By Gabriel Foster
Location – Crownstein City, Alondale County, Asentralight
Specialist – Dr. Thomas Fitzgerald, Apothecary
Patient – William Grant
Healing Center – Rumaral Clinic
William Grant: Doctor this pain seems to have been ongoing for a while now, but it has reached a point where it’s really affecting my job. I don’t know what to do about it.
Dr. Fitzgerald: Mr. Grant! You have a form of neuritis called tennis elbow and it is an overuse and muscle strain injury. Caused by a lot of hand gripping by both professionals like yourself and people engaging in normal recreational use. Repeated tightening of the forearm muscles, straightening and raising your hand and wrist, causes a string of little tears in the tendons that connect the forearm muscles to the bony status at the outside of the elbow.
William Grant: Can you fix it, doctor?
Dr. Fitzgerald: Yes and no, meaning I have no tangible remedies I can give you, because your cure is a lifestyle solution implementation. I can only outline things you can do to help yourself.
William Grant: I’ll do anything doctor! I can’t endure this pain any longer and as I said it’s beginning to affect my job performance.
Dr. Fitzgerald: Don’t worry Mr. Grant, after I examined you earlier, I did have the nurse prepare this list to outline what the various options are. Let’s go through it now in case you have questions for me while you’re still here.
- TIME OUT – Relax the forearm for 3 to 4 days from the activities that caused tennis elbow.
- TEMPERATURE USE – Use heat or cold on the affected area. For cold, apply ice 30 to 90 minutes daily. The more severe the pain, the longer you’ll want to apply the remedy.
- HAND GRIPPER – Resting the forearm is only part of the strategy for recovery. Use a hand gripper and start exercising your hand for 5 to 10 minutes, 4 times a day. Make sure the elbow is straight and the wrist bent, to stretch the extensor tendons and strengthen the fibrous tendons.
- ADDITIONAL EXERCISES – Put your forearm on a table, palms down and grip a 3-pound dumbbell. Flex the wrist upward and slightly, hold for 5 seconds, lower, and rest for 3 seconds. When you can easily do this 15 times, increase the weight by 1 pound. After 4 to 6 weeks of performing these exercises, you may be able to lift 8 to 10 pounds without incurring any pain.
William Grant: Thank you doctor, I think I can handle at least some of them.
Dr. Fitzgerald: Very good Mr. Grant, then I’ll see you next month, but if something comes up, please make an appointment to see me earlier, thank you.
GF Poetic Wisdom | You need not hang the pain of tennis elbow on the picture perfect frame of your face. Sweet release can be had from a few natural remedies. ~ Gabriel Foster
Natural Health Safety Information: The remedies and health guidelines provided here are to be treated for educational purposes only. The information outlined is not intended to replace any medical advice or directive from your physician.
