Any advice for nerve pain in elbows?

kitebug · Since 27 Apr 2015 40 Posts Hood River

I got the same thing really bad when I first learned a couple years ago, because I was steering like a steering wheel instead of push/pull. I'm sure that's not the issue, but when I looked into it I did a few things that eliminated it:

1) Stopped steering the mac truck.
2) Much lighter touch on the bar. I never grip the bar with my thumb under the bar - a complete overhand grip with my thumb over the top with the rest of my fingers.
3) I did an exercise with a wooden dowel. Drilled a hole in it, put a 3' length of string through the hole and knotted it off and tied a weight to the end. Roll up the string / weight to build up forearm muscles.

It's caused by gripping hard while simultaneously flexing your forearms to move the kite. It's the grip / flex combo that puts the strain on that nerve.

Hope that helps, I know that condition is quite painful, Oh, and it also helped to rest it to full recovery.

voy-tech · Mon Jun 29, 15 8:20 am

Wanna-Go · Since 14 Sep 2009 95 Posts Central, Wa

I had a combination of golfers and tennis elbow that lasted for a while and tried acupuncture and with 4 treatments it faded away.