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Remember my arm problems? Much better now! Here is the story

Postby Toby » Fri Oct 06, 2017 4:56 pm

Remember my arm problems? Much better now! Here is the story:

Since April 2016 I had massive arm problems. Lots of pain, partly couldn't go kite. And if, I had lots of pain afterwards. Tried injections, stretching, no kiting for 3 months etc. No luck.

Then my agency Solutions Talents & Professionals organized a physio for me, Christian Minke, German, who lives and works in Norway. See his page here: Physiosapiens As.

Interesting approach...by checking me out and finding a disfunction which causes the arm pain. Because of this my muscles on the arm react delayed, and therefore puts more force on everything, which normally the muscles would hold.
So he corrected me.

In addition I got an Cortison injection by my brother (Orthopedic) to get rid of the pain (that alone didn't help before).

Plus I am using a bracelet (www.masalo.eu) to support my arm for now, since Christian said to not put too much force on it yet. But I want to kite ;-) And as you know me, I kite with a lot of power! So far, no pain and I only feel a tiny bit, but not as tentioned before.

Here a picture of Christian helping me and Mieke Tasch Mieke Tasch - a personal trainer.
Plus a picture of my bracelet.

I hope it helps other people out there!
Christian Arm.jpg
masalo.JPG

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Re: Remember my arm problems? Much better now! Here is the story

Postby matth » Fri Oct 06, 2017 7:13 pm

Glad to hear you are getting better. I feel your pain, I have not been able to kite for 4 months because of shoulder, hopefully next month...

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Re: Remember my arm problems? Much better now! Here is the story

Postby Toby » Fri Oct 06, 2017 7:37 pm

Sorry to hear! Wishing you well and a speedy recovery!

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Re: Remember my arm problems? Much better now! Here is the story

Postby iriejohn » Fri Oct 06, 2017 9:12 pm

Did you have lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow)?
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Re: Remember my arm problems? Much better now! Here is the story

Postby FLandOBX » Fri Oct 06, 2017 9:32 pm

Interesting arm brace (at forearm and elbow). Where exactly was your pain, Toby? I have used a wrist brace to help alleviate elbow pain, but yours does not immobilize the wrist (more at the elbow?). Glad you found something that's working.

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Re: Remember my arm problems? Much better now! Here is the story

Postby Toby » Sat Oct 07, 2017 12:40 am

I had tennis and golf elbow!

It sits way above the wrist, center of underarm.

No problem at all to move it, as my latest clip show:

viewtopic.php?f=174&t=2397357

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Re: Remember my arm problems? Much better now! Here is the story

Postby pj sofine » Sat Oct 07, 2017 1:03 am

Get some smaller kites lol, youre no kid anymore !

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Re: Remember my arm problems? Much better now! Here is the story

Postby piccio » Sat Oct 07, 2017 5:07 am

glad you are ok. what kind of disfunction ? what they did on it?


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