On May 4, 8:23 pm, "Eigenvector" wrote:
I went to my sports medicine doctor today to help me with a problem I've
been having with my elbow for about 6 months.

After examining me he proclaimed I had classic tennis elbow symptoms. So I
was explaining the situation where it would have come up, so that he could
suggest a way to continue without further damaging the joint and we decided
it was caused by my drywalling work.

Picking up sheets of drywall by the edge with one hand to lift them into
position, oddly enough he's seen cases where using a screwgun aggrevates it,
painting overhead, using a hammer incorrectly (using wrist action to pound
the nail, not my arm). So he suggested I start wearing a tennis elbow strap
and begin icing my elbow after doing any more DIY jobs. A couple 3 months
and I should be back in fighting form.

I developed a case of "tennis elbow" in one day at my shooting club's
pistol range.
I was shooting through a chronograph off a sand bag with my elbow
resting on a piece of carpet. Doctor gave me a set of exercises and
it was nearly 3 months before all pain left. I was seeing doctor at
the time recovering from a pinched nerve in my neck. My two points
are that unusual stress can cause problems and getting old is a
bitch
Frank