Elbow Stress Injury
Symptoms of an elbow stress injury will include:
Muscle Tightness of:
 finger flexors, wrist extensors
Weakness in:
 grip strength

Restriction with:

 -wrist flexion/extension with elbow straight (wrist curls)
Exercises:
Median Nerve Stretch Radial Nerve Stretch

  • Place open palm on wall with finger tips pointed away from trunk and parallel to the floor.  
  • Rotate trunk away from wall keeping the elbow straight.
  • Feel stretch in arm and forearm.  
  • Hold 30 seconds - repeat 3 times.
  • Place back of hand on wall with finger tips pointed away from trunk and parallel to the floor.
  • Rotate trunk away from wall keeping the elbow straight.
  • Feel stretch in arm and forearm.  
  • Hold 30 seconds - repeat 3 times.

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