Tennis & Golfer's Elbow Rehab | Effective Exercises for Tennis Elbow & Golfers Elbow

Welcome to Dr. Matthew Boes’s Tennis & Golfer’s Elbow Rehabilitation video series.
Tennis and Golfer’s Elbow are two types of tendonitis around the elbow. Both involve a certain amount of tendon “wear and tear” that occurs over time and then becomes inflamed and painful with overuse. Treatment is the same for both conditions: alleviate the inflammation, protect the area while it heals and strengthen the tendons to prevent recurrence.

A ‘tennis elbow’ strap is used to protect the tendon for 4 weeks and limit stress from daily reaching and gripping activity. Wear it just below the elbow crease so it protects the tendons but does not limit elbow bending. Alternatively, a wrist splint can be used to protect the forearm tendons. Local cortisone injections may be helpful in limiting pain and controlling irritation; however, 1 or 2 injections may be required. NSAIDs (i.e. – Aleve, Advil) can also be used for 10-14 days to control inflammation.

Please note that this therapy program may take up to 6 weeks to be effective. Re-occurrence rate is approximately 25 percent, meaning you may require an additional round of treatment.

This rehab program is broken up into two phases:
Stretching & Range of Motion Exercises
Strengthening Exercises

Stretching & Range Of Motion Exercises
The goals of these exercises are to restore full motion, alleviate tendon contracture (shortening and hardening of tendons) and prevent scars from forming. Please remember the following as you engage in stretching exercises for tennis & golfer’s elbow:
Hold stretches for 3 seconds; repeat 5 repetitions each exercise
Stretch 3 times daily
Heat prior to stretching or exercise / Ice following exercise for 5-10 minutes
Progress to strengthening exercises only if pain-free with daily use and stretching

The following stretching and range of motion exercises, which are demonstrated in this video, should be conducted during this phase of your tennis & golfer’s elbow rehab:

WRIST STRETCH – FLEXION AND EXTENSION
WRIST STRETCH – SUPINATION AND PRONATION
ACTIVE ELBOW FLEXION AND EXTENSION

Strengthening Exercises
The goal of these exercises is to strengthen tendons around the area of degeneration to redistribute stress and prevent irritation. Please remember the following as you engage in strengthening exercises for tennis & golfer’s elbow:
Start strengthening only once the elbow is pain-free when stretching and performing daily activities
Start with light resistance and progress as tolerated
Use dumbbell, water bottle, can of soup, etc. for resistance
Perform 1-2 sets of 15-20 repetitions each exercise
Do strengthening exercises twice daily

The following strengthening exercises, which are demonstrated in this video, should be conducted during this phase of your tennis & golfer’s elbow rehab:

WRIST STRENGTHENING – EXTENSION
WRIST STRENGTHENING – FLEXION
WRIST STRENGTHENING – HAMMER PRONATION & SUPINATION
ELBOW STRENGTHENING – BICEPS CURLS
ELBOW STRENGTHENING – TRICEPS EXTENSION
GRIP STRENGTHENING

This video should not be used as a substitute for regular physical therapy visits and guidance from your physician. Only progress from one phase to the next based on recommendation from your physician. Regular physical therapy visits are valuable for giving you feedback on your progress and helping to ensure you are doing exercises properly. If you develop any questions or concerns regarding your condition while using this video, contact your physician. Best of luck in your recovery from tennis and/or golfer’s elbow.
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[dpiroch]

I find the stretches and strengthening summary helpful. Not sure about a couple of those movements... The brace near the elbow I tried before, but cannot wear. It absolutely kills. I have repeat cases of tennis elbow in the right arm going back years. Now getting golf more often in both, too, need to keep just doing the exercises on both sides long-term, I guess. Thanks!

[ibbysadventures]

HOW MANY REPS AND SETS FOR EACH EXCERSISE AND HOW OFTEN??

CAN ANY1 HELP PLEASE?

[xlCucholx]

I\'m not sure but, if anyone else wants to discover best tennis elbow therapy try Freds Elbow Helper (just google it ) ? Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my brother in law got great results with it.