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Anybody know any home remedys to treat tendinitis besides not swinging a golf club for awhile?

Where is your tendinitus located? Let me guess.... shoulders?



The R.I.C.E. treatment helps me.

Rest - The first step is rest.
Ice - Ice is one of the best methods of reducing pain, inflammation and swelling. Ice also helps to promote blood flow to the area. You shoud apply ice to the inflamed area straight away and then at intervals. Do not keep the ice on for longer that 20 minutes at a time and do not put the ice directly on the injury (wrap it in a towel). *
Compression - Lightly compress the injured area when applying ice.
Elevation - elevate the injury if possible.


* I prefer the ice-heat treatment. Ice for 5-10 minutes, then heat for 1-2 minutes, then ice again, etc... for about 30-40 minutes. That seems to get the blood flowing better.


YMMV

My right elbow. For whatever reason I think it has to do with me hitting too many draws.

You taking anything for the swelling? Is there any swelling? I use Aleve.

maybe some, but not that much. I just don't want it to get worse. Maybe I will just lay off the range this week.

If it's really bothering you, laying off for a few days is a good idea. You keep playing when it's inflamed and you might end up being off for longer than you wish.

Do the R.I.C.E. thing. It really helps.


If you can't stay away it might be a good time to practice the small stuff like putting, and short chips.

Your doctor will tell you time & rest.

Though tbh, its that complaint plus several others in not only elbow, either side of the bone, not to mention wrist & hands that were suffering from intense pins & needles, waking up with dead hands etc, caused by my work & the cold environment I work in, that was helped & to a certain extent cured by taking up golf. Its only when I don't play for a while & amdoing a lot of overtime that the old problems start to reacur

How do you know it is tendonitis?

How long has it bothered you? If > 1 week, see a doctor.

Stop playing golf until it feels better.

I had medial epicondylitis (AKA golfer's elbow):
If it is less than 48 hours, ICE, Stretch, Compression bandage/Elbow brace or an ACE wrap, antiinflammatories with food (motrin or alleve - if you are not allergic or do not have an ulcer/reflux).

That is what I did a few months ago (my left inner elbow).

Stretching was key for me - and rest (at least from everything but putting), that is.

I had golfer's elbow...still do to a degree...for it to really heal you're supposed to take two to three months off according to various websites that I checked...no, I never saw a doctor, but I had all the symptoms and it doesn't take a brain surgeon (or an elbow surgeon for that matter) to tell me that I was playing alot of golf and stressing the weaker areas of my body...I took ten days off but would re-strain it every time I picked up a briefcase, suitcase, box, my baby etc so I gave up on the rest thing and went back to the course where it actually feels better to play regularly vs taking time off...

Here's the interesting part...

I decided that my swing needed work as I must be doing something wrong to put so much stress on the elbow as I work with my hands, am very active and in good shape...an injury like this to me says that something is wrong with my action, so I examined it and after a few months of hard work I am swinging better than ever, using less arms and more hip action, and actually swinging more properly and everything is more in sync, more in balance, more easy power, and more efficient...in short I feel less stress on my arm, my action is better and I am hitting the ball with less effort...

I have no idea the state that your elbow is in, and from what I read it is possible to scar the tissue and create a permanent problem...it wouldn't hurt to see a doctor, esp. one familiar with sports medicine...their value is that they know a variety of rehab exercises that can strenghten the joint and help to return it to working pain free condition...but I would consider working on the swing to taka a little pressure off the arm...I learned to hit the same distances that I was before while putting less stress on my body and arm...have to think that is going to serve out well in the long run...

Good luck!

Thanks for the input. Seems must better since I have been laying off for a week or so. I'll lay off hitting draws for awhile as well.

ease back into it. Nothing sudden & if you feel any twinges, ease off or stop. Identify what actions cause the problems.

Currently I've got pain in the outer section of right elbow again caused by work, but after a bit of range work last week, realised I was risking agrivating it. Unfortunatly I can't stop working, but I can be careful & I can lay off certain things which agrivate that one including laying off vigorous range work & instead concentrate on timing the swing right whilst playing.. Though lifting heavy case whilst on a break away staying at a hotel I realised that is one action really agrivates this particular condition for me. Next time wereaway its going to be overnight bag instead of big case.

All good advice from the above posters. I play/practice with a compression strap, which helps, along with icing after.

When you start easing back into it at the range you may want to hit balls off a tee at first. Hitting hard ground or mats can aggravate the condition. Also, take your time between shots.

Good luck!

In my more active days I wound up with two tennis elbows and while I had been playing 3 - 4 times a week, this was from practicing punches in Tae Kwon Do. After ice/heat/rest/stretch/meds/time, it finally resolved with my wearing "tourniquets" just below my elbows when practicing TKW and playing golf. These took the stress off tendons from my forearms by giving them an anchor point below the elbow. But, the whole sequence took nearly a year.

Thanks for the advice. With Fay sticking around I couldn't play much anyway. Got rained out last weekend. Went to the first tee and it starting pouring. Its feels better already, but I am surprised how long it takes to heal.

Reverse dumbell curls
Stretch your palm upwards towards your upper forearm
Anti inflammatories
Ice
At least 2 wks-no golf