[Blunk]

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/25/phys-ed-an-easy-fix-for-tennis-elbow/

Worth a read, I'm going to buy one of those therapy bars and give it a try. Will post any progress.

[lagerstarfish]

Looks more portable than half a dumbell, so could be used during the day in the office 

If Dr. Timothy Tyler’s method doesn't work, you could try Dr Timothy Leary's method

[duncan]

Reading the abstract, it's a small study and the control group did no resistance exercise so I think this is mostly another confirmation that chronic tendinosis should be treated with high load / low reps. exercises. Most people suggest these should be eccentric though I'm not convinced that the tendon 'feels' eccentric and concentric load any differently.  I wonder if making exercises eccentric is just a way of increasing the load.  Anyone else have any thoughts on this?   

The bar is clever way of providing the resistance and it's neat and light which probably encourages people to keep doing the exercises regularly.  The downside is that it must be hard to monitor the load and so difficult know how vigorously you should be twisting. 

[richdraws]

You could use progressive resistance by buying larger latex dildos. Perhaps working up to a rubber fist.

[lagerstarfish]

You could use progressive resistance by buying lager

in pints, which are drunk quickly = high weight low reps

[Jaspersharpe]

I'll test that theory out later lagers. My elbows are fine though.

[Durbs]

I was going to suggest eccentric exercises like jogging wilst playing the panpipes wearing nothing but a scarf and winking suggestively at anyone nearby.

[lagerstarfish]

I was going to suggest jogging pipes wearing nothing but wanking anyone nearby.

 

[lagerstarfish]

I'll test that theory out later lagers. My elbows are fine though.

Proof that this technique works retrospectively. Alan Turing will be sending gay AIs back from the future to cure everyone's tendon issues just to show that he doesn't hold a grudge.

[tomtom]

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/25/phys-ed-an-easy-fix-for-tennis-elbow/

Worth a read, I'm going to buy one of those therapy bars and give it a try. Will post any progress.

Looks interesting - they come in three flavours, easy med and hard, the red one used in the vid is easy... which one to try? 

[stom]

Interesting product.  I rely heavily on eccentric exercises using dumbells for keeping my golfers elbow in check. However when going on a climbing trip its not realy practicle to transport a dumbell around with you - especially if your flying!  I'm interested in trying out one of these bars and will probably order from Amazon.  For anyone else thinking of getting one, it may be worth noting that i have found the following reviews;

http://the-therapy-connection.com/B000P7YMW0/M/B000P7YMW0.htm

[highrepute]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss?url=search-alias%3Ddrugstore&field-keywords=CanDo+Twist-n-Bend&x=0&y=0

also available, but difficult to know which resistance is suitable.

[SA Chris]

also available, but difficult to know which resistance is suitable.

The tan one looks a bit different to the others?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/CanDo-Twist-n-Bend-Hand-Wrist-Exerciser/dp/B00136D052/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=drugstore&qid=1253011361&sr=1-6

[shark]

Most people suggest these should be eccentric though I'm not convinced that the tendon 'feels' eccentric and concentric load any differently.  I wonder if making exercises eccentric is just a way of increasing the load.  Anyone else have any thoughts on this?   

That is Saunders reasoning - to increase the load whilst minimising the stress:

http://www.athlon.com.au/articles/r&i_dodgyelbow.pdf

"We are interested in an eccentric load (a.k.a. negative contraction) only.This will stimulate the tendon to strengthen without putting too much duress on the muscle. How? The muscle is about 40-percent stronger when contracting eccentrically. Hence, it is not stimulated to strengthen to the same degree as
the tendon. Because the tendon has a vastly smaller blood supply, gains
in strength take longer."