I went to the gym yesterday and was doing the lat pulldown at a weight that I guess was too much. Now, the insides of my elbows on both arms hurt very badly when I try to straighten my arms. I think I may have pulled a muscle or torn a tendon or something, looked on google and it might be called Medial Epicondylitis but i;'m not sure if this is what it's called. I've been sore after working out before, and it hurts way too much to be just typical sores. I have to keep my arms bent at all times or else it hurts like a bitch. what should i do dr. tww, besides posting about it on internet forumz?

4/28/2008 3:28:52 PM

Have you thought about seeing a doctor?

4/28/2008 3:30:04 PM

yeah seriously

i'd stop going to dr. tww after this post and go to a real doctor

4/28/2008 3:35:18 PM

dude i get it all the time. Just give your arms a break for a couple of weeks

4/28/2008 3:58:37 PM

It's just strained.

4/28/2008 4:14:20 PM

if you tore a tendon you'd probably knowwwwww.

4/28/2008 4:54:56 PM

There are several muscles that attach to the medial epicondyle (forearm flexors). I would go see a doctor before working out again, even if it starts to feel better - you never know if you're doing irreparable damage. It's probably just a strain (tendon), if it's a sprain or torn ligament you might be able to feel some abnormal fluidity of the joint.

[Edited on April 28, 2008 at 6:29 PM. Reason : .]

4/28/2008 6:26:32 PM

You strained your ulnar collateral ligaments. You didn't tear them or your arms would be black and blue from the swelling / internal bleeding.

Not much to do except wait it out. They'll get better.

4/28/2008 6:40:25 PM

^yup

4/28/2008 7:11:34 PM

This happened to me too, had really bad bursitis and tendonitis also

Ibuprofen and icy hot FTW

4/28/2008 8:20:13 PM