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Getting a good tennis elbow rehab program going is essential if you are suffering from this injury. Without proper care in this situation you may be left with a long lasting injury that would impact many areas of your life.
One important aspect of tennis elbow rehab is simply providing rest to this joint. You must give your body some time to repair the damage to these tendons and let them heal.
If you push it too hard too soon with your exercises you are going to risk re-injuring it again and will back to square one. Injuries such this are very sensitive still right up until they are healed so re-injury is quite a common occurrence.
The tennis elbow rehab exercises you should perform should always be done in the beginning without weights and only with a rubber tubing band. This will allow you to strengthen the muscles without putting too much stress on it.
Next you can do a finger extension exercise where you start by putting the rubber band around your band fingers. Then slowly start straightening the fingers out and then contracting them back in. This will really target your forearm muscles. Perform this movement until you grow fatigued, then take a short rest and do it again. When the exercise starts becoming easier you should slide the rubber band out slightly more towards your fingertips to increase difficulty.
Finally you should perform a ball squeeze by holding a ball in the palm of your hand and then squeezing as hard as you can, hold for 3 seconds and then release. If it is too painful to start out then use a foam ball to begin with.
Never underestimate how important it is to take care of your injuries. If you just hope they get better on their own your recovery period could be a lot longer than you anticipated. By seeing a qualified doctor and following their recommendations along with the previous exercises you should be back at your game in no time.
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