Tendonitis

I know this is about chainsaws but was caused by one. I over did it the last few weeks cutting firewood and chopping for hours. Now my shoulder is very sore and I need to rest it. Anyone else had this problem and how did you get over it. It is caused by the tendons getting inflamed by over use.

I just saw there is an injury tag so I guess I am not first to post one.

Paul

 

If it does not get better I’ll get a shot of cortisone.

 

When splitting by hand, if I should over reached, I am stretching the tendons in my elbow. There's some discomfort that goes away over time, a week or two.

Since using the lighter Fiskars x27, I've not had an issue.

Good luck!

 

Chiropractor & hydraulics fixed mine. I get my wrists & elbows adjusted monthly, along with back, neck etc. Being a mechanic along with making firewood gave me "tennis" elbow pretty bad years back. Using power tools & proper alignment has completely solved it. It did take a month or so for it to heal.

 

I have the heavy Fiskar maul and that might have contributed to it. I hope it goes away by then

 

Good advice. I think if it doesn't go away soon I will get a shot. I have heard that that really helps.

 

Sometimes it takes more than one to get total relief. It worked well on my elbow, shoulder and back. Shots in the arches of my feet was the worst and didn’t work.

 

I messed up the tenons in
my right arm a few years back by picking up and cutting to many sheets of 3/4 plywood and didnt stop even when it hurt. I couldn't hardly pick up a gallon of milk for quite a while and my arm will never be the same. Not to smart and I will stop when I need to now. Live a learn.

 

Get an X27 !!
It takes much of the Hard work out of hard work at the chopping block.
Also. If u get a tough round. Don't pound away on it. Noodle or end grain rip it with your saw !
I've had tendonitis in about every tendon in my body at one time or other. It goes away.

 

Which shoulder is hurting? The reason I ask the question is last year my right shoulder was hurting after working with our pole saw, I thought that it was just part of getting older and over working it. What it turned out to be was a partial blockage of my gallbladder which cause the gallbladder to thicken up which caused it to rub on the nerve that runs behind the gallbladder to my right shoulder. I had my gallbladder removed this spring and the pain went away in my right shoulder.

 

I had really bad tendonitis in my right elbow a few years ago, bad enough I couldn't do anything with my arm other than keep it in a sling or tucked in my pocket. It took forever to go away...and now that I look back at it was because it didn't rest it enough. I would get it feeling decent then do something stupid and be right back to where I started. Rest/treat it until it feels 100% better, then wait two more weeks before resuming normal activity. That's what I ended up doing and have had 0 problems since.

 

I get very very sore in the hands and elbows. While I've not been professionally diagnosed with anything, it follows all the signs of tennis elbow and pre-carpal tunnel. What works best for me it to not over-do it and after, I wear compression sleeves and gloves. I've tried 2 different brands of elbow ones and not much difference for me, right now wearing coppper-fit. I don't buy into the whole copper deal but the sleeves themselves work good.
I can firewood for an 8 hour day but I'm starting to cut it short or work a bit slower, with routine breaks. So far I'm managing. Another thing that really helps my hands of the otc Voltarin cream. Give it a try.

 

For some things the cortisone shot works pretty good and others not so much . And there are some side effects. . Numbness ect.
Trick is , learning to pace yourself.
And giving yourself time to rest.

 

Pace yourself, it’s always my right elbow, bicep and shoulder that gets me. If I over do it it takes a month for it to get back to normal. Lately I’ve been trying to use my left hand more. I think it’s helping.

 

I use this stuff. Works very well for arthritis/joint/tendon/muscle pain & inflammation. Reducing inflammation speeds healing. Also, the standard naggy advice about warmup, stretching, massage, pacing, fitness level, and rest that i'm too old to ignore myself any more. Rest especially after you've overdone it.
Also good as a preventative.

 

I got a cortisone shot and it feels a lot better. It is going to be hard not to overdue it again.

 

There's a bodybuilder type supplement called Creatine that I take when I know I'm gonna be doing alot of physical work. It does seem to help with the soreness that comes the next day. Also if your lower back is hurting bad after chainsaw use don't be afraid to go to a longer bar. I like using a 20 inch bar for smaller trees, but a 24 or 28 is just easier on my back.

 

I have overworked my shoulder a time or 3 with my fiskars. I hand split everything. Not sure if it was tendons or muscular each time.
Rest is the key. I also have used icy/ hot.

This is going to sound goofy and stupid, but I now stretch and warm up before doing any processing. Get the blood flowing, heart rate up a little, warm up the muscles. I haven't had any real soreness in shoulders, elbows, back since.

 

Finally my shoulder is getting better. The key was doing the exercises recommended (google shoulder tendonitis). I am going to really pace myself from now on. Thanks for all the advice.