Rehabilitation for a tennis elbow injury will require patience, and of course the questions that run through your mind are very simple.
What do I need to do?
How do I do it?
When should I do it?
How long is the rehabilitation for my tennis elbow going to take?
The answer to the last question is As long as it takes!!
The first thing to remember is that Tennis Elbow becomes a chronic problem if it isnt looked after properly.
In terms of tennis elbow rehabilitation, there is one absolute rule. You must do nothing until you are experiencing little or no pain, and then the rehabilitation process, and exercises can only proceed providing you have no pain in whatever exercise you are doing.
Before you can start playing tennis properly again you must have restored full strength and mobility to your elbow.
There are three different phases to your tennis elbow rehabilitation, and they can be summarized as follows.
The first phase is to reduce inflammation and pain. You need to do two things here, and the first is to begin the healing process whilst also preventing the associated muscles from wasting.
The process...