8 Tennis Elbow Exercises and Stretches

Wrist extensions, forearm exercises and shoulder blade stretches can help relieve pain and strengthen your tendons

Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) involves pain that occurs on the outside of your elbow. It’s triggered by repetitive motions, like turning or swinging your lower arms, so it tends to surge whenever you grip, grab, pull or overuse your hand.

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The pain might make some daily activities and physical activity a little difficult, but there are exercises and stretches you can do to ease the pain and help the affected tendon recover.

Sports medicine physician Dominic King, DO, walks us through the steps of eight exercises and explains how to avoid making the pain worse.

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