There is an important nuance to understand about the use of exercises in tennis elbow & golfers elbow pain management. Exercises are a vital part of the longer term rehab of arm pain. In the short term however exercises often either have little effect or slightly aggravate your condition.
If you have a significant build up of muscle knots, soft tissue adhesions or tendinopathies it is way too much to expect that exercises alone will resolve them. Most stubborn cases of tennis elbow & golfer’s elbow require hands on treatment before they are truly responsive to exercise prescription.
Pain relief first, exercises later, is an excellent rule to observe for most tennis elbow & golfers elbow cases.