Yes, that's right, medial epicondylitis.

It is caused by overuse of the wrist flexors, and is worse than it sounds.

I never had it, but recently came down with it when I had to switch to a baseball grip from an interlocking due to a torn tendon in my right hand. The condition effects the LEFT elbow of a right handed golfer, so I assume this means that something about the grip change has caused me to sort of "over-release" with my left hand, causing the problem.

This is a persistent, nagging, difficult injury for a golfer. Anecdotal evidence seems to indicate that this will be a chronic condition if I continue to play golf. I got the strap, but I don't think it's really going to help much.

So, I guess it will be a chronic condition.

Anyone have any better news?

Rest, ice, and ibuprofin.
I've had tendinitis, and it lingered. But finally went away and hasn't recurred.

I'd also think exercising the area in a way that doesn't further irritate the condition will be beneficial.

Well, of course.

The issue is that the guy who posted "Being Obsessed With Golf" isn't likely to rest.

The strap might have helped today. I played a very tough 18 today in 84 solid strokes, and felt no pain at all.

I just worry that tomorrow/Monday I might be hurting.

I don't wish this on anyone. It really sucks.

No good news. Last year I felt some very slight pain in my RIGHT elbow early part of the year, but only when I hit bad drives where I didn't get through the ball. Got a little more frequent and went on a 2 day golf trip where I played 54 holes in August. Last round started feeling significant pain on every shot.

Next day, I was done. Couldn't play golf for over a month. 2 months until I could play normally, and even now, it's tender to the touch pretty much every day. Sucks.

I have same problem in left elbow. Had cortisone shot 2 months ago. Fixed it, now it's back. Yes it sucks.

I had one of these things that I think helped:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...M7D0EEQF2WXCV4


As to the exercises, relief for me came from stretching the hand open against resistence. Therapists had a bucket of sawdust in which I put my hand in, while all fingers were together. Then when hand was in, I opened it as wide as I could.
Since I didn't carry a bucket of sawdust around me everywhere, I used a rubberband.
Put all five digits as close together as possible, wrap rubberband around digits, then open as wide as possibble over and over.
It felt good, and helped with pain relief.

Also, press hands together, as if praying. Fingers facing sky, palms pushing against one another. Then, keeping hands steady, raise elbows as high as possible.

Best of luck.

I'm pretty sure the most important thing to do is to rest it. You can't really work through tendinitis. You have to let it heal, then you can do exercises to strengthen the area so that it doesn't come back.

rest is most important, I agree.
But you can exercise the area while you rest. Do nothing that irritates the tendons (causes pain).
But exercise the muscles surrounding the area so that they are more capable of carrying the burden, and releiving stress on the tendons.

The right exercises (in this case) will feel good, not bad.

kinesiology taping should speed up the healing when applied correctly