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Elbow pain, better with rest
Elbow pain, better with rest
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A 37-year old male asked:
What is the rice solution for golfer's elbow? I have rested my elbow for more than 4 months and i still have it!
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A 51-year old female asked about a 51-year old female:
My former dr did a rectal exam on me while standing next to table resting my elbows on it I am a woman is that normal?
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A female asked:
Hi. Last night I had my elbows resting on a hard table for hours and woke up with open sores on both elbows. Is this normal? How do I treat?
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A 44-year old female asked:
I work as a carer in a rest home and I've notice that my elbow has restricted strength in it I can't remember hurting it but I know it is painful?
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A 20-year old male asked:
I'm underweight, I have specific problems with being too pointy, pains when sitting, resting elbows. How to gain weight healthily and distribute it?
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A member asked:
I have contracted golfers elbow and have been resting for two weeks now. It no hurts, but how do I know when it is time to fully use it again?
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A 42-year old male asked:
How have golfers elbow which I got from functional training. I have been resting for the last 5 weeks from any elbow excerise yet the pain is still there. What should I do?
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A 43-year old asked:
I've found this spot on my elbow and it hurts when i rest it on any surface. Why is it so sensitive?
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A 83-year old female asked:
I have a vibration in my left elbow if it is resting on a chair arm. Feels like a cell phone vibration.
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A 22-year old male asked:
Inside of elbows and back of neck are darker than rest of body.wut can i use to lighten them? preferably over-the-counter
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A 21-year old female asked:
How are you suppose to rest your arms if you have tennis elbow?
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A 40-year old asked:
Elbow tendonitis after a month rest. What now?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can you tell me how much time should you rest hyperextended elbow and what treatment should you do for it?
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A male asked about a male:
Elbow pain for a week that radiates to the shoulder and arm. Also to the back. Feels like pinching? feels better with rest
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A 37-year old female asked:
Hurt left should within last two weeks, only hurt when lifted a certain way, now if I bend and apply rest on elbow I get a tingling in upper arm. ?
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A 33-year old asked:
How effective is RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) for treating tennis elbow?
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A 47-year old asked:
What to do if I had tendonitis in my elbow I got an MRI I didnt tear anything and it was fine I rested 3 months but it still?
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A female asked:
My dad said if my elbow stays in the splint too long it can freeze in this position for the rest of my life. How long is too long?
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A 45-year old asked:
What do you advise if i had tendonitis in my elbow i got an MRI i didn't tear anything and it was fine i rested 3 months but it still?
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A 57-year old female asked:
Pain in left arm just above and below elbow. Less pain elbow bent. No help with rest. Seems like muscles. What is cause, how to relieve the pain?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I fell on mon and hit my left elbow on a table. Since then I've had arm pain, my arm feels hot, and it hurts to use it. Should I just rest or get help?
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A 30-year old female asked about a 39-year old male:
What is the best treatment for tennis elbow? He used to exercise, recently started again w/ weights and was diagnosis w/ this. Has already used cold/rest.
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A 19-year old male asked:
I am experiencing elbow pain. I felt while skateboarding and I hurt my elbow. Till today when Im resting my elbow on a desk it hurts. ?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Recently got mild-moderate golfer's elbow and am concerned I may miss the rest of golf season. If I wear a sleeve, will I still be able to play?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Fell on ice 4.5 weeks ago. Hit arm slightly below elbow on forearm. Sore has healed but area is still very tender. Cannot rest arm on items bc of pain?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Is elbow psoriasis contagious? I'm worried about resting my right affected elbow on surfaces (tables, etc.) as I fear I might spread bacteria on it.
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A 50-year old asked:
Having pain in chest, back, both armpits and pain radiates down armpits towards elbows. Pain more severe when resting and armpit pain comes in pairs
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A 29-year old female asked:
Went to urgent care, dr Rec X Ray of elbow & said it looks fine. Dx = strained tricep tendon. Recd sling/ice/meds/rest. How do I know its not torn?
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A 61-year old male asked:
I had sur forr tennis elbow.Now left is hurting. I am bracing and rest plus naproxen 500. Not btr. Do i need a cort. Shot?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I had tennis elbow problem for some time. And I already taken 2 times steroid . My job can't give me a long rest as I work with my hands.
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