Shoulder/Elbow rehab from tendonitis.

[Aslin]

I've mostly been applying ice, heat rub and ibuprofen to get rid of this tendonitis.

I came across this doggcrap article via a thread on this forum

http://www.divxturka.net/e-books-amp...-problems.html

Would it be a good idea to add this routine for a tendonitis related injury?

[isis]

Dislocates are a good thing, but the volume and intensity of dislocates advocated in that link is a little scary. I'd use a more gradual approach. Try a few and see if they make you feel better or worse over the next few days.

[TartanEagle]

Do you know what caused the tendonitis? Fixing that will be extremely important, or else you'll just keep aggravating the injury.

[Aslin]

yes, it was due to incorrect squatting, and cleaning the weight without the slow start.

[TartanEagle]

I'm certainly no expert, but I did really aggravate my left biceps tendon with a too low bar position on my squat. You can read about this in my log. If you have not read the "battered left elbow" thread that Sami started, there is a ton of information in that thread. What I found is that once I moved my bar position a little higher (maybe an inch to an inch and half) the pain went away pretty quickly. I have always included shoulder dislocates with broom handle in my warm-up but this did not help the existing pain. Rest, ibuprofen, and ice will help. Fixing your squat position is the real cure, however.