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Technique: Ball Rolling for Wrist & Fingers

The wrist does not experience load the same way in every position.

A simple wedge under the hand can change the wrist angle and introduce a different mechanical demand to the muscles and tendons that cross the wrist.

From there, different-sized balls are used to vary grip, finger position, pressure, and wrist control. Each change alters how load is distributed through the hand and forearm, creating different demands on the wrist and finger flexors and extensors.

For those experiencing carpal tunnel symptoms, managing load through the wrist is an important part of the bigger picture. These controlled variations can help warm the hand and wrist while encouraging movement and load tolerance without relying on the same position or grip throughout.

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Tennis Elbow Technique: Supporting the Entire Chain

When dealing with lateral elbow pain, it can be helpful to look beyond the elbow itself. Most people spend a lot of their day with the forearm in a pronated position, with the palms facing down or toward the body. Typing, scrolling on a phone, using a mouse, gripping a golf club, or swinging a tennis racket all involve variations of this position. They simply don't spend as much time with the palms facing up, or in supination.

This technique introduces that less frequently used position while adding resistance and movement. With the palms-up grip and tension maintained on the band, the shoulders have to actively control the movement while the forearms and elbows manage the resistance. Add the squat and overhead lift, and the lower body, trunk, shoulder, and arm all have to coordinate rather than placing all of the demand on the elbow.

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Tennis Elbow: Understanding Lateral Elbow Pain

“Tennis elbow” is commonly used to describe lateral elbow pain associated with repeated loading of the wrist and forearm. Despite the name, it can affect anyone who regularly grips, lifts, swings, types, or performs repetitive upper-body movements.

The muscles and tendons that control the wrist and fingers attach around the outside of the elbow, making this area important for transferring and managing load. When these tissues are exposed to more demand than they can comfortably tolerate, pain and reduced grip capacity can develop.

At Temple Human Performance, we look beyond the painful area to understand how the wrist, forearm, elbow, shoulder, and surrounding kinetic chain are working together.

Manual therapy can be used to address mobility and muscular tension, while targeted strengthening and movement techniques progressively build capacity and improve control.

Research supports combining manual therapy with prescribed exercise as an approach for reducing pain and disability associated with lateral elbow pain. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38802121/

At Temple, our therapists use hands-on work to improve movement, then reinforce those changes with active movement and progressive loading.

The goal is not simply to make the elbow feel better temporarily but to improve how the entire upper extremity handles load so you can return to the activities you enjoy.

If elbow pain is affecting your golf swing, workouts, work, or everyday activities, schedule a session with our team at Temple Human Performance and let’s take a closer look at how you move.

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is only part of the equation. matters, too.

At Temple Human Performance, we combine purposeful training with recovery strategies like BEMER, a non-invasive PEMF technology designed to support circulation and the body's natural recovery processes.

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