Newbie Question -Lifting after Cortisone Shot?

[revolutionofthemind]

Hey guys,

Just a quick and simple question. 31 Yo male, in excellent health. Back in December, I came down with Pneumonia, something that spread through the gym. Anyway, I think I came back a little to soon, and in the process caused myself a case of Golfer's Elbow - Medial Epicondoylitis. It's a mild case, but it failed to respond to Rest, Ice, Compression, Evalation and Aleve. So the doctor thought since its going on 8 weeks, that we would just do a methylprednisone injection and get it healed up. My question is this, is there any medical reason, that I can't lift more normal lifts today, including arm work? Yeah, Yeah I know I should've asked the doc, but in the midst of things I forget to ask that, and you know the 1.3 minutes they spend before they are off to another.

Thanks in advance for any input.

 

[guest username]

Only lift in the next few weeks if you want to make your recovery worse and increase your chance of rupturing your tendon.

 

[Zyglamail]

Hey guys,

Just a quick and simple question. 31 Yo male, in excellent health. Back in December, I came down with Pneumonia, something that spread through the gym. Anyway, I think I came back a little to soon, and in the process caused myself a case of Golfer's Elbow - Medial Epicondoylitis. It's a mild case, but it failed to respond to Rest, Ice, Compression, Evalation and Aleve. So the doctor thought since its going on 8 weeks, that we would just do a methylprednisone injection and get it healed up. My question is this, is there any medical reason, that I can't lift more normal lifts today, including arm work? Yeah, Yeah I know I should've asked the doc, but in the midst of things I forget to ask that, and you know the 1.3 minutes they spend before they are off to another.

Thanks in advance for any input.

do some reading on prolotherapy, its worked wonders for me and many others here.

 

[Mavafanculo]

not only are you gonna screw up your recovery as swatdoc said, but cortisone is catabolic AND reduces protein synthesis. your workout will be more catabolic, your workout recovery will be hindered. iow, unless you're juicing heavily, you would do best to maintain mass by not working out.

also, essential amino acids and leucine prior to protein meals will help maintain mass while you're under the influence of cortisone and not working out