Tom0Blom0
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Hey All - apologies if this is in the wrong forum. This is a follow up to this thread: Form Check: Worried Swings are Causing/Exacerbating Tennis Elbow
So the issue turns out to be an ulnar nerve problem. This has been an issue for me in the past and seems to have come back full force. I had rested for a week (when I thought it was just tennis elbow) and thought things were better, did two days of S&S as usual and started having really significant irritation in my elbow. As a result I'm taking a break from S&S until I can get into an ortho. From what I've read I'm looking at anywhere from a month to 3 months off of S&S, which is a significant bummer. I started in September and was really happy with my steady progress in improving my overall strength. Now I'm worried I'm going to lose all my gains. Here's my question/request:
Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do in the meantime? I figure I'll need to not do much of anything for a month (hiking and the like will probably be okay). I will talk with my Doc and PT as well, but any additional insight would be greatly appreciated. I figure I need to avoid anything load-bearing with my arm. I thought maybe body-weight squats could be an option. I plan on trying to find some lower impact cardio like rucking as well. Trying to keep my arm as straight as possible as often as possible seems like the target for recovery. Anyone else run into a similar situation?
So the issue turns out to be an ulnar nerve problem. This has been an issue for me in the past and seems to have come back full force. I had rested for a week (when I thought it was just tennis elbow) and thought things were better, did two days of S&S as usual and started having really significant irritation in my elbow. As a result I'm taking a break from S&S until I can get into an ortho. From what I've read I'm looking at anywhere from a month to 3 months off of S&S, which is a significant bummer. I started in September and was really happy with my steady progress in improving my overall strength. Now I'm worried I'm going to lose all my gains. Here's my question/request:
Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do in the meantime? I figure I'll need to not do much of anything for a month (hiking and the like will probably be okay). I will talk with my Doc and PT as well, but any additional insight would be greatly appreciated. I figure I need to avoid anything load-bearing with my arm. I thought maybe body-weight squats could be an option. I plan on trying to find some lower impact cardio like rucking as well. Trying to keep my arm as straight as possible as often as possible seems like the target for recovery. Anyone else run into a similar situation?