In reply to duncan:
Hi Duncan, for any ongoing pain or discomfort, a diagnosis from a qualified professional who has experience of the specific problem should be a first point of call.
In the Bristol area I can highly recommend Nina, or Danny Brown, who has just started practicing from TCA - see
http://dannybrownphysio.com
Unfortunately it is often very difficult to get correct feedback from such a person with the direct relevant experience, as I found out many years ago with an incorrect diagnosis of my problems. However this is thankfully changing as more widespread information becomes available.
I had a very acute form of tendinosis - now labelled as chronic tendinopathy, tendon damage at a cellular level. My rehab over most this year has involved many sessions of tendon scraping with acupuncture needles, countless hours of ever increasing antagonist exercises, and a near daily use of Armaid. I was only allowed to get back to climbing (at a very restrained level) after 6 months of rehab, and another 4 months later am still being very careful in the progressive way that I increase my climbing load.
Hopefully from my experiences other people can see that the Armaid is an effective tool in maintaining and rehabilitating muscular tissue of the forearms. It is not, and should never be, a sole alternative to proper diagnosis of a chronic condition.