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rehab ideas... bouncing around ideas...

wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2007/01/05, 02:58 PM As many of you know I injured the tendon that wraps around my thumb and keep hurting it. Surgery is not an option due to location. So... It's time to start tendon rehabilitation. The most successful approach to rehabilitation and strengthening tendons is overload eccentric reps. This is what I have been doing with my left elbow with great success so far. However, the tendon is my thumb flexor, and I can't think of a way to do negative reps with my thumb. Maybe a store gripper, but this just seems awkward. I'll throw in wrist curls and negative gripper closes, but any ideas for the thumb? Be creative, and throw around any ideas you may have. -------------- Iron and chalk.
jbennett Posts: 1,558 Joined: 2001/02/28	2007/01/05, 03:12 PM This sounds silly, but how about tying a string around weight (bag of rocks even), put the loop around your thumb, and doing negatives? I wish I could help you, man. An injury to the hands would really suck. -------------- --JBennett "I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!" "Pain is only weakness leaving the body." "Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be."
Pemdas Posts: 973 Joined: 2004/07/22	2007/01/05, 04:44 PM Make a fist with your thumb perpendicular to area you would use to hit someone with and stick the tip of you thumb on the edge of something like a table. Put your other hand on your wrist and push down.
	2007/01/05, 04:54 PM using a weak gripper is an idea for pinch....doing some isometric holds perhaps? rubber bands? hook one end to something then move the thubm against the resistance of the band in whatever direction you need....
SFGiantsMVP Posts: 1,533 Joined: 2005/12/04	2007/01/05, 04:55 PM Why not use a rubber band close your hand and push the thumb out and as that get easier go with thicker bands. I think them and grippers sound like a nice option and I really don't think a thumb tendon is going to want weights to heals but some starting off with light to heavy resistance with bands and grippers sound good.
SFGiantsMVP Posts: 1,533 Joined: 2005/12/04	2007/01/05, 04:57 PM You can use bands to do moves in all directions.
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2007/01/05, 06:15 PM hmmmm rubber bands. I like that. Table top idea might not be bad either. I guess I didn't think of using manual resistance. Advantage is I can do that anywhere. Menace, you ever use a gripper for thumb work? I'm thinking if I get one with curves for the fingers, and then file down a place for my thumb, it might not be too awkward. I can probably just pick up a store bough gripper for this, since I won't need much resistance. IM Tugs are supposed to be pretty sweet too. -------------- Iron and chalk.
	2007/01/05, 09:10 PM I never gave it any real effort but I tried my HG150(my weakest gripper) before but it's too hard for that...store bought grippers sound good....perhaps weakest IMtug could work.... I would go with rubber bands...they are cheap and u can add more resistance/bands as needed....
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2007/01/05, 09:30 PM put your finger in the hole of a 2.5 weight....move it up and down -------------- Get your bicep curling, cut off shirt, matching workout outfit wearing,flexing in mirror "toned" wanna-be ass , out of my squat rack! Don't talk to me, only thing that should be moving is the bar.
SFGiantsMVP Posts: 1,533 Joined: 2005/12/04	2007/01/05, 10:22 PM I think thats still to heavy for a torn thumb tendon. Thumb is small and Rubber Bands would work best IMO!
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2007/01/07, 08:56 PM I've got a strong thumb. Competing in strongman and doing steady grip training and rock climbing has given me a good deal of strength in the hands (just not so good tendons). I got a store gripper today, but it some new design... I need a spring loaded gripper, so I'll be returning it. -------------- Iron and chalk.