Tennis elbow is a kind of irritation in between the muscle and the tissue of the forearm. The reason for getting a tennis elbow is due to the regular movement of the wrist, forearm like playing something or using screwdrivers. Most of the time, these take place n normal people other than tennis or badminton players as the irritation took place at any time without any big movements. The badminton and tennis player gets it less or n the beginning as after some time their forearms and wrist will get strengthened, and they will not suffer from such things.

Physiotherapists heal this thing with some exercises and massages, and practicing them will give your muscle strength, and the tennis elbow will not take place. The treatment for tennis elbow in Kent Chiro-Med Wellness Clinic is done in a very natural way, and they cure this thing permanently. But, we should also be aware of the treatment of this and should discuss it.

Pain-relieving therapy

After reaching the therapist, the first thing done by him/her is that he/she will start with the pain relief. This is because if the pain is less in your arm, after that, the treatment will be done more smoothly. The pain-relieving is done with some exercises and stretches, which will strengthen your muscle. They will do such things as ice massaging, uses tapes and straps for support, muscle stimulation, and so on.

Exercises

Exercise is the key element of physiotherapists. They are certified in telling the exercises for the muscles and joints. After they give you relief from the pain, they will tell you exercises which you have to perform daily. Healing by dong exercises would take a long but, it is the permanent solution for tennis elbow. There are some of the exercises which are helpful for healing tennis elbow; let’s discuss them.

Finger stretch

• Put a rubber band around the thumb and the fingers of your hand. After, that stretch that band with the fingers and thumb.
• Do a slow movement of the stretching of the rubber band in and out.
• Repeat this exercise upto 25 times thrice a day.

Ball squeeze

• Take a softball like a tennis or rubber ball in your hand.
• Squeeze it and then release it.
• Do it upto 25 times thrice a day.

Wrist flexor stretch

• Straighten up your hand without bending the elbow, and your palm should be facing u towards the sky.
• With the other hand, hold your fingers and stretch them towards your body and do it until you feel in your inner muscle of the forearm.
• Hold it upto 15 seconds and do it three to five times a day.

Wrist extensor stretch

• Hold your arm straight without bending the elbow, and your palm should be facing downward.
• With the other hand, hold your palm and stretch it towards your body until you feel the outer muscle of your forearm.
• Hold it upto 15 seconds and do it three to five times a day.

Wrist turn

• Bend your elbow, making the letter ‘L’ with it, and the angle should be 90 degrees.
• Hold your hand, and your palm should be facing upward.
• Turn your wrist up and down gently.
• Hold it upto 15 seconds and do it three to five times a day.

Forearm strengthening

• Grab a thing which should of 1 pound of weight, like a dumbbell or a hammer or anything you like.
• Put your forearm on your thigh or any table and make the wrist hang in the air.
• Grab the bottom of that thing or dumbbell.
• Move your forearm slowly, and your palm should be facing upward along with the object in your hand, and the weight should affect your forearm only.
• After taking it up, now take it towards the ground.
• Repeat it 10 times, once or twice a day.

Summary

Talking about the treatment for the tennis ball thing, there are so many exercises for it which should be performed regularly for good results. Some of the exercises are discussed above, and you should do them with the consent of a physiotherapist. Without his/her consent, you should not do this.