Snapping elbow – Step 1

Rehabilitation starts with the exercises in Step 1. When the exercises can be performed without pain, rehabilitation starts on the next step.

How often and for how long should I train? Training frequency and duration are individual. Start with about 3 repetitions per workout. exercise and at least 3 times a week. Slowly increase the number of repetitions and load without exceeding the pain threshold

Do I have to do the whole program every time? No, you can divide the exercises into different days. The most important thing is to exercise regularly and gradually increase the intensity

Instruktion

Læs den fulde instruktion til genoptræning her

Tidsangivelserne i minutter angiver tidsfordelingen mellem udspænding, balance og styrke, hvis du træner én time.
Om du træner f.eks. én time eller 10 minutter tilpasses dit udgangspunkt – og kan optrappes over tid.

Condition

Unlimited: Cycling and running

Stretching

15 minutes of each training session

Stand in a door frame or similar. Bring your arm slightly backwards and hold your hand against the door frame. Press your arms against the frame so that there is an increasing stretch on the front of your shoulders. Hold the stretch for 20 seconds and then move your arm up and down the door frame and repeat the stretch so that different parts of the muscles are stretched.

Stand with your arm stretched down at your side with your hand slightly clenched. Rotate your arm so that your thumb is moved inwards and maximally backwards. Then bend your wrist to the maximum so that the back of your hand is facing downwards and that it tightens on the outside of your elbow. Hold the stretch for 20 seconds. Relax for 5 seconds.

Stand with your arms slightly out to the side and palms facing forwards. Bring your shoulder blades together (imagine holding a pencil between your shoulder blades). Hold the position for 10 seconds. Relax for 10 seconds.

Sit on a chair with your arms stretched out behind your back and your hands together. Immediately lift your arms backwards and upwards so that there is an increasing stretch on the front of your shoulders. Hold the stretch for 20 seconds. Relax for 20 seconds.

Stand with your training arm in front of your body. With your opposite hand, press behind your elbow on the training arm so that your elbow is pressed against the opposite shoulder, causing an increasing stretch on the outside of your shoulder and upper arm. Hold the stretch for 20 seconds. Repeat the exercise on the opposite side.

Stå med armene ned langs siden og albuen er bøjet 90 grader. Frem og håndfladerne opad. Armen roteres maksimalt ud og derefter ind foran maven.

Extend your left arm downwards and 30 degrees out from your body. Bend upwards at the wrist. Bend your head to the opposite side and turn your chin upwards so that the left-sided neck and shoulder muscles are increasingly stretched. Hold the stretch for 20 seconds. Repeat the exercise on the opposite side.

Extend your left arm downwards, backwards and 30 degrees out from your body. Turn your head to the opposite side and look down your shoulder so that the left-sided neck and shoulder muscles are increasingly stretched. Hold the stretch for 20 seconds. Repeat the exercise on the opposite side.

Stå med træningsarmen strakt frem med håndfladen opad. Bøj håndleddet nedad. Tag med modsatte hånd om ring- og lillefinger på træningsarmen. Forstærk udspændingen ved at trække i ring- og lillefinger og bøj samtidig hovedet bagud og træk skuldrene bagud. Hold spændingen i 10 sekunder og slap af i 5 sekunder.

Strength

45 minutes of each training session

Squeeze a soft ball.

Wrap a rubber band around your fingers. Spread your fingers to tighten the rubber band.

Lie on your back with your arms stretched down along your body. Slowly bring your arms stretched along the floor out to the side and up over your head and back to the starting position.

Sit with your hand over the edge of a table. Palm up and hand clenched. With your other hand, apply slight pressure on the training hand and hold the pressure for 10 seconds. Relax for 10 seconds.

Sit at a table with your hand on a ball and slowly roll the ball back and forth and from side to side.

With arms outstretched, curl up a tea towel.

Place your training arm over the edge of a table with your palm facing down. Press with the other arm on the back of the hand so that the front of the training arm becomes increasingly stretched. Repeat the exercise, pressing the training arm hand first to one side and then to the other side. Finally, turn the arm so that the palm is facing upwards. With the healthy arm, press on the palm of the hand so that there is increasing tension on the underside of the training arm. Hold each stretch for 20 seconds and then start one of the other exercises.

Stå med en træningselastik i hænderne. Lad tommelfingrene pege opad og hold albuerne let bøjede. Træk i elastikken, så elastikken strammes. Vibrér elastikken samtidig med, at armene langsomt strakt føres op over hovedet og langsomt ned igen.