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man you guys are old and crotchety.

i was working on the house with scaffolding. while raising it up another level, I felt a bump swell in my wrist - damn ganglian cyst is what the Dr later told me. So... yeah, I guess I am.

Kelly wrote:

Kris, I'd love to hear more about how youve been using the Flexbar. How long? How have you used it? What makes you think its been effective?

Kelly, for how, I pretty much followed the directions that the manufacturer gives. How long? During bouldering season, nearly daily. Sometimes as a preventative measure, and always post workout. I tried using it to warm up... didn't seem to help me. During route season I don't touch it unless I'm doing a strength or power phase in the gym. I use the green one.

Before using it, my elbows got so bad I could barely stand it. Lots of ibuprofen. After only a few weeks, and without taking any time off, it was mostly cleared up. Now, I only feel little twinges when doing alot of compression climbing.

As far as that sleeping with your arms straight business... did nothing for me. I sleep with my arms bent, and the flexbar cured it anyway.

my wifey informed me just now it is not so much about the position of your elbow (sleeping with straight arms) but the position of your wrist that is more important. when I had this issues a year or so ago, she made me a wrist brace and it helped the elbow....go figure. since she is a therapist, I'll take her word for it.

pigsteak wrote:my wifey informed me just now it is not so much about the position of your elbow (sleeping with straight arms) but the position of your wrist that is more important. when I had this issues a year or so ago, she made me a wrist brace and it helped the elbow....go figure. since she is a therapist, I'll take her word for it.

Seems like something a hand therapist would say

I think i'm gonna order one of these flexbar's. I've increased my bouldering workouts and I'm getting the twinge.

no doubt....lol

Not sure if this would help with Tendinitis- but it couldn't hurt and seems to be a good workout. http://www.dpmclimbing.com/articles/vie ... should-do/

Drugs are real nice too.

I ordered a green flexbar, i did a bunch of the exercises and they all felt too easy to me, so I just ordered the blue one. Green might work if I was having a bad flairup, but I'm looking at more preventative measures now, and I think blue might do that.

I'm guessing the color you need may depend on your weight, being a fatty, I'm going for big blue.