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    Posted: 29 Mar 06 at 7:50am

a/b Good gloves help you grip, so you do not have to grip so hard, this helps! (Do not go for the no glove option!)

c. The crew should do 90% of the sheeting anyway but uncleating the jib when under load is not ideal...
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I used to suffer from tennis elbow and found it was mainly related to slippy gloves and gripping too hard on sheets for prolonged periods. (Self diagnosis if any medics are reading).

My solutions are;

a try not to wear gloves - fine for most helming jobs, not for crewing

b if you do wear gloves wear thin, grippy ones like those from Homebase

c helm a 49er and get the crew to do 90% of the sheet trimming

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Originally posted by AndrewM

I have always reckoned injections are better from my end of the syringe and needle .  With the tennis elbow ones I know it's going to work if the injectee jumps when I hit the spot

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I have always reckoned injections are better from my end of the syringe and needle .  With the tennis elbow ones I know it's going to work if the injectee jumps when I hit the spot
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i dont like injections. its not that they hurt its just the feeling of the fluid going into your arm.
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The worst sailing injury I have seen was a few years ago on a windy day at Salcombe when Rob Heath sailing with his daughter had a messy windward capsize in which she planted her foot hard on his eye falling off the side deck.  He came ashore with a black eye and all was well till he blew his nose and suddenly got double vision from his blowout fracture of the floor of his orbit.  Fortunately all healed without incident.

Cortisone injections for tennis elbow are a quick and dirty fix but they do the business and I do them regularly (I'm a GP) but there is always an underlying problem that needs addressing
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I found with my knees (which used to be very painful and stiff after a day sailing) that regular sessions on a rowing machine together with a class where hiking is easier has cured my problem.

As for the groveling around just make sure you have plenty of padding on your knees, that makes a huge difference.
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