Medial epicondylitis (a k a golfer's elbow)

Here is a rehab movement that I use to try to avoid or address this condition. It is a technique that was developed many years ago by someone who used to swim on the Masters Swim team I coach. I think it is called "Active Release" or something like that. He is now independently wealthy (he has his own private jet and a Viper race car) from teaching and using this technique on lots of professional athletes. I will try to describe the motion - please let me know if this does not make sense and I will try to describe it better. This will be if your right elbow hurts. I start with my right elbow bent at 90 degrees with my right hand pointing to the left, my right arm is in front of my belly button (palm facing either down or towards me). My left hand is grasping the top of my right forearm with my left thumb pressing about 2-3 inches from the medial epicondyle along the tendon. I straighten my right arm, rotating my right hand so that it is now palm up, thumb pointing to the right. While I an straightening my arm and rotating my hand I slowly press firmly with my left thumb along the tendon moving towards the medial epicondyle. I repeat this several times. This has worked for me many times. I have also shown several swimmers how to do this and it works for them. The theory behind Active Release is that there are supposedly micro scars in the tendon that prevent things from sliding the way they are supposed to. The motion and pressing "breaks up" these micro scars. Whether this is true or not I have no idea. I got this condition from carrying our kids when they were very little on my arm (elbow touching my body), arm extended like a seat). I also got it once from doing too much breaststroke pulling with paddles. Both times this seemed to clear it up. I now do this motion to prevent any new injury. Let me know if it works. Good luck! That makes sense, and it does feel better after doing that. Thanks for the tip.

Here is a rehab movement that I use to try to avoid or address this condition. It is a technique that was developed many years ago by someone who used to swim on the Masters Swim team I coach. I think it is called "Active Release" or something like that. He is now independently wealthy (he has his own private jet and a Viper race car) from teaching and using this technique on lots of professional athletes. I will try to describe the motion - please let me know if this does not make sense and I will try to describe it better. This will be if your right elbow hurts. I start with my right elbow bent at 90 degrees with my right hand pointing to the left, my right arm is in front of my belly button (palm facing either down or towards me). My left hand is grasping the top of my right forearm with my left thumb pressing about 2-3 inches from the medial epicondyle along the tendon. I straighten my right arm, rotating my right hand so that it is now palm up, thumb pointing to the right. While I an straightening my arm and rotating my hand I slowly press firmly with my left thumb along the tendon moving towards the medial epicondyle. I repeat this several times. This has worked for me many times. I have also shown several swimmers how to do this and it works for them. The theory behind Active Release is that there are supposedly micro scars in the tendon that prevent things from sliding the way they are supposed to. The motion and pressing "breaks up" these micro scars. Whether this is true or not I have no idea. I got this condition from carrying our kids when they were very little on my arm (elbow touching my body), arm extended like a seat). I also got it once from doing too much breaststroke pulling with paddles. Both times this seemed to clear it up. I now do this motion to prevent any new injury. Let me know if it works. Good luck! That makes sense, and it does feel better after doing that. Thanks for the tip.