Any of you ever develope "tennis elbo" from detecting?

[vernt]

n/t

 

[BRUSH HOG]

Yeh, Me to. If I know I'm going to be swinging that machine for more than a few hours, I'll put on a tendon brace. You can get them at your local pharmacy. Also switching arms from time to time will help alot.

 

[saika]

Sure do, I just slowed down the sweep and it helped a lot.

 

[MXTerer]

adjust the length of your lower rod so your arm is straight, not bent at the elbo.

 

[Dixie Digger]

yep iv got it bad!feels like someone hit my elbow with a small hammer.its OK for about the 1st hour then it starts.i take 3 Aleve before i hunt it helps.then rub in Myoflex after the hunt!

 

[vernt]

Yep! Its bad news! I went swingging for 9 hours a few days ago and I've been in acute pain ever since. Can barely move my right arm. My left arm isn't as bad since I had favored my right arm swingging. I need to recover and cut my time drastically. No fun getting old!

 

[jackintexas]

When I hunt with a heavier detector I always get tennis elbow. I try to stick with a lighter unit. That is what is really good about a lot of the newer detectors is the lighter weight.

 

[John Kent]

When you cannot open or close the hand it may seem an impossible problem, but can in many cases be solved with what used to be called a "tennis elbow clamp". However you can do the same job with your thumb.

Turn the palm of the hand of the affected arm towards you and with the other hand run the thumb up the center of the two main muscles on the inner side of the fore-arm. About half way up the inner forearm the thumb will press between the two main muscles. Hold the pressure there and you will be able to open and close your hand, lift weights etc., with no pain. The "tennis elbow clamp" provides an alternative to the pressure of the thumb. I personally feel the pain is more to do with RSI than tennis .