Tennis injuries

[2][3] Inflammation and bleeding are triggered when muscle strain occur which resulted in redness, pain and swelling.

It is more prominent at the lower levels of play and usually comes from any incorrect use of the wrist or grip on the forehand or one-handed backhand strokes[6] Players at higher levels often have more relaxed grips and have a larger racquet extension out to the ball after they make contact, where professionals have less emphasis on the arm and more on the use of every part of the body in order exert the natural power behind the ball, lower level players don’t always receive the training on how to use their whole body for a tennis stroke and are often reduced to using their arms in order to exert all of the power, therefore putting heavy strain on the arm.

[6] Holding the grip tightly will put more tension on the arm therefore when going for a swing the muscles will be absorbing all of the shock from the initial contact of the ball.

Simple tasks such as shaking hands or moving the wrist with force, like lifting weights or doing push ups, will worsen the pain[8] Tennis Elbow has actually shown that inflammatory tendons are only part of the early stages or acute stages with a treatment of anti-inflammatory or steroids being appropriate uses for this symptom.

[9] Most players respond well to simple rest, but other means of treatment include physical therapy, strength training, and electrical stimulation.

[6] Some players will make alterations to their racquet, such as increasing their grip size which will ultimately prevent any unwanted movement of the wrist when extending out and finishing the tennis stroke.

[13] It is common for tennis players, at all levels of play, to have experienced back injury throughout their career.

In order to relieve pain in the lower back people are often told to rest it, but no longer than two days because of its potential damage to the bones, connecting tissue, and cardiovascular system.

During physical activities, the continuous force of friction, cutting, squeezing and scratching, which causes the separation of the epidermal cell layer, as a result the blister is formed.

[19] Blister (foot) occurs frequently among marathon runners, walk racers, backpackers and in hiking.

Physical therapy lasts from a four to six week period; includes running, stretching, and jumping drills to strengthen the muscle.

In tennis, stress fractures are due to repetitive jarring and excessive submaximal loads on bones and muscles.