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Physical Therapy for elbow problem (possibly tendonitis)

Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Jan 7 10:15am | Replies (16)
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@jenatsky Are you getting any improvement? My husband is just a couple years younger than you and will be starting occupational therapy for an inflamed bicep tendon, and another inflamed elbow tendon. They showed up bright white on the MRI. That has been very painful for him and his knee is bothering him now too. I guess the OT will be scraping the tendons with Graston tools to try to clean up the inflammation.

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Jan 6 12:24am

@jenniferhunter You might have them check for partially torn or damaged tendons and we'll. When my elbow didn't respond to PT, the ortho did an ultrasound guided procedure to clean up the elbow tendon (Tenex) not covered by most insurance so it cost me about $1000, but I got rid of 90% of the pain. Now I do the arm PT to keep it strong.
Also, he has me wear a carpal tunnel wrist brace while sleeping. Keeping the wrist straight alleviates a lot of stress on the elbow. Most people tend to curl their wrists while sleeping.

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