I started climbing this past year and have had tendon pain everywhere in my arms at one point or another. Finally someone that talks about my cases which are pain with no swelling. So glad to hear this is normal. I had to watch so many videos to get this very basic piece of information, thank you for being thorough!
Thanks for your video. Years ago I had tennis elbow from playing tennis but now I have it from playing guitar. I find your videos helpful. Thanks again.
I never knew I was supposed to do exercises to help! I always tried resting my arm as much as possible. Thank you for having a video that is short, informative and to the point!!!!!
You're the first person to talk about how gripping can contribute to elbow tendonitis! I do lindy hop and the hand position for my connection hand is similar to that of a climbers. And our hands are the epicenter of all of the nice rubber band effect from the dance style. So I think my repetitive computer work set the stage, and a particularly rigorous dance class tipped me over the edge. Thank you for such enlightening videos!
I am excited to try this. I am not a climber but came here anyway. I think painting may have messed my elbow up unless computer mouse just all of a sudden irritated me. Than you for these solid exercises that I can do.
Thank you so much for this helpful video. How come my doctor doesn’t know this? I had tendonosis for 2 months and it’s still sore, he prescribed me Naproxen. I got my elbow sore from lifting water bottles 40pcs from Costco, carrying lifting to deliver to my mom’s house.
Doctors are a business if they can prescribe you something they will :) one talk with a coach at my climbing gym I learnt how you gotta work thru n actively recover tendon issues
So I actually study fysiotherapie and I have read and studied alot about this subject. And I feel like you/he did an amazing job explaining the injury. Note: for the People here who have these painfull symtoms around the elbow beware that if the symptoms look a like but the location is a bit different you might want to look out for your tricep ore biceps. Last note XD : I'm a boulderer and faced a few tennis elbows as well
I guess I over did my elbow. Am a beginner who’s a workout maniac so after I started getting into rock climbing I was too stubborn to quit. My left elbow was in pain and wow did it hurt. I couldn’t even stretch it. Right now am doing a 4 day recover with 3 day low small exercise hoping it work
yes, 3 sets of 15, each rep taking 4 seconds, 30 seconds of rest between is a good goal but for anyone new to the exercise i'd recommend starting with 3 sets of 5 and ramping up over a few days to a week or more depending on your response. good luck!
I love your philosophy that exercise should be part of the healing process. Can you do a video on distal biceps tendinitis? I’m a climber and I was training pull-ups waaay too hard and too often. I’m going to start doing eccentric hammer curls on the advice of Hooper’s Beta. Are there other exercises you would recommend for biceps tendinitis at the elbow?
Thank you so much for your great videos. I just found you and it’s been very helpful for me. I’m a massage therapist who has been in practice for 17 years and last year I developed Tennis elbow for the first time! It’s been a long painful process and I’m finally really committing to really focusing on rehab. I was just hoping it would get better on its own, silly me and yes I know better. My question is, I feel pain when I do all the exercises although it has gotten a bit better with physical therapy, taping and mobilization of my elbow joint. Should I continue the Tyler twist, Self frictions and mobilization and through the pain (4-5/10) or should I be doing something else? I work 5 days a week as a deep tissue therapist as well but no pain during work. Thanks!
thanks for watching! it can take some time for the tissue sensitivity to go down, so for that reason I recommend initially doing exercises every 3rd day and emphasizing mid-intensity longer isometric holds rather than the tyler's twist - 4x30 second holds at a 3-4/10 intensity, working up (over some weeks) to 7-8/10 on the holds. good luck!!
Liked and subscribed. Very helpful. I've got pain above my elbow around lowest tricep muscle. Happens after 5-6 boulder routes. Next day I'm fine but can't even use my left arm to put on seat belt. Only happening on left arm. Thoughts? PS I'm a new climber.
thanks for the sub! I wish I could be of more help but it could be a number of structures, you'll need someone to take a look at your elbow. Likely bursitis or tendinitis as a new climber but will need to be certain to get the right treatment. Good luck and happy climbing!
Thank you so much for your video. Really helpful. Few doubts- 1. Should we do icing or heating during rehab ? 2. Should we do these activities once a day or twice? (Morning n evening both?) Please guide. Thank you in anticipation.
thx for watching! ice/heat is generally recommended EARLY in the stage - first 3-6 weeks max, but is ok to use later as an analgesic; I like having my clients do exercises twice daily. Best of luck
I have bilateral tendonitis issues, but mainly in my right arm more as it is my dominant. I'm feeling helpless suffering from pain for going on 2 years. None of these stretches are getting me any better and I think I'm just going to have to quit my desk job and avoid the repetitive motions that keep me in this misery. Celebrex is the only thing besides Advil that helps. Stretching and weights arent working, because I only have the weekends to recover. God, this is so frustrating!
thx for watching! yes to cardio, and re climbing yes to staying below max grades, and closing the gap by adding a deadhang type of progression. with deadhangs you can control the load and measure (in seconds and in hold size) your progress better than with actual routes on the wall. increase route difficulty and number as your deadhangs in prove to full body weight up to 60 seconds with great recovery. good luck!
Hi, i have a question about using a Flexbar to treat tennis elbow: how would I go about doing the exercises you mention in the video in case of having the condition in both arms? I have tried but get the feeling I am hurting the other arm when I focus on doing it for one arm. Thanks!
it could be necessary to switch to a different exercise at first such as a banded or dumbell wrist extension for some weeks and progress to the flexbar as things improve. good luck!
Super good video! I've been having these problems for about a month now, should I skip climbing entirely for the rehab time or is it fine to not climb for just 2-3 weeks and then ease back into it?
thanks for watching! it's possible to resume SOME climbing before things are fully healed if the elbow isn't more sore over the next 24-36 hours. Usually that means about 20-45 of varied light intensity climbing rather than anything super tough
Didn't know about the wrist stabilizer. I have one and will use it while ditching the arm band. Also just got a gyro ball. What is your opinion on them? Tx.
i have not used the gyro balls before but after a little investigating they seem to show some promise as a training tool in at least a couple of research articles. Now I want one!
Thanks, very informative. I noted that there are different resistant levels of Flexbars. I am not a climber. Do you think a non climber would do fine with just exercising with the lowest resistance of Flexbar?
Thx for watching! if you haven't had a chance yet, here's my video on the flexbar in much greater detail: ua-cam.com/video/rOflCBd48SU/v-deo.html . The lowest is quite easy, so unless you really need to take care, I would go one step up to red at a minimum. Good luck!
I have never used a flex bar and do not know what color (degree of stiffness) to get! I do have a strong history with isometric exercise, if that matters.
@@NoBite2 Thank you! Green sounds like a good starting point, especially for isometrics! I have plans to do a full flexbar routine so please stay tuned. Good luck!
I recently, like within the last couple of days pulled something in my inner elbow and am in excruciating pain. I can even bring my arm straight at all due to pain. What’s the first thing I should do? I’ve been holding my arm up as if in a sling it’s so painful
thanks for the video can you clarify the pass fail criteria for the tendenois, I saw the epicondle pain with palpation having the same pain when I press the tendon but it wasn't clear if this was the pass fail criteria for the rest of the testing
Thanks for your question: generally speaking the tests are all 'pain provocation' tests, so you can do all of them for the widest data set and confirmation possible. If the mechanism of injury matches (repetitive forces, repeated max gripping etc) you can be fairly confident of a tendonosis if it's still with you after 4-6 weeks, and progress into the rehab from there. Good luck!
My elbow starts hurting once I start climbing, the pain can get pretty severe at the start of the session and then it subsides. An hour or so after the session my elbow feels completely normal again. What should I do?
For tendonosis, how many sets and repetitions do you suggest with the Flexbar per exercise session, and how many days per week? My problem is the result of weighted pull ups. Thanks!
I would generally start with 2 sets of 15 every 3rd day, and ramp up to 3 sets of 20 every third day for a full 3 cycles. If that's going well, i would go up in resistance at the same frequency. If that's going well after 3 cycles (9 days) I would continue at that but introduce double hangs and progress with the body weight program but also every 3 days (3 times in 9 days). good luck!
I get tendon pain on the inside of my elbows after almost all my bouldering sessions but if I rest then it completely disappears after about 3 days. Its been like this for a couple months now, do you think i need to take an extended break from climbing?
Do you have any advice if the flexbar starts hurting the forearm. I've had tennis elbow for over a month, I started with the red flexbar and the top of my forearm muscle started swelling and hurting. Should I downgrade to a yellow bar or just do isometrics? My elbow doesn't hurt much in daily life but I don't want to make it worse
thanks for watching! tissues take time to heal, so most patients would find a combo of approaches as you described works best and to stay consistent till 5 or more days of consistent good tolerance. Good luck!
thx for watching, puffiness/swelling, mild pain and discomfort with activity can be signs that healing is not keeping pace with tissue breakdown from climbing - yellow caution light, full blown tendinitis may not be too far away. I've added videos on flexbar and other management strategies you may find helpful. good luck!
Hi I was injured during weight training a week ago I felt pain in my inner elbow and also trained two days later until I saw that it did not pass..how many days of rest should I take? And can I go back to lifting weights gradually after a few days of rest? .. I am stressed and would be very happy if you answer me. yours Nadav
Acute injuries need time and careful motion. In general I don't start weights right away for lifting injuries. Stay tuned for a future flexbar video with exercises appropriate for early stage recovery, and in the meantime see if any of these tips are helpful and good luck. ua-cam.com/video/YxPhTb529eY/v-deo.html
@@focusrehab Hi friend. I was using a mouse for work and developed tendonitis in elbow. The tendon running from elbow to wrist is killing me. Also my wrist is hurting. What steps should I take? Will continuing to use the mouse cause a worse injury? I was wondering if a wacom tablet would prevent further injury ? Will creams like advil in cream help? Supplements? Thanks for any advice yiu can give me.
Both my elbows make a grinding feeling when I stretch them out and rotate my wrist. Can you tel me what that might mean? Been like this for some months now.
The pain point for me is really in the middle of the inside of my elbow (where the bicep tendons seem to attach). Do these kind of exercises still help for this case?
thx for the question - unfortunately not, these are specific to those forearm flexors, not your elbow muscles. I will put biceps tendinitis on my video plan list, so stay tuned and good luck!
In general, no as long as your elbow feels less stiff and painful as time goes on. I will do a session and then assess 12, 24 and 48 hrs later and make sure my elbow is either unchanged or better. Good luck!
I started climbing this past year and have had tendon pain everywhere in my arms at one point or another. Finally someone that talks about my cases which are pain with no swelling. So glad to hear this is normal. I had to watch so many videos to get this very basic piece of information, thank you for being thorough!
Tendon issues rarely have swelling, that more of a tissue or ligament injury thing
Thanks for your video. Years ago I had tennis elbow from playing tennis but now I have it from playing guitar. I find your videos helpful. Thanks again.
I never knew I was supposed to do exercises to help! I always tried resting my arm as much as possible. Thank you for having a video that is short, informative and to the point!!!!!
I'm a few days into following your advice and already the progress toward healing my tendonosis is very, very apparent. Thanks so much
This is one of the best videos I have seen on youtube regarding explanations, tests and treatments of conditions.
This is the best video on this yet
This was a great video explanation! This pulled it all together for me! Thanks!
Had this problem for 5 months now, will try these
You're the first person to talk about how gripping can contribute to elbow tendonitis! I do lindy hop and the hand position for my connection hand is similar to that of a climbers. And our hands are the epicenter of all of the nice rubber band effect from the dance style. So I think my repetitive computer work set the stage, and a particularly rigorous dance class tipped me over the edge. Thank you for such enlightening videos!
Yes, started experiencing discomfort and pain after beginning pull ups regimen. I will follow your suggestions. Thank you
I am excited to try this. I am not a climber but came here anyway. I think painting may have messed my elbow up unless computer mouse just all of a sudden irritated me. Than you for these solid exercises that I can do.
Thanks doc.
Clear and concise.
Much appreciated.
I will test it out, starting from now :)
Super helpful video! Was having this elbow problem 3 sessions ago and this is the exact video I'm looking for. Thank you so much, Berk!
This was so educational thank you!
Great video, thanks
Super helpful, thank you!!
Very cool and useful video; thanks!!
This was super helpful! you just got a new subscriber. Thanks a lot!
Yes, climbing indoors & mtbing, I increased the indoor gym work over winter which caused it...
I’m a baseball pitcher and I never new what was wrong but I think i have it thanks !
Same bro
Same
Tennis players get tennis elbow,
Golfers get golfers elbow,
Baseball pitcher get fucked up elbow
Very good explanation, thank you
Thank's a lot! Pretty useful 💪
Very helpful in my case
Thank you so much for this helpful video. How come my doctor doesn’t know this? I had tendonosis for 2 months and it’s still sore, he prescribed me Naproxen.
I got my elbow sore from lifting water bottles 40pcs from Costco, carrying lifting to deliver to my mom’s house.
Have you gotten better? What steps have you taken?
Doctors are a business if they can prescribe you something they will :) one talk with a coach at my climbing gym I learnt how you gotta work thru n actively recover tendon issues
You really shouldn't take pain pills unless it's so painful you can't function. You should really see a Physical therapist instead
@@maxhutton228 literally legal drug dealers lol
Great job
Thank you!
Thanks bro, the information in this video was definitely helpful!
So I actually study fysiotherapie and I have read and studied alot about this subject. And I feel like you/he did an amazing job explaining the injury.
Note: for the People here who have these painfull symtoms around the elbow beware that if the symptoms look a like but the location is a bit different you might want to look out for your tricep ore biceps.
Last note XD : I'm a boulderer and faced a few tennis elbows as well
Thanks for your feedback and view! Good luck with your studies - it's a great profession.
Thank you so much for this beautifully informative video, brother.
thank you for showing us all on some physical therapy movements to help us heal our elbows
very helpful men thank you
Great video, thank you very much
Helpful video. Thank you!
Great video. Very informative. Thanks!
Thank you
great video! thank you for this
this was very helpful, thank you.
Super good!
I guess I over did my elbow.
Am a beginner who’s a workout maniac so after I started getting into rock climbing I was too stubborn to quit. My left elbow was in pain and wow did it hurt. I couldn’t even stretch it. Right now am doing a 4 day recover with 3 day low small exercise hoping it work
How did that go?
I have the epicondyle, above the knobbly bond end underneath, closest to the body...
Thank you.
Thanks!!
Hey there - how many times a day do you recommend doing each stage? 3 sets of 10 per day? Something like that?
yes, 3 sets of 15, each rep taking 4 seconds, 30 seconds of rest between is a good goal but for anyone new to the exercise i'd recommend starting with 3 sets of 5 and ramping up over a few days to a week or more depending on your response. good luck!
Thank you 🙏
I love your philosophy that exercise should be part of the healing process. Can you do a video on distal biceps tendinitis? I’m a climber and I was training pull-ups waaay too hard and too often. I’m going to start doing eccentric hammer curls on the advice of Hooper’s Beta. Are there other exercises you would recommend for biceps tendinitis at the elbow?
Thanks for watching and I will put something together to address the distal biceps!
Can you tell us durations and frequency for these exercise thanks
Thank you so much for your great videos. I just found you and it’s been very helpful for me. I’m a massage therapist who has been in practice for 17 years and last year I developed Tennis elbow for the first time! It’s been a long painful process and I’m finally really committing to really focusing on rehab. I was just hoping it would get better on its own, silly me and yes I know better. My question is, I feel pain when I do all the exercises although it has gotten a bit better with physical therapy, taping and mobilization of my elbow joint.
Should I continue the Tyler twist, Self frictions and mobilization and through the pain (4-5/10) or should I be doing something else? I work 5 days a week as a deep tissue therapist as well but no pain during work. Thanks!
thanks for watching! it can take some time for the tissue sensitivity to go down, so for that reason I recommend initially doing exercises every 3rd day and emphasizing mid-intensity longer isometric holds rather than the tyler's twist - 4x30 second holds at a 3-4/10 intensity, working up (over some weeks) to 7-8/10 on the holds. good luck!!
Liked and subscribed. Very helpful.
I've got pain above my elbow around lowest tricep muscle. Happens after 5-6 boulder routes. Next day I'm fine but can't even use my left arm to put on seat belt. Only happening on left arm. Thoughts? PS I'm a new climber.
thanks for the sub! I wish I could be of more help but it could be a number of structures, you'll need someone to take a look at your elbow. Likely bursitis or tendinitis as a new climber but will need to be certain to get the right treatment. Good luck and happy climbing!
I had a week of just real hard days of climbing at the gym… had to go home because I had a shooting pain in my elbow.
Great vid .just a quick question.can I still climb with bad arms during my recovery I only go once a week
Thanks for this. I'm wondering how long I should wait to get back on the wall -- I only felt the pain with the last test, the palpation
Doc I have tricep tendonitis. Hurts on my elbow but upper arm. Any suggestions?
This is worth a separate video - stay tuned
I have the same problem
Thank you so much for your video.
Really helpful.
Few doubts-
1. Should we do icing or heating during rehab ?
2. Should we do these activities once a day or twice? (Morning n evening both?)
Please guide.
Thank you in anticipation.
thx for watching! ice/heat is generally recommended EARLY in the stage - first 3-6 weeks max, but is ok to use later as an analgesic; I like having my clients do exercises twice daily. Best of luck
I have bilateral tendonitis issues, but mainly in my right arm more as it is my dominant. I'm feeling helpless suffering from pain for going on 2 years. None of these stretches are getting me any better and I think I'm just going to have to quit my desk job and avoid the repetitive motions that keep me in this misery. Celebrex is the only thing besides Advil that helps. Stretching and weights arent working, because I only have the weekends to recover. God, this is so frustrating!
What about now? I am also afraid that this will br a lifelong condition for me
Should we continue climbing below our max grades while using the flex bar? And by exercise, do you mean cardio is important for recovery? Thank you!
thx for watching! yes to cardio, and re climbing yes to staying below max grades, and closing the gap by adding a deadhang type of progression. with deadhangs you can control the load and measure (in seconds and in hold size) your progress better than with actual routes on the wall. increase route difficulty and number as your deadhangs in prove to full body weight up to 60 seconds with great recovery. good luck!
Hi, i have a question about using a Flexbar to treat tennis elbow: how would I go about doing the exercises you mention in the video in case of having the condition in both arms? I have tried but get the feeling I am hurting the other arm when I focus on doing it for one arm. Thanks!
it could be necessary to switch to a different exercise at first such as a banded or dumbell wrist extension for some weeks and progress to the flexbar as things improve. good luck!
Super good video! I've been having these problems for about a month now, should I skip climbing entirely for the rehab time or is it fine to not climb for just 2-3 weeks and then ease back into it?
thanks for watching! it's possible to resume SOME climbing before things are fully healed if the elbow isn't more sore over the next 24-36 hours. Usually that means about 20-45 of varied light intensity climbing rather than anything super tough
Can you get it on both sides? 🤔
At 1.75x speed it's a good video, thanks
Didn't know about the wrist stabilizer. I have one and will use it while ditching the arm band. Also just got a gyro ball. What is your opinion on them? Tx.
i have not used the gyro balls before but after a little investigating they seem to show some promise as a training tool in at least a couple of research articles. Now I want one!
@@focusrehab just started using it and it is feeling pretty good.
Thanks, very informative. I noted that there are different resistant levels of Flexbars. I am not a climber. Do you think a non climber would do fine with just exercising with the lowest resistance of Flexbar?
Thx for watching! if you haven't had a chance yet, here's my video on the flexbar in much greater detail: ua-cam.com/video/rOflCBd48SU/v-deo.html . The lowest is quite easy, so unless you really need to take care, I would go one step up to red at a minimum. Good luck!
I have never used a flex bar and do not know what color (degree of stiffness) to get! I do have a strong history with isometric exercise, if that matters.
I ordered a green Theraband brand. Need to start somewhere. Looking forward to this! Thank you for the informative video!!
@@NoBite2 Thank you! Green sounds like a good starting point, especially for isometrics! I have plans to do a full flexbar routine so please stay tuned. Good luck!
I recently, like within the last couple of days pulled something in my inner elbow and am in excruciating pain. I can even bring my arm straight at all due to pain. What’s the first thing I should do? I’ve been holding my arm up as if in a sling it’s so painful
Hello doctor
Bench press caused so much pain in my elbows as i was doing heavy weights
Is there a way to get back to do so with heavy weights
dead hangs 3-5 sets with 10-20 seconds. at least 2 days rest. maybe do it twice a week. also incorporate some forearm exercises
As I’m boxing when I throw a right hook or straight, I begin to feel a sharp pain in my elbow. This pain eventually subsides. What could this be?
could be cartilage injury
thanks for the video can you clarify the pass fail criteria for the tendenois, I saw the epicondle pain with palpation having the same pain when I press the tendon but it wasn't clear if this was the pass fail criteria for the rest of the testing
Thanks for your question: generally speaking the tests are all 'pain provocation' tests, so you can do all of them for the widest data set and confirmation possible. If the mechanism of injury matches (repetitive forces, repeated max gripping etc) you can be fairly confident of a tendonosis if it's still with you after 4-6 weeks, and progress into the rehab from there. Good luck!
@@focusrehab Thank you for the clarification
My elbow starts hurting once I start climbing, the pain can get pretty severe at the start of the session and then it subsides. An hour or so after the session my elbow feels completely normal again. What should I do?
Stretch
bench press caused mine. it went away in a month a year ago but it came back now?
For tendonosis, how many sets and repetitions do you suggest with the Flexbar per exercise session, and how many days per week? My problem is the result of weighted pull ups. Thanks!
I would generally start with 2 sets of 15 every 3rd day, and ramp up to 3 sets of 20 every third day for a full 3 cycles. If that's going well, i would go up in resistance at the same frequency. If that's going well after 3 cycles (9 days) I would continue at that but introduce double hangs and progress with the body weight program but also every 3 days (3 times in 9 days). good luck!
I get tendon pain on the inside of my elbows after almost all my bouldering sessions but if I rest then it completely disappears after about 3 days. Its been like this for a couple months now, do you think i need to take an extended break from climbing?
Do you have any advice if the flexbar starts hurting the forearm.
I've had tennis elbow for over a month, I started with the red flexbar and the top of my forearm muscle started swelling and hurting.
Should I downgrade to a yellow bar or just do isometrics?
My elbow doesn't hurt much in daily life but I don't want to make it worse
thanks for watching! tissues take time to heal, so most patients would find a combo of approaches as you described works best and to stay consistent till 5 or more days of consistent good tolerance. Good luck!
I have more a feeling of puffiness in my elbow and very mild pain and slight discomfort when climbing is thus tendinitis?
thx for watching, puffiness/swelling, mild pain and discomfort with activity can be signs that healing is not keeping pace with tissue breakdown from climbing - yellow caution light, full blown tendinitis may not be too far away. I've added videos on flexbar and other management strategies you may find helpful. good luck!
3 weeks???
I am not supposed to climb during this period?
Hi I was injured during weight training a week ago I felt pain in my inner elbow and also trained two days later until I saw that it did not pass..how many days of rest should I take? And can I go back to lifting weights gradually after a few days of rest? .. I am stressed and would be very happy if you answer me.
yours Nadav
Acute injuries need time and careful motion. In general I don't start weights right away for lifting injuries. Stay tuned for a future flexbar video with exercises appropriate for early stage recovery, and in the meantime see if any of these tips are helpful and good luck. ua-cam.com/video/YxPhTb529eY/v-deo.html
@@focusrehab Hi friend. I was using a mouse for work and developed tendonitis in elbow. The tendon running from elbow to wrist is killing me. Also my wrist is hurting. What steps should I take? Will continuing to use the mouse cause a worse injury? I was wondering if a wacom tablet would prevent further injury ? Will creams like advil in cream help? Supplements? Thanks for any advice yiu can give me.
Both my elbows make a grinding feeling when I stretch them out and rotate my wrist. Can you tel me what that might mean? Been like this for some months now.
can one use a resistance band if don't have a flex bar?
A band can be used for sure, anchored with your other hand, your foot when sitting etc. good luck!
I am over one year still have it 😔
The pain point for me is really in the middle of the inside of my elbow (where the bicep tendons seem to attach). Do these kind of exercises still help for this case?
thx for the question - unfortunately not, these are specific to those forearm flexors, not your elbow muscles. I will put biceps tendinitis on my video plan list, so stay tuned and good luck!
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Should one wait for all pain to subside before starting the stretching and restregthening exercises?
In general, no as long as your elbow feels less stiff and painful as time goes on. I will do a session and then assess 12, 24 and 48 hrs later and make sure my elbow is either unchanged or better. Good luck!
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