If you have time,could you please describe the rolled up towel exercise for tennis elbow.I'm trying everything for the solution to end the the pain any help appreciated,thanks in advance Andrew
1) Roll up a towell to a diameter you can get a Very strong grip on (Like holding the kite bar but much a fatter one, arms out front and straight - level/rotate your fists till back of hand is flat [pointing up level with the rest of the forearm] knuckles pointing forward) This is how the towell should be held.
2) Both hands Grips/squezzes towell as hard as posible bad arm/elbow rotates in a forward motion you must adjust your grip on the towell as it twists to maintain your fists in position as described in step 1 while squezzing and rotating as strong as is humanly possible (As the towell is twisted it will reach a point were it resits twisting this is were you need to get the towell to before you really start the exercise so you can maintain level fists)
3)Hold this position for 15 seconds - do this twice a day
4)after 5 days increase to 20 seconds after 10 days to 25 and so on until you reach 45 seconds
5) repeat as described for other elbow if both are painful
6) Be careful if you have 2 bad elbows you must keep your arms strictly in the position described and use common sense you can aggrovate your other elbow if you do it wrong pain is a great indicator!
I wish you the best of luck as I have really had hell this year from mine, remember to stretch after a kite session this is seriously benneficial (Palm pointing up Pulling fingers down etc)dont discount spinal stretches this is were my problem was.