Tricep Pain

My Name is Doug Miller and I am a Drug-Free professional bodybuilder. I am extremely hard on my body, as I weight train very intensely 6 times a week and sometimes more than once a day. Staying injury free is absolutely essential to my success in my sport.

In April I developed a severe injury to my left elbow. I went to a number of orthopedic surgeons who did not have a definitive diagnosis or treatment plan for my elbow. I was having extreme pain when doing any exercise involving my triceps and was having trouble fully extending my arm. As a result of this, my training and strength to that area was reduced. This problem went on for 4 months until I finally decided to go see Dr. Maggs. Active release therapy has been helpful in dealing with other injuries so I figured I would give it a shot for my elbow. Within 5 visits to Dr. Maggs, my elbow was significantly better, my range of motion was significantly improved, and my strength was increasing. After another couple of weeks, my strength was what is was before the injury and my range of motion and pain were significantly reduced.

For a period of time, I thought my elbow was never going to get better, and I have been extremely impressed with the work Dr. Maggs has performed on my elbow. He performed ART on me at the same time I continued to train intensely and my elbow problem continued to improve. I think that this is amazing, as I did not have to miss any training to allow my injury to recover. He focused not only on the direct source of pain, but focused on my entire left side, as he understands the intricate details of the anatomy of the arm and shoulder and how all these muscle interrelate. I think his work on my forearm, tricep, and shoulder helped my elbow significantly. Dr. Maggs also explains the “what’s” and “why’s” of what he is doing very well and even went as far as printing out relevant sports medicine article relating to my injury that he thought I would find helpful.

If you are an athlete or are just experiencing a nagging injury that just won’t go away, I highly recommend seeing Dr. Maggs for his active release services.

- Doug M.