Arm wrestling is an extremely competitive sport that demands enormous pectoral, biceps and deltoid power. Arm wrestling is actually a very dangerous sport that can cause fractures and ligament and muscle tears in your arm and elbow. There are ways that you can strengthen your arm to prevent injuries from possibly occurring. However, if you do injure your arm or elbow, you need to take precautions to ensure proper healing.
Elbow Pain
Arm wrestling puts enormous pressure on your biceps, triceps and elbow. Tendonitis in your elbow is a common injury that stems from arm wrestling. It is frequently referred to as "golfers elbow" or "tennis elbow."
According to the website Doctors Tendonitis Relief, "tendonitis is inflammation or irritation of a tendon," which are the thick fibrous cords that attach muscles to the bone. Another common arm wrestling injury is called lateral epicondylitis. The website Emedicine reports "lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) is an overuse injury involving the extensor muscles that originate on the lateral epicondylar region of the distal humerus."
Prevent Elbow Injuries
Arm wrestling places such incredible strain on your arm that it is hard to avoid an injury if you take part in the sport. However, The Mayo Clinic says that you can attempt to strengthen the muscles that you use in arm wrestling and stretch before you participate in a match to reduce the likelihood of injury.
Elbow Relief
If you injure your elbow arm wrestling, the most important thing you can do to heal is rest. Beyond that, you should also place an ice pack on your elbow and try to keep it elevated to relieve the pain and reduce the swelling.
Anti-Inflammatory Medications
An elbow injured during an arm wrestling match can often be successfully treated by taking an anti-inflammatory medication like ibuprofen. Ibuprofen can reduce the pain and swelling and enable you to more easily bend, and use your elbow.
Surgery
Arm wrestling is a dangerous sport and it places your elbow in grave jeopardy. If you develop severe tendonitis in your elbow from arm wrestling, you may require surgery. Surgery is a last resort and, thankfully, most elbow problems sustained arm wrestling can be cured through rest, therapy and medications.
