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What is tennis elbow?
How can I prevent tennis elbow?
Improving sports performance
Tennis elbow rehabilitation for
athletes
How can I prevent
tennis elbow?
- Keep your arm muscles
strong so they can absorb the energy of sudden physical stress.
- After a short warm-up
period, stretch out your arm muscles.
- Learn the proper
technique for activities that require forearm motion.
- If you play tennis,
ask a tennis specialist to check your technique
for hitting the ball, especially your backhand as well as your racket.
Pay special attention to the racket size, tension of racket strings,
and composition of the racquet frame.
Improving sports
performance
The key to improving sports performance after recovering from tennis elbow
is proper a rehabilitation program,
and adhering to some of those same principles after the injury is gone.
The single most important
aspect of improving performance is stretching before and after you step
onto the court or golf course.
Benefits derived from stretching include:
- increased physical
efficiency and performance
- decreased risk
of injury
- increased blood
supply and nutrients to joint structures
- increased coordination
- improved muscular
balance and postural awareness
- decreased risk
of lower-back pain
- reduced stress
- enhanced enjoyment
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