Prevention of fishing elbow and timely treatment

Friends who like fishing and often go fishing must know that fishing is a time-consuming and energy-consuming sport. Although fishing brings us a lot of benefits, but incorrect fishing behavior is also harmful. Today I will talk about the common "fishing elbow" coping methods in fishing. "Fishing elbow" is actually called "tennis elbow", and the medical name is lateral epicondylitis of humerus. In the past, when fishing was not very popular, tennis players often had a disease. But after all, the majority of tennis players in China are not, so many people are not very aware of this disease. Until the rapid development of fishing in China, the number of "fishing elbows" in China began to increase. Because whether it is tennis or fishing, long-term use of forearm muscle movement will trigger "fishing elbow".

The main manifestations were pain in the lateral elbow joint and radiation to the upper arm or downward along the lateral forearm. Self-perceived wrist weakness, when turning the door handle or twisting the towel, local pain aggravates, usually there are obvious tenderness points above the elbow joint. If you straighten your elbow, bend your wrist, and then rotate your forearm backwards and outwards, the pain in your elbow will increase. Although fishing elbow sometimes for the enthusiasm of fishermen, often feel nothing, or will persevere in fishing. But if you don't care about your body for a long time, "fishing elbow" may become a stubborn disease, which will bring unnecessary impact on your life and fishing. In serious cases, you must rely on surgical treatment. So you can't influence your body just for fishing. Only when you have a good body, can you catch big fish!

First, how to prevent "fishing elbow"?

1. Proper exercise, maintain muscle strength, can absorb the energy of sudden movements of the body.

2. Warm up before exercise, then pull the forearm muscles.

3. When fishing, we should learn the correct technical movements to prevent the wrong movements and injure the muscles by mistake.

4. Fishing often changes hands. Don't fish with the same hand for a long time.

5. Enhance self-protection awareness, fully understand the consequences of elbow injury, understand and master the basic knowledge and methods of prevention of elbow injury, and prepare for fishing activities.

6. Reasonable selection of fishing gear. Beginners should not choose too heavy fishing rods to prevent wrist and elbow joints from being damaged during fishing.

Second, how to treat "fishing elbow"?

1. Rest and Change Activity Patterns

Proper rest is especially important for acute severe redness, swelling and pain, but it is more important to change the pattern of activity. Finding out the cause of the injury and making corresponding changes can slow down the disease. Research shows that fishing friends with "fishing elbow" can reduce their illness by 90% only by reducing their usual fishing time.

2. Physiotherapy

Rest: Avoid activities that cause pain. Do not exercise until the pain disappears.

Ice application: Ice application on the lateral elbow for 1 week, 4 times a day, 15-20 minutes once. Don't touch skin with ice cubes wrapped in towels to avoid frostbite.

Protective Devices: The use of pressure resistance protectors in the forearm can limit the strength generated by the forearm muscles.

Strength exercises: Strengthen wrist extensor muscle strength according to doctor's advice.

Traction therapy: When the acute pain disappears, gently pull the elbow and wrist according to the doctor's advice. Do not cause pain, keep the traction state for 10 seconds, repeat 6 times.

Rest, ice compress, fixation, elevation and electrotherapy can control inflammation and heal tendons in a good environment.

3. Drugs

Anti-inflammatory drugs can help relieve pain and inflammation. Some people want to reduce pain quickly, so they choose local steroid injection, but in fact, it is harmful to the organization, so it is not recommended.

4. Acupuncture and massage

Acupuncture and massage, which stimulates the elbow muscles by needling acupoints, is an effective treatment for tennis elbow nowadays. The disadvantage is that the treatment cycle is longer and the advantages have no side effects on the body.

Xiaobian here suggests that when encountering the "fishing elbow" disease, we must maintain a positive and optimistic attitude to treat it. Never think it can be cured without medicine. Not treating will only harm ourselves. In acute stage, patients should rest their affected limbs properly, and restrict the movement of gripping and stretching the fist and wrist is the basis of treatment and prevention of recurrence. Local closure of pain points is good. More exciting content, please pay attention to good fishing acquisition.