![]() Rehab Plus Sports Therapy Scottsdale, AZ As seen in the NYT article: Phys Ed: An Easy Fix for Tennis Elbow? Todd Ellenbecker, DPT, MS, SCS, OCS, CSCS The evidence behind this exercise is compelling and the patient response has been excellent in the overall treatment of this common malady.” “The eccentric “Tyler Twist” exercise is a key part of our comprehensive treatment programme for tennis elbow in our clinic. What do the professionals say about the TheraBand FlexBar? ![]() By the time I built up to doing 15 repetitions (which took about a week), the symptoms were almost gone…” All I can say is that it’s a miracle cure. “After months of trying the traditional treatment of ice, rest, and NSAIDs for lateral epicondylitis (“tennis elbow”), and finding no relief, I searched for physical therapy exercises and came across the “Tyler Twist” that uses the Thera-Band Flexbar. Soundman, Amazon Customer (originally posted May 2017) And it didn’t take but a little while to see PERMANENT relief.” STILL NO PAIN WHATSOEVER after serious problems prior to TheraBand use. UPDATE – April 2018: Well, I use the arm that I had SERIOUS tennis elbow in more than my left, (especially a lot of screwdriver work) and in my workouts it gets a lot of hard use. It does hurt (sometimes quite bad) but since that was a common comment I went with it and am sure glad I did…. “I had my doubts that it would help but it really does! I am amazed at how fast it has helped my tennis elbow. I had my doubts that it would help but it really does! UPDATED…. ![]() ![]() I’m at the point where I forget I’ve had tennis elbow until I make a bad movement and get a little zing as a reminder. I’m not out of the woods, but there’s been more progress in a week than the previous three months. I started with green, and felt near immediate relief from my first Tyler Twist set. About three months in, I found references and videos for the FlexBar. I’m a fairly strong guy with a few years of weight training experience, but ice, rest, compression, stretching, flossing, etc. “A couple weeks of strenuous yard and remodeling work – way above my average – kicked off my first tennis elbow experience, at 40-ish. Outstanding – Near immediate relief from tennis elbow pain I am able to use my right hand to grip again where before it was painful just to hold a mug of coffee. The first couple of days I could barely do the prescribed exercise due to pain, but only after 1 week of using the Flexbar my pain has subsided substantially, I almost can’t believe how fast this is working. I was very skeptical but for a minimal investment I thought I should give it a try. I read about the TheraBand FlexBar somewhere online and ordered one. “Had chronic tennis elbow in my right forearm for about 3 months, was pretty severe, and felt like I was going to have to live with it the rest of my life. Reviews: What do FlexBar users say about the product? In fact, the results were so much better compared to the other group, that the study was terminated so all participants could benefit from the more effective treatment. It reduced pain and disability and improved strength more than the standard treatment group. Overall Results: The eccentric program proved to be an effective method of treating chronic lateral epicondylitis. Additionally, strength improved 79% in the eccentric group, but only 15% in the standard treatment group. The FlexBar group also improved their DASH score 76% vs. Study Statistics: The eccentric group improved their pain level 81% compared to only 22% in the standard treatment group.
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