Hi Docarroyo,
I have also suffered bouts of tendinitis in my elbows, many times having to work although in pain.
Of course you know that the ultimate cure is to stop doing the activity that caused the condition to develop.
I've tried about every "tennis elbow wrap" out there, in a effort to be more comfortable when it flares up.
Many of those elbow wraps are very tight to provide an acupressure-like point of relief.
I always found myself snatching them tighter and tighter, and never really did get any long term results from them
...and was greatly relieved to take them off at the end of the day.
In my search for relief I stumbled on to another type of elbow wrap, which has helped me tremendously.
It's a soft terry cloth elastic figure eight shaped wrap that gently supports tendons on either side of elbow.
I can't say enough good about this product, and highly recommend it. I should do one of their 'testimonials'.
Very comfortable to wear.
Whenever I can feel that tendinitis-y feeling beginning, I put these back on as a pre-emptive measure, and I haven't had a bad bout of it since.
Developed by a doctor for his own pain.
Read about it.
http://www.elbowaid.com/Update: FWIW : 3 regular over the counter (non -prescription) generic Ibuprofen, taken at one dose, have the same anti-inflammatory properties and strength as some prescription anti-inflammatory drugs. I was told this by a pharmacist.
While taking ibuprofen is not a cure, a regimen of ibuprofen can help relieve inflammation of the tendons of the elbow and help you through the worst of it.
Regards,
~Joseph