Photographers "Elbow"?
. Is there such thing as a ailment for photographers? Like tennis elbow? After I have been holding my camera up for anything more than 30 to 45 minutes, my right elbow starts to hurt. Later in the day, I have pain in this elbow when I go lifting up heavy objects. This ONLY happens when I go out shooting for couple hours. I have tried stretching and this doesn't help.I would greatly appreciate any insight on this.
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I think it is time I introduce you to a monopod.
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Joves wrote:
Welcome to the wonderful world of geriatrics. I know now that when I injure myself it hurts more than it used to. I have been in construction the majority of my life, and I feel the years catching up, it is just how life works I guess.
Yeah, no kidding! More easily injured, hurts more, and takes longer to heal.
Get it checked out. Arthritis can be pretty easily confirmed or ruled out. It could be tendonitis (which is what "tennis elbow" is), which is being aggravated by repetition of the motion that caused it in the first place. Tendons will heal ... slowly ...with rest and anti-inflamatories.
rmeyer7 wrote: It could actually be tennis elbow! That's sort of a misleading name since most people who are diagnosed with tennis elbow don't get it from playing tennis. My dr. told me I had it and his first question was whether I played an instrument. I play guitar and had been playing a lot at that time, and at his suggestion I reduced my playing time for a little while until the pain went away.
Bingo!
I just went through the tennis elbow thing myself, got mine at work. I really like Effron's prescription, I would like it better if you swap out the vodka for rum, but, I digress...P.S. Shooting small primes instead of the big tele-zoom can help, also using a tripod is never bad idea in my book.
It is what it is.
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