Friday, March 8, 2013

Which Are The Best Exercises For Tennis Elbow?

Best Tennis Elbow Rehab Exercises

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

Friday, February 15, 2013

Still Resting Your Tennis Elbow?... Why Rest Often Means “Rust”

Is rest really of any use in the treatment of your Tennis Elbow?

Graphic: Treating Tennis Elbow Rest And The RICE Protocol

You'll typically hear how important it is to rest it as much as possible "While it heals" - Or so they say...

But the belief that healing will "just happen" in a nice, orderly fashion while you're resting, hoping and waiting is a major misconception when it comes to tendon injuries like Tennis Elbow.

See the full post on rest and Tennis Elbow Treatment with video and podcast

And learn why "You should rest it!" is not very useful advice when treating these tendon problems (especially Tendinosis)...

Hopefully before you waste several months resting only to find yourself no better off!

Video: Forget Rest When Treating Your Tennis Elbow

Watch this video on my channel: Forget Rest When Treating Your Tennis Elbow

See the full post with video and podcast on rest and Tennis Elbow Treatment

On Scoop.It: Other Tennis Elbow Treatment stories

Saturday, February 2, 2013

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!

Graphic: Exercise Goals In Tennis Elbow Rehab

Read the post on exercise for Tennis Elbow rehab

VIDEO: Goals Of Exercise In Lateral Epicondylitis Rehab

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Tennis Pros And Tennis Elbow

The perception seems to be that tennis pros don't get Tennis Elbow, (but they do - although it seems to be quite rare) so perhaps the question is:

"Why do pros get Tennis Elbow much less frequently than amateurs do, considering how much tennis they play?"

Tennis Pros and Tennis Elbow

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Why Don't Pro Players Get Tennis Elbow Injuries?

Image of Tennis Player: Pros And Tennis ElbowThe general perception seems to be that professional tennis players don't get Tennis Elbow...

They definitely do - although it does seems to be quite a rare sight, so perhaps the question is:

"Why do pros get Tennis Elbow much less frequently than amateurs do, considering how much tennis they play?"

 VIDEO, Post and Podcast: Do The Pros Get Tennis Elbow?

This is inspired by a question I ran across and aswered on Quora – I thought it would make a great video and podcast.

Video: Do Tennis Pros Get Tennis Elbow?




YouTube link - Video: Tennis Pros And Tennis Elbow

Even if your elbow injury has nothing do with tennis you may still want to take a look. (There's a potentially valuable lesson here.)

For more, including the link to the original Quora question and the downloadable podcast, see the full post at Tennis Elbow Classroom: Article and Podcast on Pros and Tennis Elbow

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Cortisone Shots: The Biggest Mistake In Treating Tennis Elbow?



In Tennis Elbow treatment, the Cortisone shot is THE quick fix cure, often instantly "erasing" pain, seemingly like magic...

But the big question is at what cost? Full article, video and podcast: http://goo.gl/Ms72k

There is a lot of controversy over Corticosterdoids, and for good reason. Medical studies have been demonstrating that there are significant long-term consequences.

More Tennis Elbow treatment-related stories

Tennis Elbow Classroom on YouTube