TheraBand FlexBar Multi-Pack

Description

Tennis elbow, a weak grip after a wrist injury, forearms that ache from the mouse: a lot of hand and arm rehab ends up at the same simple tool. The TheraBand FlexBar is a ridged rubber bar you bend, twist and shake to work the hand, wrist and forearm.

The color code

Every bar is 12 inches long and made from dry natural rubber. What changes is thickness and how much force it takes to bend the bar into a U:

This listing is a multi-pack, and the number of bars and colors depends on which pack you choose, so check before you order. Having more than one level lets you step up as your grip gets stronger.

Using it well

The ridges help you hold on through bending, twisting and oscillating movements. Performance Health, which makes TheraBand, offers a downloadable FlexBar exercise guide. If a physical therapist gave you exercises, use the resistance level they chose. Starting too heavy is the most common mistake, and a lighter bar with good form tends to be the better place to begin.

One important warning

FlexBar contains natural rubber latex, and the maker warns it may cause allergic reactions. Skip it if you have a latex allergy.

Exercise is part of the picture, not all of it. If your elbow or wrist pain is getting worse, keeps you up at night, or comes with numbness or a weak grip that’s getting weaker, see a clinician.

Arm or elbow pain hanging around? The free Pain Check-Up can help, and the arm and elbow pain groups trade a lot of rehab tips.

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