first sign of discomfort and inflammation is like the oil warning in your boat. When the warning light and horn goes off, you know it's time to shut down before you wreck your motor. Same thing for the elbow, but people tend to just ignore it. It starts as just a little ache or pain and fishermen have the mentality to just push through it. But that's the exact opposite of what you should do. The best and simplest answer is rest and ice, plus a little massage and stretching. If the pain isn't too bad, some stretching may help. But if that hurts, wait until the inflammation recedes. And recognize which stretches feel good, and which ones hurt, then avoid the ones that hurt. My dad dealt with a very serious case of fishing elbow. He got cortisone injections,
wore those arm bands, but beat the condition through massage, rest, ice and strengthening. To this day he doesn’t have any problems. And still puts in a lot of time on the water.
When most people go to the gym to work out, which are the muscles most targeted? Usually ones
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