I discovered a pretty interesting golf site today called Golf Link.  I did my good deed of the day and posted a reply to someone’s problem about golfers elbow. Here’s my reply:

…It did take a LONG time to go away because at first I was unwilling to admit I had a problem and nor was I willing to give up golf for months and months.

What I did: cortisone shots - a couple. Definitely eased up pain for a couple of days when it was unbearable. I don’t recommend this unless you are in a lot of pain at rest.

ice- I was inconsistent with this

Pressure pad- this is like they use for tennis elbow. The Dr will show you where it goes, which I think was on the opposite side of the pain spot. I hated wearing it, but I think this is probably something that helps it heal faster. Mine looks like the one on this page http://www.orthobionics.com/elbow/index.htm Pneumatic Armband by Aircast. “The Aircast Pneumatic Armband tennis elbow strap contains a small aircell that focuses more pressure on the involved muscle and less around the arm.” I don’t have this exact one, but pretty similar.

massage- a sports massage therapist- by far this has been the most effective at reducing recovery time. In a few visits, they seem to accelerate recovery of just about anything, including my ‘golf elbow’.

muscle specific exercises. Sorry, but it’s too hard for me to describe them. I googled and came up with these 2 references:
http://sportsmedicine.upmc.com/InjuriesGolfersElbo wRehab.htm. This video is pretty good and show exercises similar to what I did. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eQA3Igex6A

Triple Flex- I swear by Natures Made Triple Flex (costco) whenever I have joint or muscle problems.

In conclusion, I think the exercises and massage were most critical to get the healing moving fast. I didn’t start this until after months of lingering, annoying pain which was a big mistake.

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I discovered a pretty interesting golf site today called Golf Link. They have tons of how to videos for golf, plus you can make your own blog and use the forum.  If you don’t have a place to keep your handicap, or even if you just want a place to manage your golf history, it’s very well laid out and I liked it.

I already have a golf management tool that comes with my EWGA membership so I won’t use that. But, I did my good deed of the day and posted a reply to someone’s problem about golfers elbow. The site is made to garnish SEO traffic and make money on advertising, but I still think it’s well worth a visit, and even to bookmark.