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Rehab Exercises For Medial Epicondylitis

This document provides exercises to help heal and strengthen the medial epicondyle/common flexor tendon. The stretching and strengthening exercises are meant to progressively strengthen the muscle-tendon unit over months without causing pain. Stretching involves bending the wrist back while holding for 1 minute, done 5 times twice daily. Strengthening includes wrist curls with light weights increasing over time and wrist rotations with a weight, aiming to do sets of 12-15 and 20-25 repetitions respectively as strength increases.

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Rehab Exercises For Medial Epicondylitis

This document provides exercises to help heal and strengthen the medial epicondyle/common flexor tendon. The stretching and strengthening exercises are meant to progressively strengthen the muscle-tendon unit over months without causing pain. Stretching involves bending the wrist back while holding for 1 minute, done 5 times twice daily. Strengthening includes wrist curls with light weights increasing over time and wrist rotations with a weight, aiming to do sets of 12-15 and 20-25 repetitions respectively as strength increases.

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REHAB EXERCISES FOR MEDIAL EPICONDYLITIS/COMMON FLEXOR TENDON

Henry A. Stiene, MD

The exercises below are designed to help your injured tendon heal and
regain full strength. They should not cause pain. If the strengthening
exercises cause pain, stop them for 5-7 days and then try again. You
cannot get this muscle tendon unit too strong and the goal is to
progressively strengthen the muscle-tendon unit over a period of
months and then maintain the strength. Most patients will start with only
a few pounds but the goal for most women is to progress to 5-10 lbs.,
men up to 20-25 lbs.

STRETCHING; Use the


opposite hand to bend the
wrist back as shown. Hold
this stretch for 1 minute,
relax for a few seconds,
and repeat doing 5 one
minute stretches. The
stretch should not cause
pain. Do this regimen at
least twice daily

STRENGTHENING; Perform the wrist


curls as shown on the left. Weight should
be light enough to allow 3 sets of 12-15
reps. If you do not have weights, place
soup cans in a 1-2lb freezer storage bag
and grab the end of the bag to do the
exercises. If you can only do 3-4 reps, you
are using too much weight. Once you can
do 15-20 reps, increase weight by 1 lb.

Next, using a hammer or similar type


weight as shown to the left, rotate the wrist
from palm up to palm down. You should be
able to do 3 sets of 20-25 reps. If using a
hammer, eventually pull the head further
from your hand to increase the leverage as
you get stronger.

These exercises should not cause pain,


only normal muscle soreness.

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