Caster's elbow

[Rappin Mikey]

I'm pretty sure this is not a true scientific malady, but that's what I'm calling it. Dam it hurts, even makes me flinch when I'm trying to open a door. Anybody else ever get this? Kind of hurts above the elbow. Got it from flinging my pencils. Does it go away, or am I farged?

[FishermanTim]

It's the "blue-collar" version of "tennis-elbow".
There are 2 trains of thought regarding this type of injury/ailment:
Rest/rehab which would mean your season would effectively be over, or strength training/workout (to strengthen the elbow). It won't solve the problem immediately, but will ease the strain and pain by season's end.
I get that same pain from time to time, but since I started exercising during my luch hour, it hasn't been a problem for a couple of years now.

If it doesn't show any signs of getting better, check with your doctor.
(Just so you can be ready for next year.)

[niko]

i got it a couple of years ago in september. i was throwing poppers alot. i fished the rest of the season and ate alot of advil. it took months to heal all the way. good luck

[Piscator]

Haven't had that yet but..............Anyone ever get that sharp pain between your shoulder blades after about 1,000 casts? I get that in the Spring & Fall and it sucks.........

[fishaholic18]

Had it in both arms, inside elbow is "Golfers elbow" and outside is "Tennis elbow". Mine would not go away, did injections and PT, didn't help. Ended up getting surgery on both arms to release the tendons. Long recovery (about a year) but is finally 100% again.

[justplugit]

Like Basic Patrick said, usually doing curls with light weights helps.

[fishaholic18]

Read these.
http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/elbo...lferselbow.htm

http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/elbow/a/tenniselbow.htm

[MakoMike]

Tennis elbow! You can buy a brace at a sporting goods store that helps relieve it and eat a lot of advil to get you through to winter.

[MarshCappa]

Every summer I get this now for the past 3-4 years. It get's magnified even more after a round of golf as well. The way I look at it is that it's the price to pay for getting older and doing the things that you love. Advil works but I don't use it all the time. Ice after you fish and have a beer or two.

[Rappin Mikey]

Yes beer! I'll get started on my therapy right away!

[MAC]

I got it 16 years ago and used an elbow strap to alleviate the pain. Eventually it went away and hasn't been back since.

[tattoobob]

Basically YOUR OLD now get over it

[Slingah]

Originally Posted by niko

i got it a couple of years ago in september. i was throwing poppers alot. i fished the rest of the season and ate alot of advil. it took months to heal all the way. good luck

yup......eat advil....and it took months to heal all the way....

[BobT]

Yup............Ice, 800mg. Advil and an elbow brace when fishin. Like the doctor said..........getting old.

[gone fishin]

Common problem - I found that the rod has a lot to do with it. Try using a rod that loads properly without muscling the cast. I went to a 1088 and smoothed out my motion and the pain is less. Bob - old has a LOT to do with it..

[Backbeach Jake]

Learn to cast economicaly, no more muscle that really needed. Inprovrd technique cured my elbow , back, ribcage, knee, neck, foot ,forefinger and thumb aches.
Get smooth...

[Raven]

take it before bedtime
add whey protien and rebuild your damaged body
make a thick frapp with it and cherry icecream plus milk

apply lidocaine cream and numb the sheet out of it
drug experimentation....alieve is naproxen good for joints
i still believe in glucosamine and chondroitin but it doesnt work for everyone, especial Karl heh heh heh

then figure out what makes it feel good...
hot water jet massage in a jacuzzi
then theres kiwi oil *hottest stuff out there)
a 2000 year old austrailia bushman remedy

flip side
or cold ice packs
off and on every 20 minutes...then keep doing that

i beat the crap out of myself lately but i also mega dose
vitamins so my healing time is super fast and the next day (usually)
i am right back at it....

[2na]

maybe it's from hauling in dogfish for 200 yards.

[american spirit]

Originally Posted by Rappin Mikey

I'm pretty sure this is not a true scientific malady, but that's what I'm calling it. Dam it hurts, even makes me flinch when I'm trying to open a door. Anybody else ever get this? Kind of hurts above the elbow. Got it from flinging my pencils. Does it go away, or am I farged?

i'm a therapist and work with these kind of injuries a lot. if you're having some pain and discomfort with gripping activities and your top casting arm hurts, it's likely tennis elbow or lateral epicondylitis. the casting motion sometimes causes micro tears on the wrist extension muscles that originate on the forearm. the kind of snapping motion of casting hyperextends the forearm muscles causing tears.

the doctors at my hospital usually put the patients on a 10 day plan of alleve or motrin, wear a wrist splint from cvs for 2-4 weeks, and rest/ ice after activity. if it's really bad they go to therapy or get cortisone injections.

the elbow is complicated. you mentioned pain above the elbow, so that may also be some triceps tendinitis. pm me if you have an questions. good luck

[RickBomba]

Try getting a job where you have to work all year long.
My diagnosis: summer vacation!
Hahahahahha you little bazzturd.
Rick

[riverrat55]

I get a pain in my shoulder also!!!
Will happen the 1st couple of times out!!!
I take some aleve and it takes care of it!!!
Of couse, the older you get there are more places that hurt!!!
Ha!!!Ha!!!

[Tagger]

lay off the pencils for a while ... get a small spook and smaller rod ,, heal up for the fall run coming soon ..

[Slipknot]

use your left hand for a change