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satty1
08-02-2003, 02:12 AM
Hi

Im 19 and have been Pe'ing for nearly 3 months now. I have seen really good gains, but recently I have started to feel a slight pain in my finger on my hand hand. Its the main finger I used to produce an 'O' shape for when I am jelqing. Also it seems to hurt sometimes when I do jelq and afterwards if I press my finger downward or into my hand it hurts. Does anyone else experience this or is it just me. I hoping that jelqing doesn't have any long term problems I mean its a good thing but not if im gonna be have problems in my hands when im older.

Any help would be appreciated.
ebon00
08-02-2003, 06:58 AM
You've overworked either the muscles of your hand or a tendon. It will happen. My guess is you didn't really consider that part of the equation when you started the workout. Either ease off on the intensity of your jelqs for a short while, work through it (if possible, you know your body better than anyone I hope), or shorten your workout temporarily.
satty1
08-02-2003, 07:47 AM
I hope your right but how come its started after soo many weeks. I think I've been using the same amount of intensity. I'll shorten my routine and see what happens. Thanks
ebon00
08-02-2003, 07:50 PM
Originally posted by satty1
I hope your right but how come its started after soo many weeks.

Probably it's an overuse injury. You've basically worn down your resistance to the work by doing just a little bit too much. Or, you may have really weak hands. Hard to tell. If you're worried, quit. That's the last recourse.
Edward
08-03-2003, 12:33 AM
:) Hi satty1 - I have a couple of suggestions that may help in addition to ebon00's good advice.

You may want to see your doctor to get a professional opinion regarding your hand.
You may want to experiment with different pain reliever' such as: Tylenol, Advil, or Bayer (taken 30-minutes before doing your PE workout). However, before taking any of these products, make sure that they will not interfere with any physical limitations you may have such as: allergies, ulcer, etc.

I hope this helps my friend.

Please keep us posted on the results.
;)