Thanks!

Hi Jay, So sorry to hear you had to drop out of class because of your pain. (If it's that bad, playing guitar doesn't sound like such a great idea, I have to say.) I don't know if it will be of great help, but my latest article and podcast was on Guitar Elbow. Here it is if you're interested: tenniselbowclassroom.com/tennis-elbow-treatments/guitar-elbow/ I understand how hard it can be to find someone who is truly skilled in working with Tennis Elbow. I would be happy to work with you if you happened to live in the SF Bay Area, where my practice is, but I know that's not likely.

No, I don't know anything about peptides, Jay, but I do see, (upon a quick search) that they seem to be inject-able. Is that right? Sounds good in theory but I wouldn't be too crazy about injecting anything. (And if you want to encourage healing - stay the heck away from Cortisone Shots - These are "catabolic" steroids that break tissue down.) By the way, Bodyworkers, like myself, can often help release the adhesions around the Radial Nerve that are entrapping it. This is a "pure soft tissue" type of entrapment. There is no "bony" entrapment involved with R. Tunn. Syndr.) It's not always easy to find the kind of practitioner who can do this kind of thing but there are a lot of us around. You might luck out with a P.T. but here in the US, most PTs don't do much, if any, Manual Therapy (except, perhaps, in boutique practices.)

@@TennisElbowClassroom I'll make sure to mention that to my physical therapist. And I agree it's worth a shot to see if they can help with the recovery. Let me know if you have any other recommendations, it's been a painful recovery and my physical therapist recommended these wrist curls where the hands are Palm up resting on your knees and curling 1lb up and down with the wrist

​@@MrUSPD I have a ton of recommendations, in general (since the "common wisdom" is so far off base and can't be relied on.) I don't know if you've been to my site but here's the link in the hope that it's helpful to you - A few of the articles don't have videos to go with them so they're not here on KZfaq: tenniselbowclassroom.com/

You're welcome! Sure, Tennis Elbow CAN fully heal. I don't know whether yours will, of course, but since you've had an MRI and there is no visible signs of tearing - that's a really strong indication that it's not a severe injury and your prospects are good! You didn't mention whether they saw any signs of Tendinosis / degeneration, which is the essence of Tennis Elbow and to be expected in a moderate case - However, if they didn't see any Tendinosis - not even mild Tendinosis, then the evidence would suggest you have a very mild injury. That doesn't necessarily mean you're going to have an easy time recovering, though. Recovery times are all over the map and "average healing times" are basically meaningless. I try to explain that in this video, on the question of "How Long Does Tennis Elbow Take To Heal?" and why it's so important: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d6mapcKcu7XVooU.html I know it probably feels like a lifetime but 5 months isn't long for Tennis Elbow at all. I've seen and heard of many cases going years - but I believe that has a lot to do with the person doing all the wrong things to treat it (following the "common wisdom" which is dead wrong. Well, you're in the right place to learn what's wrong with it - and feel free to visit my website (links are in the description) if you want more info - especially about what I believe the right approach is... (FYI, I do have a program that I sell, just so you know that everything I have there isn't free. This is what I do for a living.)

Thank you, Allen. I appreciate the time you took to reply me. On my left elbow, they mentioned that my elbow is almost normal except a very mild tendinopathy. Not sure what tendinopathy means though. On my right elbow MRI is clear but ultrasound picked up a mild tendon thickening. At the same time they mention there is no tear and no inflammation. So does tendinopathy refer to tendonosis? Is tendonosis different from a tear?

My pleasure! Tendinopathy is a non-specific way of saying "tendon abnormality" it could mean Tendonitis but more likely means Tendinosis. (And if the report says no inflammation, then it's basically saying "no Tendonitis," which pretty much only leaves Tendinosis. Mild Tendinopathy / Tendinosis and mild thickening are very classic, "normal" findings for a mild case of Tennis or Golfer's Elbow, so you're in pretty good shape. Tendinosis is the gradual degeneration of the tendon. The quality of the collagen and other components of the tendon are breaking down and not being repaired (a gradual "rot" of sorts) - It's not a tear, but if it progresses far enough, it will weaken the tendon to the point where a tear becomes more and more likely. Tendinosis can be reversed, however. Tendons can and do heal - as long as it's not severe and doesn't involve a significant tear - which is very challenging to recover from (although it might be possible.)

@@Cali4niaboy99 Hi. I have a similar case. Did you end up healing completely ? Thanks for a short reply