Wrist exercises & tendonitis

[pigster]

I have been suffering from wrist tendonitos and told by my doctor to stop playing for 6 weeks. Having read up on the possible causes of the injury it could be a number of things including how I'm hitting the ball, too much wrist pronation (rather than pronation more from the shoulder and arm) whilst practising my serve, and also a new racquet which is heavier than my old super light beginners racquet.
After 6 weeks rest I am conscious that this may have eased the symptons and the pain but not the causes. So I'm looking at building up the strength in my wrist in the meantime. I have just bought a few things I think will help; Powerball, Handgrips, Wrist Curl exerciser and an egg shaped type hand exerciser. Hopefully these should help build up my wrist and prevent the injury from coming back.
My question is, does anyone have any feedback on this subject and the items I have just bought (not arrived yet) and any other advice or thoughts on wrist tendonitis. Also, should I wait a couple of weeks for the pain to ease before I start using these products and then built it up slowly ? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated...

 

[charliefedererer]

The pain is an indication that inflammation is still occurring. Wait for the pain/inflammation to subside before starting the exercises in earnest.

Two other suggestions for equipment:
1. Theraband Flexbar to do the Tyler Twist - seems like a unique stress on the forearm musculature.
2. Dumbels for wrist curls, reverse curls and wrist pronation/supination exercises. The small weights and small amount of movement may seem almost trivial compared to heavy lifting, but this can really strengthen your your wrist/forearms to a maximum if you keep going up on the weights as you gain more strength.

Also a flexible racquet will let you string at a lower tension with soft multifilament or natural gut strings which will be better on your wrist, elbow and shoulder (less shock to absorb). The frame should be the heaviest you can easily swing.

Good luck!

 

[kiteboard]

Get a tenex hikev wrist impact absorber, filled with mercury, liquid, straps onto wrist, and takes some impact out of shot into fluid ball. Works. Flex bar also works.

 

[kiteboard]

The pain is an indication that inflammation is still occurring. Wait for the pain/inflammation to subside before starting the exercises in earnest.

Two other suggestions for equipment:
1. Theraband Flexbar to do the Tyler Twist - seems like a unique stress on the forearm musculature.
2. Dumbels for wrist curls, reverse curls and wrist pronation/supination exercises. The small weights and small amount of movement may seem almost trivial compared to heavy lifting, but this can really strengthen your your wrist/forearms to a maximum if you keep going up on the weights as you gain more strength.

Also a flexible racquet will let you string at a lower tension with soft multifilament or natural gut strings which will be better on your wrist, elbow and shoulder (less shock to absorb). The frame should be the heaviest you can easily swing.

Good luck!

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