Golfer's Elbow With Rehab
Golfer’s elbow, also called medial epicondylitis, is a condition that results from inflammation of the strong bands of tissue that attach your forearm muscles to the inside of your bone at the elbow (tendons). These tendons affect the muscles that bend the palm toward the wrist (flexion).
This condition is called golfer's elbow because it is more common among people who constantly bend and twist their wrists, such as golfers. This injury usually results from overuse. Tendons also become less flexible with age.
This condition causes elbow pain that may spread to your forearm and upper arm. The pain may get worse when you bend your wrist downward.
CAUSES
This condition is an overuse injury caused by:
• Repeatedly …show more content…
3 Hold a __________ weight or a piece of rubber exercise band or tubing and, slowly curl your hand up toward your forearm. Try to only move your hand and keep the rest of your arm still.
4 Hold for this position for __________ seconds.
5 Slowly return to the starting position.
Repeat __________ times. Complete this exercise __________ times per day.
Exercise C:Eccentric Wrist Flexion
1 Sit with your left / right forearm palm-up and supported on a table or other surface.
2 Let your wrist to tend over the edge of the surface.
3 Hold a __________ weight or a piece of rubber exercise band or tubing.
4 Use your opposite hand to move your left / right hand up toward your forearm.
5 Slowly return to the starting position using just your left / right hand.
Repeat __________ times. Complete this exercise __________ times per day.
Exercise D: Hand Turns, Pronation
1 Sit with your left / right forearm supported on a table or other surface.
2 Move your wrist so that your pinkie travels toward your forearm and your thumb moves away from your forearm.
3 Hold this position for __________ seconds.
4 Slowly return to the starting position.
Exercise D: Hand Turns,
Golfer’s elbow, also called medial epicondylitis, is a condition that results from inflammation of the strong bands of tissue that attach your forearm muscles to the inside of your bone at the elbow (tendons). These tendons affect the muscles that bend the palm toward the wrist (flexion).
This condition is called golfer's elbow because it is more common among people who constantly bend and twist their wrists, such as golfers. This injury usually results from overuse. Tendons also become less flexible with age.
This condition causes elbow pain that may spread to your forearm and upper arm. The pain may get worse when you bend your wrist downward.
CAUSES
This condition is an overuse injury caused by:
• Repeatedly …show more content…
3 Hold a __________ weight or a piece of rubber exercise band or tubing and, slowly curl your hand up toward your forearm. Try to only move your hand and keep the rest of your arm still.
4 Hold for this position for __________ seconds.
5 Slowly return to the starting position.
Repeat __________ times. Complete this exercise __________ times per day.
Exercise C:Eccentric Wrist Flexion
1 Sit with your left / right forearm palm-up and supported on a table or other surface.
2 Let your wrist to tend over the edge of the surface.
3 Hold a __________ weight or a piece of rubber exercise band or tubing.
4 Use your opposite hand to move your left / right hand up toward your forearm.
5 Slowly return to the starting position using just your left / right hand.
Repeat __________ times. Complete this exercise __________ times per day.
Exercise D: Hand Turns, Pronation
1 Sit with your left / right forearm supported on a table or other surface.
2 Move your wrist so that your pinkie travels toward your forearm and your thumb moves away from your forearm.
3 Hold this position for __________ seconds.
4 Slowly return to the starting position.
Exercise D: Hand Turns,