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Elbow Sabbath

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I have been nursing a hurt elbow for about three weeks now. It was injured through some repeated lifting motion with weights. Bad technique. I think the pain actually started when I used to throw empty seltzer bottles into the recycling bin in the kitchen when I was sitting on the couch in the living room. It was a backhand of sorts that snapped the right elbow at a unusual angle. It started as a strain and became a chronic ache. I have taken a long break from lifting to give it time to heal. On the plus side, I have been able to resume my five mile run to the river and back now that the weather is out of single digits. Three weeks of resting the elbow still has not healed the hurt. It is improving by increments. I am dedicated to waiting it out. I have a bad history of doubling down on injuries and not resting and rehabbing properly. My left knee is an enduring testimony to my impatience. I was actually playing full court basketball with a full leg cast on my left leg after m