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Injury Prevention for Tennis Players

Injury Prevention for Tennis Players

Alex Wilkins2023-12-19T16:16:58-05:00March 21st, 2018|Categories: Physical Therapy Articles, Physical Therapists News, General Information, Injury Prevention Articles, Sports Medicine Articles|Tags: Physical Therapy, Melissa Baudo, Tennis, health, athlete, sports, massage, tennis injury, Medicine, RTT, Soft tissue disorders, Melissa Baudo Marchetti, Physical exercise, Manual therapy, Sports injuries, Sports medicine, Flexibility, Elbow, Warming up, Stretching, Overuse injuries, Tennis elbow, Sports injury, Medical specialties|

Injury Prevention for Tennis Players By Melissa Baudo Marchetti, PT, DPT, SCS, MTC It’s that time of year again…welcome back Spring ALTA tennis players! The weather is getting nicer out…perfect for tennis! We want you to be prepared this tennis season and minimize those pesky injuries, aches, and pains. Injuries to the lower leg, elbow, back and hips are common in tennis due to the high demand of the sport and the repetitive, quick movements required. You can reduce your [...]

Weakest Link // Tennis Injuries & the Kinetic Chain

Weakest Link // Tennis Injuries & the Kinetic Chain

Alex Wilkins2023-12-21T14:46:51-05:00October 10th, 2017|Categories: Physical Therapy Articles, Sports Medicine Articles|Tags: Physical Therapy, Melissa Baudo, Tennis, health, injury, kinetic chain, athlete, Medical Subject Headings, Medicine, RTT, Soft tissue disorders, Human leg, Sports injuries, Elbow, Overuse injuries, Shoulder, Tennis elbow, Tennis injuries, Tendinitis, Tendinopathy, Sports injury, Rotator cuff, Medical specialties, Skeletal muscle, Rounded shoulder posture|

Do you have multiple or recurring injuries that seem to not go away? Tennis Elbow, Rotator Cuff Tendinitis, and Low Back and Neck Strains are among the most common injuries in tennis players. Injuries can happen because you are training way too much, you are not preparing or recovering properly, or because you have weaknesses or “weak links” in your kinetic chain. Tennis players can develop weak links and imbalances in flexibility, strength and range of motion, which can adversely [...]

Recovery Meets Physical Therapy – Managing Tennis Injuries with a Physical Therapist

Recovery Meets Physical Therapy – Managing Tennis Injuries with a Physical Therapist

OneTherapy2023-12-21T14:44:53-05:00September 6th, 2017|Categories: Physical Therapists News, Sports Medicine Articles|Tags: Physical Therapy, Melissa Baudo, health, One on One Physical Therapy, dry needling, Medicine, Physical exercise, Manual therapy, Sports injuries, Sports medicine, Allied health professions, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Tennis elbow, Tennis injuries, Muscle imbalance, Canine physical therapy, Muscle energy technique, Rehabilitation medicine, Sports injury, Medical specialties|

Recovery Meets Physical Therapy – Managing Tennis Injuries with a Physical Therapist Tennis, like many other sports, has an inherent risk for injury. Tennis injuries such as tennis elbow, rotator cuff tendinitis, and muscle strains are common among our youth and recreational athletes and are caused by overuse, overtraining, muscle imbalance, weakness and poor stroke performance. Overuse injuries happen because athletes are putting in way too many hours on the court, are not preparing or recovering efficiently, or they have weaknesses [...]

Oh No! Tennis Elbow!

Oh No! Tennis Elbow!

OneTherapy2023-12-14T03:40:17-05:00August 9th, 2017|Categories: Physical Therapy Articles, General Information, Sports Medicine Articles, Youth Sports Articles|Tags: Melissa Baudo, pain, Medical Subject Headings, Medical classification, Medicine, RTT, Soft tissue disorders, Melissa Baudo Marchetti, Sports injuries, Elbow, Overuse injuries, Shoulder, Tennis elbow, Muscle imbalance, Tendinopathy, Musculoskeletal system, Ulnar collateral ligament injury of the elbow, Epicondylitis, Platelet-rich plasma|

By Melissa Baudo Marchetti, PT, DPT, SCS, MTC Is your elbow giving out on you when you play tennis? Do you feel pain whenever you grip your racket, type, text, write, carry something, or shake hands? You may be suffering from tennis elbow. Tennis elbow, clinically referred to as Lateral Epicondylitis, plagues approximately 40-50% of all recreational racquet sport athletes at some point in their career with most cases occurring after age 30. Tennis elbow is a common overuse [...]