Hi there Stacy, the recommended treatment regimen for severe tennis elbow is lots of rest and ideally none to little use of the arm!
Unfortunately that's not always an option, but we would still recommend you try to restrict use as much as possible.
Whilst you are experiencing swelling, inflammation and pain you should definitely keep applying cold throughout the day. Use of the ColdCure Elbow wrap gels
from the fridge will enable you to keep alternating the gels, to get the maximum amount of cold therapy, as you can use these gels back-to-back (without taking breaks, which you would need if you were to use the gels from the freezer). Wearing the wrap throughout the day at work should also provide you with much needed compression.
You definitely want to get a handle on any inflammation or swelling before you start your BFST treatments.
If / when you're past the inflammation and swelling stage, but are mainly experiencing pain, I would suggest you start your day with a BFST treatment and aim to do another treatment at lunchtime, when you get home from work and another before bed if possible. Each BFST treatment will stimulate your blood flow for several hours and spreading treatments across each day will speed up your recovery and healing process.
Once you're using the BFST you ideally don't want to be treating with cold too, as it counteracts the benefits of BFST, however, if you experience pain flare-ups between BFST treatments, you can still use the ColdCure. Simply aim to do another BFST treatment about 20 minutes after using the ColdCure, to keep your blood flow at optimum levels.
If you experience inflammation and swelling again, stop your BFST treatments and resume the back-to-back ColdCure treatments until these symptoms have subsided and then you can start your BFST regimen again.
Everyone's healing is different; lifestyle / activity and the amount of time you can dedicate to treating your tennis elbow will have a huge impact on how quickly you can recover, but if you listen to your body and try to follow these guidelines, you should see a big difference. All the best of luck & happy holidays!!!