All above, on the money. Tendinitis is a mean thing. and if you get to teh cortisone state, it will become less and less effective with every shot. A good support to give you some help, don't take the pain med as a constant, that is bad too, and just ease up on the elbow. It's really all you can do. I have had is in elbow, wrist, ankles, and shoulder. (A-league softball player). It bites. Just tough it out for the ages it takes to heal. But note, if you don't give it some reat it will not ever heal up. Great news huh?...