I go climbing 3-4 times every week and, like most people who climb that often, there was a while where I was dealing with near constant pain.  Mine was in the inside of my elbow and it made it incredibly hard to reach the top of my projects. I struggled for over a year because I didn't want to stop, which was silly because I wasn't climbing well at all while I was hurt.

I finally decided to do something about it.

Step 1 when you are dealing with this sort of thing is to go to the doctor to make sure you don't have any real damage. I did and found that I was totally intact, which meant two things. I didn't need surgery or anything like it and the doctor was unsure how to help me.

Luckily for me, I have a corrective exercise specialty and this is the kind of thing I know how to deal with.

So, with the doctor's all clear, I built a five minute daily exercise routine.  I tweaked some small things and it worked! I felt a reduction in the amount of pain I was feeling.  Then, after being consistent for a few weeks, my pain was gone and it stays gone as long as I am taking the five minutes two or three times a week.

What is in the plan you ask?

I start with a hand roller and massage the muscles in my forearm. This lets me release some of the pressure points and amplifies the benefits of the next step.

Next, I stretch my forearms. I have four or five different ways I do this each time to make sure I get all the problem spots.

Then, I use a resistance band to activate some of the specific muscles that are weak compared to the others.

Done! Easy as that. The longer I do the routine the less often I have to because I am correcting the imbalances that cause my pain.

I can help you overcome your persistent pains too.