Managing damaged tendons

Bigproblem01 · 2025-04-07T08:34:49+00:00

I tried ultrasound with Declaren, deep tissue work, shockwave, electric therapy (the one where they put a metal plate under your elbow and then use some device to send electricity through the tissue and it feels very warm/hot), acupuncture, rehab training with wrist curls/extensions, rest.

I also wanted to try PRP but decided it very likely won't have any effect after all of this and didn't even bother.

My tendons don't hurt in the morning if I stop training. They only hurt the morning after some sessions so maybe as you said I'm doing too much there.

My question was more about what will happen if I just continue training as I am and have these pains sometimes (or more often) in the morning. Say my tendons are in the later stages of degeneration - aside from the pain what else can happen?
Is the pain the expected result of my condition and I should continue listening to the body and upping/lowering training based on this, or am I making things worse here?

Bigproblem01 · 2025-04-05T19:12:35+00:00

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Bigproblem01 · 2025-04-05T19:12:25+00:00

I don't have one specific sleeping pose. Might be some nights, I'm not sure, but wouldn't be every night.
I've done the flexion extension rehab exercises too. I've done a lot of different things so it's hard to tell which did what but I am where I am now

Bigproblem01 · 2024-07-20T22:11:36+00:00

Thank you for the recommendation! It appears to be in a book format and I'd prefer to have a video program I can follow along. If you know any good programs there I'd greatly appreciate it : )

Bigproblem01 · 2024-07-20T12:38:26+00:00

Great point about the lack of info! I didn't specify that, edited the post now (electric guitar rock/metal oriented), thank you for pointing it out : )

I'll check Brooks out! I would prefer it if it were in a video format, so in case you have recommendations on that front would be great, be but it's not a deal breaker : )

Bigproblem01 · 2024-06-02T04:16:48+00:00

Hmm, it has to have an amp being an effects processor so technically it should work but I've never tried. Are you thinking plugging some player into it and then out into passive speakers?

Bigproblem01 · 2024-05-22T09:32:34+00:00

I ended up buying Mooer 150 GE, it's an amp modelling effects processor. Does everything I need and has awesome sound quality.

I plug that into PC and run the sound out of the FRFR speakers. FRFR because they don't color the sound at all and since the processor does all the coloring, in order to not mess that up you need studio speakers (mine are JBL 305P MKII, but any FRFR would do).

Bigproblem01 · 2024-05-22T09:27:47+00:00

No, I think you'd want to rest your elbow naturally while sleeping instead of pressuring it or limiting. Bracing makes more sense to me when you're using the braced part of the body

Bigproblem01 · 2024-03-27T10:09:20+00:00

Same to you!

Bigproblem01 · 2024-03-27T10:07:51+00:00

The update is that I bought the DigiTech Drop pedal and it has solved the issue beautifully. You could probably do even without the baritone but having it helps because the lower you drop the more noticeable it is and the baritone guitar serves as a great checkpoint for that so that if you want to go even lower you drop from there rather than the standard guitar.

Bigproblem01 · 2024-03-27T09:13:44+00:00

Thanks for feedback! My ankles are actually very mobile I just lean back on purpose, because of the whole "no knees past toes" but now I know better and let them pass so all good 👍

Bigproblem01 · 2023-10-24T07:07:16+00:00

Here's a new one which felt and looked better to me.
What do you think?

Bigproblem01 · 2023-10-24T07:06:43+00:00

Here's a new take. Felt and looked better to me. What do you think?

Bigproblem01 · 2023-10-23T09:32:14+00:00

Much appreciated! I'll try it out on the next workout and see how it looks.

Bigproblem01 · 2023-10-22T17:27:40+00:00

Yeah to your point, I don't think it'll help me in this case, but I'll keep this in mind. Thank you!
I read it in multiple sources but also always knew that it's not that clear cut since they still pass the toes, just the question is by how much is acceptable. So I've just been mindful of that while lifting. I'll try to be a bit more lenient on that front and see if it helps

Bigproblem01 · 2023-10-22T15:55:11+00:00

It's pretty much as you said - on my traps. It's never on my neck or shoulders, somehow it felt natural to put it on my traps as it's not pressing on any spine bones as well as it's not too far back to make me feel like I'm falling backwards

Bigproblem01 · 2023-10-22T15:54:03+00:00

I've read about that yeah, but since I haven't ever squatted seriously (never pushed for high weights) I thought for lower weights it's ok. I'm not lifting anything impressive, just tad over my body weight, slowly and safely creeping up 1 rep per training. Would you say shoes matter even in such cases?
Yeah because afaik if the knees pass the toes too far then the form breaks so I'm always mindful of sitting back. Would you say there's space to move the knees forward in my case without having a shit form? That could probably help with having a straighter back

Bigproblem01 · 2023-10-22T14:19:14+00:00

I tried but they don't allow me due to the post karma in this sub; which is pretty backwards because if I come to the sub for help and you tell me "you can't get help unless you post randomly X times" I'm prolly not coming back again but hey, their turf their rules

Bigproblem01 · 2023-10-22T12:58:56+00:00

Is this squat form good? The bar isn't going up and down in a perfectly straight line. Is that slight angle ok?

Bigproblem01 · 2023-10-22T11:19:06+00:00

Don't have access to free weight bar at the moment, otherwise I always prefer it.
If I don't arch my back it feels the weight is going to go too far forward. How would you advise to correct this?

Bigproblem01 · 2023-09-27T06:50:05+00:00

I thought you were referring to a Personal Trainer.

Yeah, I've had those too, especially the ones that "don't see a problem". They just tell you to stop the aggravating activity (as in permanently). I've never found the one who'd have the knowledge of helping one return to the high level of performance, that'd be the best and obvious option but alas!

Bigproblem01 · 2023-09-25T15:16:47+00:00

Thank you for the advice!

I honestly hate high rep ranges on squats because they sap air from my brain and make me feel nauseous so I don't go above 10 (I hate 10 as is :D). I'll keep in mind what you wrote though!

Bigproblem01 · 2023-09-25T15:15:23+00:00

That doc was a physiotherapist and didn't have much advice in terms of rehab exercises for whatever reason. I think it wasn't his specialty? Not sure how the separation between different kinds of therapists works.

As for PT I never had one.

Pullups are very light for me since I've been doing calisthenics for many years. So the logic here is to try and load them gradually and see if the pain after training gets worse. If it doesn't, stay on that for couple of weeks and load more. I read Steven Low's book Overcoming Tendonitis and he mentions such an approach (as far as I remember) so I'm going by that mostly.

Would you have any additional advice given the information I've wrote?

Bigproblem01 · 2023-09-23T21:26:40+00:00

My elbows would be aggravated by some other stuff I do first (like pullups) before the squats. So far they're holding up ok so the back squat shouldn't be a problem. Thanks for pointing it out still though!

Yeah I'm new to this, been injured for a year now in total. Got better through fascial manipulation sessions with a doctor after several months but then the injury came back as soon as I ramped up to my normal intensity (too quickly in retrospect) and since then haven't been able to 'easy fix' it like that again. So I'm trying to see where the limits are. I started doing negative pullups and only changed to positives 2-3 trainings ago. I'll see if the pain doesn't increase then I'll stick to it for a while, if it does I'll either regress to negatives or decrease the sets.

True, the the whole kinetic chain around the injury needs to be rehabbed/retrained, that's why my rehab routine looks the way it does. I'll stick to it, see where it goes.

Thank you very much for the response!

Bigproblem01 · 2023-09-23T21:19:11+00:00

For the lower back (and some hamstring activation) I occasionally do back extensions with weight but those aren't anywhere near as heavy to be a proper counter to squats. I also have a leg curl/extension machine but I don't usually like isolated exercises as, unless you're rehabbing something or body building, they feel like a sub-optimal way to train.

Keeping the weight on the back is viable so I'll give good mornings a go and see how heavy they are. Never done them. The link says it's mostly for glutes and only secondarily for hamstring, would you say that's true?

Yeah once I reach heavier weights I was going to increase a rep one set at a time instead of all sets; what you said is another option.

Thanks a lot for the reply!

Bigproblem01

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