Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: JoJoDapyro on July 04, 2015, 12:00:26 am
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How do you treat it? Mostly knapping makes it flare up. Thanks
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That little brace that goes on your forearm it's for tennis elbow
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Anything else? Lol. I have one, it works for everything but knapping. Maybe I'll have to start knapping slabs.
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Tennis elbow is an overuse syndrome. Try not to use or over-use it and take an anti-inflammatory like Ibuprofen or aspirin. Ice and/or heat may help also.
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The best thing is rest joe
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I'm sure I can stop vacuuming, cleaning cat boxes, or numerous other things, knapping is a tough one lol. OK. Time to cut some slabs. Its from spalling.
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I'm sure I can stop vacuuming, cleaning cat boxes, or numerous other things, knapping is a tough one lol. OK. Time to cut some slabs. Its from spalling.
What's vacuuming? O:)
Del
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I think most of the folks on this site have either had it or are about to get it.... It is nature's way of letting you know that your addiction is getting the best of you! :laugh: Yep, let it rest for a bit.
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Had it years ago, try rubbing it yourself and twist it a certain way, hotubs help and lifting weights. That was 40 years ago never did return. :)
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It started crack sealing this year at work. Never had an issue before. It goes away, and then I have to break rock. The new job should help. I'll let it rest.
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Slabs isn't going to help, got mine from trying to push longer flakes :o :o ;D I have had for over a yr, If I would wear the brace everytime I knapp probably would be better. Had it 3 or 4 times over the yrs, I hammered a lot of nails every day for alot of yrs. Takes along time to heal especially when ya won't let it rest. Good Luck Bob
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Haha. Seeing as how I can only flake obsidian maybe that is my problem. :o
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Bob is on to something, I think. That hammering motion brings it on more than anything else for me. When I spend too much time roughing out staves with a hatchet I am bound to flare it up again. I am no knapper, but I see that there is a lot of "hammering" type motion involved. Given a week or two of rest, mine goes away. I also found some relief through an excercise routine using a hammer. If you check on line for some videos, you might see one where a weight on a stick (or a big claw hammer) is used to stretch the forearm muscles out by rotating it back and forth with your forearm resting on a table. That little 180 degree, back and forth, stretch seems to help some. I bought one of those compression type bands that you wear on the mound of your forearm, and that seems to help some. Ibuprofen or naproxen sodium? (alieve) also helps some - but nothing helps it so much as to stop doing what is causing it for a while. It can get so bad that you can't comb your hair or tilt a cold beverage.... Good luck with it.
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I have found if I can keep my arm extended it goes away faster. Also, if I keep my elbow close to my body while spalling it doesn't hurt as much. I'm taking today and improving on some tools. I bet fly fishing would make it scream. Maybe I'll try that tomorrow. >:D
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You have to refrain from doing what makes it hurt. It will go away but never do stuff that makes it hurt again. You can find alternate ways to do things you need to do. Chopping wood got mine years ago. I could not do anything that did not hurt. I can chop wood now but I have to let the axe or maul do the work. For me that was releasing at impact. I never could hit a softball again.
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I guess it depends on how much you like knapping,dos'nt it.