Put apes on it TP .. Big ones .. fixes tennis elbow but the rotator cuff (shoulder) soreness could be a problem

 

I'd find another doctor. It's obvious you have motorcycle elbow. My doctor is great. If I can't afford the surgery he'll touchup my Xrays for me.........

 

I've had the elbow thing after a cross-country trip. My wife gets it in the spring for a while.

Another spot that gets achey (?) is at the base of my neck when it's cold. I get all tensed up and stays sore for a while.

Come to think of it, there was a spot in Phoenix on the Black Canyon a long time ago that would rythmically bounce me up and down on the bike. After a while of that it felt like my kidneys were gonna fall out. Couldn't even feel the bouncing in a car, but i thought i was gonna die on a bike; ended up avoiding it like the plague.

Ain't biking fun? I wouldn't trade it for anything.

 

I developed "motorcycle elbow" this summer as well in my left (clutch) arm.

I had 5 weeks of physical therapy to build the strength of the tendon. I also raised the bars on my EN500 with the Scootworks riser kit as well as changed the angle of the clutch lever to the grip. It cleared up nicely and didn't give me any issues through the fall.

The Physical therapist gave me some targeted exercizes to do to maintain the condition of the tendons so that I should not have the same issue come next spring.

I urge you to follow the Dr's advice. When it got to the point that I finally went to the doc the pain was really quite bad. I couldn't hold the clutch in for the length of a traffic light, open a door knob or hold a cooking pan in my left hand without sharp searing pain in my elbow.

 

Pain in your arms and neck is a real phenomenon in motorcycling, and if you're getting it it's because your handlebars aren't adjusted to fit you and/or your seat isn't right for you. Most people buy a motorcycle based on the initial feel but never make any adjustments to the bars. Tilting them up or down an inch or two, or putting risers on them, can make all the difference in the world. I used to get that intense pain between the shoulders right where the neck joins the spine until I went with a Mustang seat and put 2-1/2" pull back risers on the bike. No more pain.

 

. Who can top the Tennis Elbow?

Just so happened that shortly after I got my 05 Goldwing my riding partner of 37 years also got one. We both confessed that while generally comfortable, the seat caused a little discomfort approximately where I would imagine one's prostate was located. Anyway, right after that I had my annual physical and ouch, my PSA was elevated. You old guys don't need to be told what your PSA reading is, you young guys would do best to not hurry that bit of knowledge. Anyway, I told my Doc to put away the scalpel because I wanted a retest based on a hunch I had. So while waiting for about 5 days for the test to be done, I stayed off my bikes. All of them. Sure enough, the next test read normal.
Can you say "phewww, dodged a bullet."
While not as important, my elbows are fine thank you very much.

 

Good Point



Motley, good point. Men.....Do not go get your PSA blood draw right after you have been riding.....riding does make a difference in the reading. As to the elbow....yes I have noticed this problem also. Also feel it in my lower back. I would really like to get a set of pullback risers but just don't know which ones will work the best on my 900 Classic LT. Don't think I need a lot of rise but could use the pullback. Don't want to have to change any cable routing either. Any suggestions on risers? Cheap! Thanks.

 

Had the same elbow issue , started riding with a stretch brace actually on both arms though it was my left buggin me the most after a month or so all the pain was gone. Now i ride for a week or so without the brace then i will wear it for 3 or 4 days in a row and so far its been great.....

 

I gotta get this off my chest

I haven't told this to ANYONE but my husband. On Fathers Day, my husband, couple of friends and me took a nice 100 mile trip south of Atlanta. It was a great trip but it was my first time riding more than an hour.

The next morning when I woke up, my chest was really hurting, it was really tight. I took a couple of Advil and went to work. Well, the advil didn't work and my chest was hurting really bad. I was clutching my chest and it hurt to breath. My supervisor thought I was having a heart attack and called the base fire department (I work on a military installation). They took my vitals and decided I needed to go to the emergency room so they call the EMS guys and rush me to the near by hospital. In the EMS vehicle, they give me nitro glycerin and told me that if I was having a heart attack it will help but if I'm not, I will get a bad headache. Well, I didn't get the headache so everyone, including me assumed it was my heart. I get to the hospital and the doctors start to run all these test. EMS told them that the nitro glycerin didn't give me a headache. After 4 hours and alot of test, I realized that it wasn't my heart that was hurting but it was my chest muscles from the ride the day before. What's funny is the doctors were coming up with all these crazy theories on why the heart treatments they were doing was helping me but all the test showed that my heart was fine, no blockage (thank God) of any kind. I didn't have the heart to tell them what was really wrong. After 12 hours in the hospital, they gave me pills to take and made an appointment to a heart specialist for me and sent me home. I didn't take the pills and cancelled the appointment.

My next long ride gave me chest pain the next morning. My third long ride was fine, by then, I had learned to relax my shoulders and body.

On a side note, everyone at work was really nice to me for a month. My supervisor still asks me how I'm doing and this happened in June

 

This might sound like a joke but it's true. I have a constant pain in my right elbow all the time until i get on the bike and ride. after about the 1st 5 minutes of riding the pain is completely gone and will stay that way 'til i get off the bike then 'BAM' it's back. Figure that one out...