I have tendinitis in my left elbow, tennis elbow. It's from lifting (probably incorrectly, probably because my left hand and forearm aren't as strong as they ought). The doctor suggested ice and anti-inflammatories. I don't want to take NSAIDs, and I've been icing for like 6 weeks, and it's not a lot better.
What other tips or tricks are you all aware of to get this to heal so I can resume working out using my hands?
This is something I suffered with a few years ago. I was a fanatical squash player, seven days a week, tournaments along with training.
When I was suffering with this I tried everything, rest, ice, heat, PT, those little electric paddles physios use. Basically what my pyhsio told me was that to cure this through rest the arm would need to be almost totally immobilized in something akin to a cast.
I ended up going to a hospital that specialized in sports injuries and had an injection of some kind of anabolic steroid at mutiple points around the joint. The effect was so dramatic that and injury that had been plaguing me for months was gone within about a week... yes, it was that effective.
I know a lot of people are rightly wary of steroids but administered by a Doctor, they can be just short of miraculous.
That shot had me back on the court in less than 3 weeks.