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What Is The Treatment For Swollen And Squishy Elbow As I Am Firefighter?

I am a firefighter, and i know it puts a lot of strain on joints. However over the last month or so I have noticed my the inner most side of my elbow (if extended) appears slightly swollen, kinda "squishy", and is tender to touch as if it was a bruise. However it has not changed.

I have also noticed a "knot" on the top of my shoulder that is tender to touch and that my should cracks a lot more, and "pop" in a lot more places then before.
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi i am Dr Ahmed Aly
thanks for using HealthcareMagic site ,
I had gone through your question and understand your concerns ..

I hope you feel better soon , i think you may have arthritis or tendinitis as they may show your symptoms .
You may use painkillers ( NSAIDs ) like tylenol 400mg tabs when needed as they will help in reducing your pain and inflammation , hot gentle massages with topical anti-inflammatory gels , muscle relaxants , B12 vitamin supplements will be effective for most of cases . in more chronic and severe cases steroid tabs or injections may be prescribed if required .
If these knots persists or increase in mass i recommend some lab investigations and X ray and follow them up with your orthopedic for proper evaluation and management .

Please click and consider a 5 star rating with some positive feedback if the information was helpful. Wish you good health,
Any further clarifications feel free to ask.
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What Is The Treatment For Swollen And Squishy Elbow As I Am Firefighter?

Hi i am Dr Ahmed Aly thanks for using HealthcareMagic site , I had gone through your question and understand your concerns .. I hope you feel better soon , i think you may have arthritis or tendinitis as they may show your symptoms . You may use painkillers ( NSAIDs ) like tylenol 400mg tabs when needed as they will help in reducing your pain and inflammation , hot gentle massages with topical anti-inflammatory gels , muscle relaxants , B12 vitamin supplements will be effective for most of cases . in more chronic and severe cases steroid tabs or injections may be prescribed if required . If these knots persists or increase in mass i recommend some lab investigations and X ray and follow them up with your orthopedic for proper evaluation and management . Please click and consider a 5 star rating with some positive feedback if the information was helpful. Wish you good health, Any further clarifications feel free to ask.