 

[supamerz]

I really don't believe that you need to have your elbow adjusted, save your money and time before heading to the doctor just yet.

I, for example, have trained for a long time with heavy lifting and developed a bone spur in my elbow. The pain is excruciating on almost all overhead movements or tricept isolation exercises (dips, french presses, skull crushers).

However, I have found ways around my problem, in fact, some exercises that activate the tricepts so well that it actually helps me alleviate the pain.

If I were you, RICE it. Rest Ice Compress Elevate. Put some ice on it for about 20 minutes, rest it about the same and repeat the process. It sounds like you've got some inflammation and I highly doubt you need an "elbow adjustment".

Give your body a chance to heal itself, if it's an issue that makes you lose sleep over a period of time, go see a doctor.

Remember, Ice is your best friend.

 

[supamerz]

It sounds like you are describing one arm front dumbell raises. If that's what you're talking about make sure you bend your elbow a few degrees when you're doing them. If your elbow is locked it puts a lot of stress on the joint. IMO it's also best to do them with your thumb pointed upward but others may disagree.

I agree, thumbs up help activate mostly the anterior deltoid when doing front raises. Plate raises with same hand position is also a great alternative.

In both exercises, a slight knee bend, and slight forward lean really targets the deltoids.

 

[thescreensavers]

Give your body a chance to heal itself, if it's an issue that makes you lose sleep over a period of time, go see a doctor.

Remember, Ice is your best friend.

lol, totally forgot about Ice, Ill get on that.

It sounds like you are describing one arm front dumbell raises. If that's what you're talking about make sure you bend your elbow a few degrees when you're doing them. If your elbow is locked it puts a lot of stress on the joint. IMO it's also best to do them with your thumb pointed upward but others may disagree.

This one

But I wasn't hunched over, just standing straight, and did this slowly.

So I should try just bending my elbow a little bit?

 

[supamerz]

That is a lateral dumbbell raise, there are many variations for it. This movement DOES utilize the triceps and may cause muscle soreness however give it a chance with ice and see how that affects your pain/feeling.

Consider doing some triceps stretching and see how that affects your pain:
http://adam.about.net/encyclopedia/Triceps-stretch.htm

Take care.

 

[the DRIZZLE]

Yeah those are lateral raises. I'm not saying this is your issue but I've seen some horrible form on those in the gym. Yes, I would make sure that you keep a slight bend in your elbows.

 

[SociallyChallenged]

I highly doubt you need to have you elbow adjusted as well. If you're coming off from deconditioning, there's a lot of things that could be contributing to it. Does it still hurt after different movements that isolate the elbow like elbow extensions? Have you ever had that sort of elbow pain before? Have you had neck pain before and do you have it now? There's the possibility that aggravated nerves may be contributing to your pathology as well.

 

[eits]

you can doubt it all you want, but it's common and presents the same exact way and the action involved to cause a misalignment is spot-on. you won't know unless you have a chiropractor examine it.

 

[SociallyChallenged]

you can doubt it all you want, but it's common and presents the same exact way and the action involved to cause a misalignment is spot-on. you won't know unless you have a chiropractor examine it.

It can also be evaluated properly by a physical therapist. Malalignment should present with an increased carrying angle or some sort of limitation in ROM or pain throughout ROM. I doubt a significant malalignment would be asymtomatic throughout active ROM. An "adjustment" of an elbow just doesn't seen like a good idea, given that there are so many other factors that can contribute. Either way, we're both speculating. Until he goes and gets it looked at, our points are null.

 

[supamerz]

It can also be evaluated properly by a physical therapist. Malalignment should present with an increased carrying angle or some sort of limitation in ROM or pain throughout ROM. I doubt a significant malalignment would be asymtomatic throughout active ROM. An "adjustment" of an elbow just doesn't seen like a good idea, given that there are so many other factors that can contribute. Either way, we're both speculating. Until he goes and gets it looked at, our points are null.

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