Golfers Elbow - The Modified Exercise
Golfers Elbow is a very similar condition to Tennis Elbow. In Golfers Elbow, the painful area is on the inside of the elbow instead of the outside. Gripping activities tend to aggravate the condition and although less common than Tennis Elbow it can be equally disabling.
Golfers Elbow Exercise Instructions.
The above footage demonstrates the correct technique. In this video, the LEFT arm is the arm being treated. The right arm is the assisting arm that provides the initial twist through the flexbar. The description of the flexbar exercise below matches that of the video and is for the left arm. Reverse these instructions for the right arm.
1) Start with the elbow bent and the palm facing the body. Grip the flexbar by its base in the left arm.
2) Keeping the left arm still, raise the right elbow forward in front of the body to about shoulder height. Grip the other end of the flexbar with the right hand, thumb pointing down and the palm facing out.
3) Keeping the left wrist still, lower the right elbow, twisting the flexbar. All of the twisting force should be applied by the right arm. Straighten both elbows out in front of you until they are completely outstretched and the flexbar remains twisted.
This completes the preparation for the exercise. All of the above movement has only been getting into the correct position for the eccentric contraction.
4) Keeping the the right arms still now, slowly roll your left wrist, tilting your palm side forward.
Repeat steps 1 - 4 as discussed on the Tennis Elbow instruction page.
1) Start with the elbow bent and the palm facing the body. Grip the flexbar by its base in the left arm.
2) Keeping the left arm still, raise the right elbow forward in front of the body to about shoulder height. Grip the other end of the flexbar with the right hand, thumb pointing down and the palm facing out.
3) Keeping the left wrist still, lower the right elbow, twisting the flexbar. All of the twisting force should be applied by the right arm. Straighten both elbows out in front of you until they are completely outstretched and the flexbar remains twisted.
This completes the preparation for the exercise. All of the above movement has only been getting into the correct position for the eccentric contraction.
4) Keeping the the right arms still now, slowly roll your left wrist, tilting your palm side forward.
Repeat steps 1 - 4 as discussed on the Tennis Elbow instruction page.
Finding A Flexbar
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