Spinner Elbow

A week's rest? Frank, I hate to break it to you, but this type of injury takes months, not days, to resolve. Resting it means not doing anything to aggravate it until it resolves. And make sure you continue to do the exercises to strengthen your forearm muscles.

It's going to feel awkward at first, but you have to try to use your opposite arm and hand to manage your luggage until you are well and truly healed. And if it flares up, try icing it as well as the other measures the doctor advised. Best of luck with your travels.

Oh man this stinks !!! I knew I always felt like it took a lot of effort to drag a spinner around. Now you have proved it with your spinner elbow. I am so sorry Frank !

I prefer 2-wheeled bags but own one spinner. I used it on a recent trip involving only four hotels. Even at the beginning of the trip when the wheels were brand new, I found I had to use my wrist more than I liked, just to keep the bag rolling straight. I imagine that is a "feature" of cheap spinner wheels. (I'm sure Frank II has a better-quality bag.) I've had no problem pulling a bag behind me, but I know someone who has. I tend to alternate how I hold the handle of my 2-wheeled bag (hand on top or hand below), and which arm I use.

Well, Frank, that is not good to hear! Is it helpful for you to change off arms? I could not as I tend to be right-handed with a bag.

I gave myself "Tennis elbow" using a Kettlebell a number of years ago. I used the trigger point suggestions in this book which relieved it within a couple of days.

https://www.amazon.com/Trigger-Point-Therapy-Workbook-Self-Treatment/dp/1608824942/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1SESMIPRV0KZO&keywords=trigger+point+therapy+workbook&qid=1699037432&sprefix=trigger+point%2Caps%2C187&sr=8-1

YMMV!

It was thoughtful of you to post your experience. I wish you the best.

Bummer Frank II especially since you are on the go a lot. Do take good care of yourself, and I second the suggestion to ice your arm (that has helped me with similar injuries).

I realize, in hindsight, a few things I could have done to make it easier on me and possibly avoid the injury.

My bags are heavy since this is a very long trip (six months with two weeks in between at homebase) and I'm testing a few things.

What I should have done was taken my personal item off the spinner when on the move and put it on my shoulder. (I switched from a backpack to a holdall as my personal item.)That would have made the spinner go with less effort.

The other would be to switch arms occassionally to give my dominant arm a rest.

I think for now, when I get back to the US, I'm going to switch to a rollaboard for awhile. But that's not until January.

As for icing, luckily for me, for the past week and until I get back to the US, I'm staying in a series of aparthotels with kitchens. I've been buying bags of ice for drinks and will also use some to ice the arm. Now if I could only remember to stop carrying my groceries in my injured arm. Force of habit.