Drawing arm elbow pain

I'm new to archery and hunting, having taken three does this,my first season. I have been a carpenter for over fifteen years however, and my right elbow is screaming. The pain is on the outside of my joint and though it didn't start when I began archery, it has gotten pretty inflamed after a few of my more lengthy shooting sessions. I have looked it up and I guess it's called tennis elbow. I am wondering if anyone has input for me. At this point I'm wondering if it's my release. I bought a little goose and I have to wear it loose on my wrist so that my trigger finger is nice and relaxed at full draw. This causes me to flex the muscles on the top of my arm when I draw and hold..... I think. Any ideas would be helpful. Thanks

 

What poundage are you drawing? Dropping that might help a bit.

 

Thanks LittleChief, It sucks getting older... These kinds of things used to just go away. You described the pain exactly.

 

Felt that pain in December Bench pressing 300lbs right afterward shoulder started clicking. Oh well it happens to the best of us at 50 years of age.

Get these stitches out tomorrow and should be back to shooting the bow by mid March. Cool Beans!

 

I had the same issue with the elbow since I fractured it 5 years ago, the inflammation was a killer. I also lift very heavy at the gym and the pain had me taking several supplements including Glucosamine. About 8 months ago I started taking a supplement that you can get at a lot of health food stores that has all but eliminated the elbow pain and inflammation. I have a few other buddies at the gym who are also having good results and it is pretty cheap with no side effects. The supplement is called Astaxanthin and dosages range from 4mg-10mg. I have been taking the NOW brand that I get at a local store and no longer take the suite of supplements and the prescription anti-inflammatory I was taking.

 

Had the same issue. Drop a few pounds off the draw weight. Get one of those little tennis elbow braces and take a couple ibuprofen before you shoot. Maybe afterwards too if pain persists. Give it about 6 months to a year and it should be fine.



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I have had it bad. I took some time off and took it easy for a while. I used ice and Alieve for the pain and then rehabbed it slowly. I finally mentioned it to my chiropractor and he felt around for a minute and suddenly with one quick pop, the pain stopped. He said my elbow had been dislocated. You have just got to avoid those marathon shooting sessions and watch heavy twisting/pulling with your arm until it gets well. When you start back shooting, turn the weigth down and start slowly.

Larry Nixon, the BASS fisherman didn't deal with his and wouldn't stop using his elbow until he eventually had to have it surgically repaired. Check out the article about that:

http://bassfan.com/tips_article.asp?id=285

 

Nate, you can get a doctor to fill out a form from the DNR stating you are unable to use a bow and can get Okay'ed to use a crossbow, i live in Wva myself.

 

Been there before and still am! It fricking sucks and I hate It!! I have golfers elbow In my bow arm and tennis elbow In my drawing arm. My bow arm Is the worst. I shoot a 58lb recurve and my bow arm shakes every time I pull It back. I bought a tennis elbow brace for my elbow. It helped some but it's a pain In the *** to wear for me. In the summer months It don't bother me much at all but come October when the temps start to drop It starts to bother me. If I'm still hunting come December I can barely keep my bow pulled back being my bow arm will start to collapse If I hold It too long. Doctors told me I beat up my arms as a youngster too much. I bailed hay as a kid In the summer months for money. 10,000 bails a week I'd throw. My arms were like rocks. Their Inflamed arms now. I'm going to have to drop In draw weight and or switch over to a compound, something I don't want to do. It Is what It Is. I did take some prescribed cortisone pills once. They worked great but I hear cortisone Isn't good for your body so I quit that.

 

Jason I've been looking into taking some of this stuff. What dosage do you take?

 

I have a buddy that has shoulder and elbow issues all the time. He actually rotates his hand so that his palm faces away from his face. He says it helps relieve the stress. I've never had any issues, so I can't say I've personally tried this though.

 

I take a 10mg soft gel once a day. I buy the NOW brand at a local health food hippy store with 60 gel caps for around $30. At $.50 a day it is the single best supplement I have ever taken. I used to get up in the morning and it would take 10 minutes and a hot shower to get my joints going, that is all gone now.

 

Steve, before you go switching gear look into Astaxantin. I know a few others I have gotten to try it and so far everyone has had a decent reduction or near total reduction of inflammation. There are also quite a few other benefits. Like any non regulated supplement there are potential side effects but nobody I know taking it has experienced anything bad. Try it for a couple of months, if it works for you like it did me you will not be shooting a compound anytime soon, here is a link to the benefits.

http://www.antioxidants-for-health-and-longevity.com/benefits-of-astaxanthin.html

 

Guys do a web search for "tennis elbow." Its pretty come in athletes like pitchers and tennis players. In addition to some supplements you will find basic exercises and tips to reduce pain and swelling. At one point in my life I went to school for Physical Therapy and worked w/ a lot of athletes who had the same condition.

 

I would recommend everyone include a good general antioxidant supplement in their daily regimen. I keep meaning to get back to taking it. My healthiest year of my life was when I was taking them. I need to go buy some now.

 

I found it online at allstarhealth.com. I'm going to start out with the 4mg dose and go from there, thanks for the info.

 

mine aches from time to time so i just have to be careful with it at work especially. most of the time i just push thru it and it goes away. some exercises to strengthen the other "pull" muscles might help too by taking some pressure off. dropping poundage too could be a solution. all else fails i guess i'd practice till it hurt bad and then stop. and when in a tree aiming at an animal just know the pain you are feeling is nothing compared to the life you are taking. me going deerless this year i'd trade a lot of pain for some breakfast sasuage!!!!