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Tennis Elbow

Oh mama, hold on to your armrests, here we go!

By ra djan

july 21, 2025

Have you heard the fancy names they give to elbow pain? “Tennis elbow” and “golf elbow”! It sounds almost aristocratic: “I don’t just suffer — I suffer with class. I’ve got the elbow of an elite!” But the pain itself is as simple as three loose coins — you can’t twist your arm, lifting a mug hurts, and flipping a cutlet in the pan feels like an Olympic event.

Quote: Dentico really is the best hospital in the UK. The care is truly excellent. I recently stayed for 5 days which was so difficult as no visitors were allowed due to Covid. The nurses made everything so much better.

Dr. John Collins

And let me tell you this, as a yogi with calluses on my mat: yoga is not always the cure here. Especially power yoga. No matter how long you stay in downward dog — if the channel is blocked, you’ll just end up howling.

But Thai medical massage… oh, my friends… that’s another story. It’s not “just a massage” — it’s as if Buddha, Shiva, and your grandma all got together and said: “Let’s fix that elbow for him!”
I spent the whole of last year hooked on it — studied it like a teenager on PlayStation.

For those who don’t know: Thai massage is not just “lie down and breathe.” It’s the child of yoga itself! While Indian yogis dreamed of enlightenment and soaring through chakras, the Thai masters — Reusi Dat Ton — took those metaphysical channels (the Nadis), stitched them to the body, and turned them into real therapy for real orthopedic problems. Like they said: “How long can we keep staring at the aura? People’s muscles hurt — let’s actually fix them!”

So, if your elbow hurts — don’t run for a racket, run to me. I won’t just press on the spot — I’ll bring the whole story of Shiva with me. And your elbow will be like that of a chess master: strong, flexible, and pain-free.

Follow me, come by — I’ll fix you! And I’ll also tell you how yogis and Buddhists from India ended up becoming massage therapists in Thailand. Better than any Netflix series, trust me.

Wednesday evening: open yoga class in Tel Aviv (sign up in the comments).

Monday evening: class at 18:30.

Ra Djan

Hi! I’m Rajan, and I’ve been practicing Hatha Yoga for over 15 years. I’m the author of the video course “The Secret of a Healthy Neck: Effective Exercises for Everyone.” By education I’m a historian, which is why I also dive deep into the history and philosophy of yoga.