Stretching exercises for tennis elbow
Stretching exercises for tennis elbow
Prayer stretch
|Start with your palms together in front of your chest |[pic] |
|just below your chin. | |
|Slowly lower your hands toward your waistline, keeping | |
|your hands close to your stomach and your palms together| |
|until you feel a mild to moderate stretch under your | |
|forearms. | |
|Hold 20 seconds. Repeat 4 times. | |
Reverse prayer stretch
|Start with the backs of your hands together in front of|[pic] |
|you at your waistline, with your forearms parallel to | |
|the floor. | |
|Slowly bring your wrists up toward your face by bending| |
|your elbows until you feel a mild to moderate stretch | |
|in your forearms. Keep the backs of your hands together| |
|and your hands close to your body. | |
|Hold 20 seconds. Repeat 4 times. | |
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|Wrist flexor stretch |[pic] |
|Extend your arm in front of you with your palm up. | |
|Bend your wrist, pointing your hand toward the floor. | |
|With your other hand, gently bend your wrist further | |
|until you feel a mild to moderate stretch in your | |
|forearm. | |
|Hold for 20 seconds. Repeat 4 times. | |
|Wrist extensor stretch | |
|Repeat steps 1 to 4 of the stretch above but begin with| |
|your extended hand palm down. | |
Thumb stretch
|Place your forearm on a table with your thumb pointing|[pic] |
|upward and your hand hanging over the edge of the | |
|table. | |
|Lower your thumb toward the base of your little finger| |
|and close your hand into a fist. | |
|Slowly lower your hand so your little finger moves | |
|toward the floor (as if you're shaking hands). | |
|Hold for 20 seconds. Repeat 4 times. | |
|Primary Medical Reviewer |William M. Green, MD |
| |- Emergency Medicine |
|Primary Medical Reviewer |Steven L. Schneider, MD |
| |- Family Practice |
|Specialist Medical Reviewer |David Pichora, MD, FRCSC |
| |- Orthopedic Surgery |
|Last Updated |March 5, 2003 |
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