This exercise might be OK for people who have a really mild touch of self-diagnosed tennis elbow. If you have it really bad (like I did), I don't think this is the miracle cure you want it to be. The thing is, it hurts to do the exercise, and not in a good way. It doesn't work your muscles like in strength training, it seems to just strain the tendon, triggering more tennis elbow pain. For me it feels like someone's poking a pin into the bony part of my elbow. I'm seeing a physical therapist who says that you shouldn't do anything that makes it hurt more. She doesn't seem to have a high opinion of this Flexbar exercise, which I mentioned, and this is a pretty well-respected physical therapy place. She's having me do stretching and strengthening exercises that are so mild they almost feel like nothing.The bar itself only cost $12 or so but now what do I do with it? Use it to hold up the window? As a dog toy?
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[2 of 5 Stars!]