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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: bowyers/ archers elbow
« Reply #15 on: April 02, 2015, 10:13:53 am »
I have had this problem off and on, It will go away if you limit your shooting to what is comfortable.

Paul Bruner wrote an article about this problem when he had a severe case of it years ago and had to stop shooting because of it. According to him, the inflamed tendon that causes tennis elbow is an unused one we have left over from when we walked on all fours. He had his clipped and never had a problem with tennis elbow again.

I don't know if there is any truth to this, my memory for the facts could be clouded by the 25 years of distance since I read this article.

Offline sleek

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« Reply #16 on: April 02, 2015, 10:24:46 am »
I remember walking on all fours... running up stairs like that was the best!

Clipping a tendon, id never have considered that. But if it works and doesnt have any bad effects,  and it keeps up the pain and nothing here works.... maybe consider it.
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Offline Ed Brooks

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« Reply #17 on: April 02, 2015, 04:38:31 pm »
The old timers I grew up around would use DMSO, "horse medicine".
Now I swear by it for my elbows and other joints. Ed
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Re: bowyers/ archers elbow
« Reply #18 on: April 04, 2015, 01:21:19 pm »
Bee venom therapy! Check it out on the inter webs .
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: bowyers/ archers elbow
« Reply #19 on: April 04, 2015, 01:57:47 pm »
Bee venom therapy! Check it out on the inter webs .
I'm a cheapskate... will stinging nettles work?  ;D
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Re: bowyers/ archers elbow
« Reply #20 on: April 04, 2015, 02:01:57 pm »
I have tried doing the whipping of the joints with nettles....no idea if it did anything .....good man test though. :)

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Re: bowyers/ archers elbow
« Reply #21 on: April 04, 2015, 02:06:05 pm »
I have tried doing the whipping of the joints with nettles....no idea if it did anything .....good man test though. :)
Maybe if it's administered by a "lady"? ;) ::) :-* >:D
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Offline sleek

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Re: bowyers/ archers elbow
« Reply #22 on: April 04, 2015, 02:58:15 pm »
Del, your killing me.
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Offline Dakota Kid

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Re: bowyers/ archers elbow
« Reply #23 on: April 09, 2015, 11:02:41 am »
If you need pain relieving medication, I suggest avoiding pharmaceutical opiates. They can get on top of you before you know it. There is a natural herb that is not well known(and legal for the time being) that works just as well with less side effects, physical dependency, and withdrawal symptoms. It's call Kratom and is the leaf of an Indonesian tree. It is readily available online. Do some research on it first, like anything else it may not be the best option for everyone.

Tiger balm is amazing stuff for localized muscle/ tendon pain and smalls better than ben gay or icy hot.   
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