Apparatus and method for treatment of lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow)

A method for the treatment of lateral epicondylitis by stretching one or more muscles on a user's affected arm, the method comprising:

• holding interphalangeal joints of digits two through five of the affected arm's hand in flexed positions;
• holding the affected arm's wrist in flexion;
• holding the affected arm's forearm in pronation;
• and
• holding the affected arm's elbow in extension;
• thereby stretching the one or more muscles and treating the lateral epicondylitis.

An apparatus for the treatment of lateral epicondylitis by stretching one or more muscles on a user's affected arm, the apparatus comprising:

• means for holding interphalangeal joints on the affected arm in flexed positions wherein the means for holding the interphalangeal joints comprises a glove to hold the interphalangeal joints of the digits of the user's hand in flexed positions, the glove comprising two flat bars attached across the fingers of the glove, the flat bars configured for squeezing the interphalangeal joints into flexion when the flat bars are brought towards each other;
• and
• wrap-around glove straps configured to hold the interphalangeal joints in flexion after the flat bars are brought towards each other;
• wherein the apparatus is configured to interact with a means to hold the user's wrist in flexion, forearm in pronation, and elbow in extension.