Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)

There are several reasons for developing tennis elbow, but one of the most common yet often overlooked causes is an imbalance in shoulder strength. This can lead to overworking the forearm muscles, primarily the wrist extensors. The shoulder weakness is generally in the rotator cuff and scapula stabilizer muscles.

Phase 1 treatment: Shoulders/Upper Back/Chest workout for 4-6 weeks. You may need to wear a tennis elbow brace during exercises.

Phase 2 treatment: Add Forearm Pronation, Forearm Supination, Wrist Flexion, and Wrist Extension, concentrating primarily on wrist extension. These should be initiated when there is no longer any elbow pain.

Impingement (Tendinitis of the Rotator Cuff Tendon)

Impingement is one of the most common causes of pain in the adult shoulder. It results from pressure on the rotator cuff tendon from a part of the scapula, when the arm is lifted overhead. One of the best ways to treat it is to strengthen the rotator cuff muscles, especially the infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis.

Phase 1 treatment: Shoulders/Upper Back/Chest workout for 4-6 weeks or until there is no overhead pain.

Phase 2 treatment: Add Arms workout.