TheraBand 26102T FlexBar - Blue Extra Heavy

It did seem to help for elbow tendonitis, as I read about in the NYT article, but I think there's a problem with this solution. You have to compress the tendon to twist this up before you get the benefit of having the muscle/tendon pulled while releasing the twist. What I think is a much better solution, and I've tried it just once, is the forearm weight strengthening apparatus you find in every gym and fitness center. It's a 18" PVC pipe, 2 1/2" in dia. with a hole drilled in the middle and a rope threaded through the hole and knotted. There's a weight (about 5-10lb) on the end of the rope. Wrap the rope around the pipe and support your forearms chest high and unwind the rope slowly letting the weight go to the floor. In other words, instead of using the device to pull the weight up, use it just to lower the weight to the floor. Do that until your forearms are exhausted. I did that just once and I forgot I even had a problem.

I had a relatively minor tennis elbow injury that sidelined me from tennis for a couple months, and it was frustrating as all heck to rest to recuperate. Yes, rest helps, but you have to strengthen the tendons and muscles in your forearms. Even after using very light dumbbells to exercise my forearms, I was making very little progress to getting back on court. To be clear, I'm only saying that rest is necessary but not sufficient to recover from tennis elbow. As always, consult your doctor and don't just take my word for it.Until I noticed some offhand remarks that even professional tennis players are carrying this in their bags. That tells me the pros are using this to (a) prevent tennis elbow and (b) strengthen their forearms for kinds of advanced stroke they hit. Bottom line: they know it works.So I tried it. Two weeks later, I'm back on the court playing pain free (plus some technique changes). I recommend getting the 15 lb bar if you're trying to get back on court. Don't go back on court until you can do 3x15 reps of various exercises without much strain. I'm planning to move up to the 25 lb bar as extra insurance to really build up my strength.

I've been using the red Thera-Band for about a month to treat "tennis-elbow" that I've incurred after years of Jiu-Jitsu/Judo grip fighting. I've been performing one exercise as demonstrated in a video tied to the NY Times article from the Fall of 2009 and another exercise that my brother came up with, which is just an inversion of the video demonstration. The change in my level of pain has been dramatic (for the better)! The exercises do have to be performed with regularity, as with any rehabilitation process. I'll be recommending it to everyone that I know in the Jiu-Jitsu community as this is a common chronic pain that many just accept as something that can't be avoided.

I've been using the red Thera-Band for about a month to treat tennis-elbow that I've incurred after years of Jiu-Jitsu/Judo grip fighting. I've been performing one exercise as demonstrated in a video tied to the NY Times article from the Fall of 2009 and another exercise that my brother came up with, which is just an inversion of the video demonstration. The change in my level of pain has been dramatic (for the better)! The exercises do have to be performed with regularity, as with any rehabilitation process. I'll be recommending it to everyone that I know in the Jiu-Jitsu community as this is a common chronic pain that many just accept as something that can't be avoided.

I have been playing tennis for years and have had minor surgery in the past fortennis elbow so bad that I could not spray my hair! The Flex Bar is truly amazing.I noticed the difference almost immediately. Certainly worth the price.

I have been very sore and unable to play squash due to tendonitis similar to "tennis elbow". This product really helps.