volleyball injury

[Timmie]

I have pain when I swing for a spike or a serve. I can side arm a serve without pain too. When that happens I can tingle all the way down my arm.

I used to think it was just a sprain but I'm beginning to wonder if it's not more and what I need to do to treat it.

[Heidi]

The injury could be a number of things from what you have said. Where exactly is the pain? is it only this movement that hurts? Was there an incident when it happened or has this just come on gradually?

If you are getting tingling feelings, this is usually a sign of nerve involvement. For this reason it is important you get it checked out by a suitable sports injury professional.

[Timmie]

I can constantly feel it, though it's not pain, more of a minor numbness, at least that about a day after I play. It really only hurts when I spike or serve (though I've changed my serve to more of a side arm, and I like it :) ).

Pain is mainly front and top, though back side seems tense. I've been going to a massage therapist for this part though.

It all started on a spike about 4 months ago. I thought it was a sprain, so I kept playing on it and soon began icing it down, but continued to play. I stopped for about 2 months, but it doesn't appear to have gotten much better.

I set an appointment for next week to have it looked at by a chiropractor, and I'll go from there.

Only thing is, I have full range of motion, not any real weakness either. I wait tables as a job ATM and I can still easily carry trays with either hand regardless of how many dishes are on it.

[Timmie]

I visisted a local chiropractor school clinic. It makes for extremely inexpensive visits and diagnosis. I've been getting electro-therapy, ultrasound, something called graston, and they've been using kinesiotaping too.

Bottom line is the difference is amazing. I can pretty much play at 100% with no pain in just a couple of weeks of treatments. I'm not sure which treatment has been most effective, if I had to guess, I say the taping and the graston thing have been the most effective.