Playing doubles in a tennis tournament this weekend - with tennis elbow!!
For those of you who may not know, I've been playing tennis since I was about 12 years old. I played all 3 years in high school varsity, and then I played one year NCAA Collegiate tennis.
I continue to play USTA events and other tournaments from time to time.
I've been working on my game with one of the best tennis pros around, Pat Pucinelli.
He has helped bring me closer to my goals of getting my game back to a 5.0 level of play.
My dilemma is I've come down with a case of tennis elbow, probably from the weight lifting I've been doing, and I've got to play this weekend in a tournament.
It's a doubles tournament, so I don't want to let my partner down.
If any of you out there have heard of a quick remedy or treatment for tennis elbow, that would be helpful!
I know it's not something that goes away quickly, but if there's something I can do to get through this weekend, that would be great.
Ralph, I once watched a movie where some Greek guy said if you soak your elbow in a bowl of Windex, it'll heal that up real quick!
Steve,
Very funny.
Wow. I just learned something new about you. My brother is also about your age and about your level--although he lives in NorCal. For tennis elbow, I recommend Bikram Yoga. The heat and the exercises are very therapeutic.
Ralph - How about a couple of Advil? Really, I think you need to rest the elbow and get physio. Wow - 5.0 is very impressive. I'm knocking on the door of 3.0 - I took up tennis later in life, but I'm addicted.
An amputation just below your bicep would get rid of the elbow, but then your tennis game might suffer. I'm not sure that there's a quick cure for tennis elbow.