Can You Keep Working Out With Lateral Epicondylitis? – (A Two-Minute Tutorial)

Can you continue doing your upper body strength-training / weight-lifting exercises while you still have Tennis Elbow?

Are Eccentrics The Best Exercises For Lateral Epicondylitis?

There’s a lot of talk lately about the benefits of ‘Eccentric Exercise’ in Tennis Elbow rehab – But can one type of muscle contraction be that much better than another?

Lateral Epicondylitis Rehab: Are Eccentric Exercises best?

Or is the eccentric rehab approach just another exercise fad that’s gotten a little too much hype lately?

Full story on rehab with Eccentric Exercise

(An ‘Eccentric’ contraction is simply the controlled lengthening of a muscle against resistance – Picture the lowering of a dumbbell weight in a Biceps curl, for instance.)

Based on several medical studies, there’s definitely evidence to support the idea that performing eccentric muscle contractions may (in certain cases) be superior to concentric ones when it comes to tendon rehabilitation.

This is especially true when it comes to Tendinosis, which most Tennis Elbow cases turn out to be.

A lot of the buzz seems to revolve around a single study – A small, but apparently successful study: Read the full post on Eccentric Exercise

Which Are The Best Exercises For Tennis Elbow?

To make a complete recovery from your Tennis Elbow, once and for all, you'll need some strengthening exercises as part of your rehab program.

But don't make the mistake of diving in and just starting them all at once. That's been known to be a recipe for re-injury! There's a smarter way to start!

See the video, post and podcast on rehab exercises at Tennis Elbow Classroom

Video: What Are The Best Exercises For Tennis Elbow?

See also this YouTube Playlist on: Tennis Elbow Exercises

Even if you think your injury is fairly minor, you're still dealing with a tendon injury, which by its nature is unpredictable, typically doesn't heal well and easily gets re-injured.

• Learn the three best exercises for Tennis Elbow,
• Which one(s) you should start with,
• And how the "indirect approach" is the best way to "ease into" your rehab.

Video, post and podcast at: http://goo.gl/pq5fq

On ScoopIt, more Tennis Elbow exercise and rehab-related topics

And on Twylah, tweets on the topic of Tennis Elbow

Exercise And Tennis Elbow Rehab

There are three essential goals of exercise in Tennis Elbow rehabilitation:

• To strengthen your muscle,
• To encourage healing of your tendon,
• And to strengthen that injured tendon

This video examines how exercise is meant to help achieve each of these goals – and where it sometimes falls short!

Read the post on exercise for Tennis Elbow rehab

VIDEO: Goals Of Exercise In Lateral Epicondylitis Rehab

Why You Shouldn't Wear A Brace To Treat Your Tennis Elbow [SLIDESHOW]

Should your Tennis Elbow treatment include a brace or support? In most cases, NO...

Most medical websites and authorities say you should wear a brace, band or support for a few weeks to help "rest, protect and heal your Tennis Elbow."

At first it certainly sounds like a sensible way to treat it, but there are several key reasons why the "experts" are wrong and why treating your elbow this way doesn't help it heal.

Tennis Elbow Treatment - How Braces Can Slow Your Recovery [SLIDESHOW]

This slideshow covers the main points found in my video: "How Braces Can Delay Your Recovery!" which you can find here

And for a complete, self-help video program for treating all the muscle and tendon causes of your Tennis Elbow yourself at home visit: Tennis Elbow Classroom