Originally Posted by
LimieJosh
I was (dubiously) diagnosed with ruptured bursa in my right elbow about 20 years ago. The swelling was incredible for about 10 days and even now my right elbow protrudes a little more than my left. Couple that with being quite clumsy, and it means I bang my right one quite frequently, and that often leads to recurring pain when extending it. Often just warming up can help, but when it is particularly bad I use a really tight compression wrap (usually a voodoo floss band) during my warm ups and that usually allows me to train largely unaffected. The fact that after years of following this protocol the issue keeps recurring suggests isnt actually treating the underlying issue, and so I suspect it is more a case of manipulating the brain to interpret pain differently (note, the warm ups hurt like hell). It allows me to keep training though.