Stretching exercises

1. stretching in the quadruped position Move to the quadruped position. The fingers on the affected side point towards the knee. Now increase the stretch of the hand flexors by keeping the position of the hands while slowly walking back with the upper body.

The elbows should always be stretched to the maximum during the exercise. 2. stretching in the seat In the seat turn both arms outwards and overstretch the wrists. Now the fingers should point backwards.

Hold this position for about 10 seconds. Next turn both arms inwards and bend the wrists. From this position close both hands to your fist.

Hold this position for about 10 seconds. Now change between the hyperextension and the flexion position again and again. 3. cover your ears In the seat you cover your ears with both hands. To increase the extension you have to push your elbows as far up as possible towards the ceiling.

Tapes

A golfer’s elbow can of course also be treated with tapes. The tapes are intended to increase blood circulation and relieve the strain on the hand flexors. The procedure for taping is as follows: Taping has several effects that are pain-relieving (via gate control theory), gentle and promote blood circulation.

It also has positive effects on the fascia and the cell fluid. The resulting heat also has a positive effect on the course of treatment. If you are not confident enough to do the taping yourself, you will find help from trained physiotherapists or occupational therapists.

The affected forearm is positioned under maximum pre-stretching (hand is supported and overstretched) and extension in the elbow joint. Measure the length from the bony protrusion to the wrist.Take a kinesiotape for multiple circulation (usually blue) and cut it to length. Round off the corners as the tape cannot easily come off the skin.
Now apply the kinesiotape without pulling the flexors. Rub the tape a little bit to improve the adhesion and the activation by heat.
Next take a red kinesiotape (spacer for activation) with about 20 cm. Length, round off the corners and apply it crosswise below the wrist under maximum pull.
Another red tape is applied crosswise under maximum tension just below the elbow.