Tennis Elbow Exercise: Isolated Eccentrics with flexbar

[ElvisFerbeyre]

It doesn't matter if the pain is chronic or not, if you rest until it completely heals, it may NOT come back again. All those people you see with tennis elbow persisting for 1 year or 2 years the reason is because they abused it A LOT instead of stopping the activity that caused the pain. I've been resting tennis elbow for 2 months and it was because I abused of my elbow even with the pain. The pain is almost gone, but I still have to rest a couple weeks more at least.

[ppager]

Yes, there is an eccentric contraction. We have done electromyographic (EMG) studies demonstrating it's activation during the 'untwisting'.

[raajei28]

are there any real eccentric contraction occurs in the affected forearm. The simple untwisting action done by the wrist is anyway enhanced by the elastic recoiling of the bar. But I think it is ideally streching rather than eccentrically strengthening it.

Can anybody clarify me about the mechanics involved in this exercise.

[Ivy5314]

Is injured the hand is the right hand, the right hand grasps is above or under? Thanks you!

[ppager]

@JoeOrtegaDC, yes, the right is affected

[JoeOrtegaDC]

I notice that her left arm does the majority of the twisting and her right arm does the majority of the releasing. I am assuming that the arm that releases the twist is the affected side. Is this correct?

[ppager]

@rocktopovideos the right one

[falcongirl99]

Thank you pazzmanmusic - I'm back in PT for chronic pain again, but it's a larger problem with neck and back - have a rotator cuff injury that is related to the tennis elbow that I didn't get treated before that's coming back from being on a computer too much but this bar really helps strengthen the arm - I have kept the elbow okay with it but it flares up the pain, just an old injury that doesn't completely heal - hope you are doing better?

[falcongirl99]

I have had chronic tennis elbow for over a year and in terrible pain where I can't even lift a fork with my right arm now so this gives me hope reading these comments to try this. I'm sick of shots and advil and been doing the icing but with my job as a secretary it's hard to avoid being on a computer to get the elbow to rest so maybe this will help

[pazzmanmusic]

please let us know how it is going.. i have a crazy form of tendonitis/tendonosis in my left elbow, going on 15 months now

[falcongirl99]

I am doing better but I am using the flex bar along with a strict regiment of physical therapy after having gotten treated for acute elbow inflammation with a cortisone injection and weeklly electronic stimulation/cortisone patches. I would recommend getting evaluated by a doctor for this and PT with the bar.

[pazzmanmusic]

@falcongirl99 how are you feeling these days?

[silvertoadzzz]

this looks great and i'm going to buy it. i had stubborn tennis elbow - from too much computer use - in one elbow for a year with no improvement. a couple months ago i started soaking my elbow in a large pot of hot tap water every morning for 5 minutes or so, also taking 250 mg of niacinamide, Vit B3. and there has been great improvement; about 80%, so not a major problem any more. the idea is that the hot water enhances bloodflow to tendon and the B3 helps improve circulation too.

[timfrink13]

I have used the bar for 2 weeks and love it!! My elbow hurt for 1 year and now feels much better.

[adamh1281]

I am a chiropractor, I have just successfully treated a patient with lateral epicondylitis using this technique. I also adjusted, and used ART on the area. This was a chronic case, and may return, but this technique was what made the difference.

[plagib]

I'm a P.T. with 8 month hx of intractable epicondylitis (due to C6 nerve damage & resulting muscle imbalance). This works well! The first day, I had pain on the uninvolved side, but perservere...within two weeks, pain subsided. Point tenderness still exists, but I'm mostly painfree with volitional movements! Thank you!

[misskrissy100]

i just started using this in the past 2 days, i can see how it works/will work because it will definitely strengthen that muscle area that is hurting me.

but i just have one more question-- i can't straighten my hurt arm all the way, is it ok if i do this exercise with my right arm slightly bent? thank you for any advice!!

[TheraBandAcademy]

It should be OK to perform it slightly bent, but you might want to check with your therapist or doctor first.

[bfgivmfith]

This thing saved me from over a year of excruciating pain. I am a carpenter and just had to grin and bare the pain, within a week I was able to move again thanks to this. Thank you!

[TheraBandAcademy]

Thank you for your comment! It's always great to hear how such a simple exercise can be so effective. Phil Page PT

[sovaydesitges]

i'm super excited about this as i couldn't climb for 9 months last year because of epichondylitis. cortisone only helped in that it gave me a little pain relief so i could identify which movement was aggravating the injury. sweet. gonna go buy one of these now.

[jcommins]

I found this link via a New York Times article. Are you planning more detailed videos in the near future? I've already had two cortisone shots and they haven't done jack. This looks very promising and I'm excited that I may be able to alleviate or cure my tennis elbow. The more details you can provide, the better, please. And thanks.

[athenamentor]

thank you

[diemilkdud]

mmmm licorice