Thera-Band Flexbar Hand Exerciser - Tennis Elbow Relief Bar
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Description of Thera-Band Flexbar Hand Exerciser - Tennis Elbow Relief Bar
Thera-BandŽ FlexBarŽ is a flexible, durable resistance device with a ridged surface for enhanced grip during use. It is used to improve grip strength and upper extremity stabilization by bending, twisting, or oscillation movement. It has been research-proven effective for Tennis Elbow, offering a cost-effective treatment that requires no injection or expensive equipment. Thera-Band FlexBar is 12" long and is made from dry natural rubber in 4 progressive resistance levels to match user capability. The Yellow Thera-Band FlexBar takes 6 lb. of force to bend to a u-shape, Red 10 lb., Green 15 lb., and Blue 25 lb.The Thera-Band Flexbar is the ideal exercise tool for improving grip and upper extremity strength, as well as aiding in wrist, forearm, and hand rehabilitation. The use of the Flexbar is great for performance improvement in massage therapy, martial arts, and sports that call for grip strengthening. The Flexbar is well-suited as a physical therapy aid, helping provide soft-tissue and joint mobilization and also allowing oscillation movement for neuro-muscular and balance training.
The Flexbar comes in three color-coded levels of resistance, has an easy-to-grip waffle design, and works by bending the bar into a u-shape. The red bar takes 10 pounds of force to bend, while the green bar takes 15 pounds and the blue bar takes 25 pounds, so you can personalize your strength training to meet your needs.
Sports reviews of Thera-Band Flexbar Hand Exerciser - Tennis Elbow Relief Bar
Customer Review: Good for tennis elbow, Chiropractor's review
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
Some recent research has shown that flexion of the wrist extensors while being eccentrically contracted, will accelerate the healing of this repetitive injury. If you have tennis elbow, this is the first thing I would do. I have had success so far with using this for treatment. Beware, the exercise must be done exactly correct, and is easily done incorrectly. see the youtube video. search tennis elbow flexbar. the muscles should be lengthening while contracting. A good thing would be to buy one and bring it to your chiropractor or physical therapist, have them look up the video and do proper instruction. Our practice is Healing Hands Chiropractic in Gulfport MS.
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Customer Review: Flex bar worked for me! :)
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
I got Tennis Elbow from golfing in 2003. (pain on the outside elbow joint) I had cortisone shots 2 years in a row to at the suggestions of several people. Each time the pain came back. Then I tried acupuncture. That helped for a while as well, but the pain came back again. I wore the strap on my forearm to lower the pain while golfing. This was tolerable, but not the long term solution.
I heard about the flex bar and googled it on the internet. This was over a year ago. This is the only thing that has worked for me. I have been pain free for over a year. I continue to use it occasionally as preventive medicine.
Customer Review: Blue bar for stronger guys
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
The blue flexbar is listed for heavier resistance to twisting.
I am strong and athletic with only minor tennis elbow issues,
and the blue has ample resistance but not too much. Strong guys... buy the blue!
If you'd like to try the exercises, before buying a Flexbar,
you can use a simple pool toy. I mean the long brightly colored foam tubes that are
three inches in diameter and about five feet long and cost only a couple of bucks.
Cut off about a foot and give it a twist!
The real Flexbar has much greater range of twist and is very heavy and appears durable.
Customer Review: Cured my tennis elbow -- with time and the Tyler Twist
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
This worked great for me, but with these provisos.
1. You have to look up the Tyler Twist on Google to figure out which exercise to do. It's a specific exercise for tennis elbow that isolates and stretches the tight, tense muscle at the root of the pain. This exercise doesn't come with this product.
2. The stretching helps right away, but tendons take a while to heal, so don't expect an overnight cure. Figure on at least three weeks.
3. This blue is okay for fit men, but probably the green is the starting point for most people.
Customer Review: Tennis elbow treatment
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
I haven't used this product, but am going to order one following a NY Times article saying that twisting it is an effective treatment for tennis elbow (and other elbow strains/injuries). The article reported on tests which shows that this is FAR better than conventional treatments for tennis elbow.
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The NY Times article includes a video showing the specific exercise. Watch it!