The importance of Tennis Exercises
The tennis season traditionally starts with the first big grand slam in Australia. For many amatuer players the recent warmer weather has meant returning to the court. So it is time for a friendly reminder from your resident physiotherapist to always warm up properly by doing tennis warm-up exercises before you start playing tennis.
Tennis exercises and supports
Without performing a proper warm-up your muscles will be vulnerable to injury. All too often players are so eager to start playing that they forget or don’t bother with tennis warm up exercises. Remember, those simple stretches and tennis exerices really do help prevent injuries. Also consider using elbow and knee supports if you are prone to weakness in those areas. Prevention really is better than cure.
Filed under elbow injuries, Tennis Elbow Exercises by on Apr 19th, 2011. 
Yes it is true, the elbow is one of the most frequently injured joints in the body. I see patients at my clinics with elbow dislocation, fractures and sprains, Elbow Bursitis, elbow arthritis, and other elbow conditions.
Connecting the bones of the upper arm to the inner and outer bones of the forearm, the elbow works much like a hinge, able to move forward, backward and in rotational movement. The elbow is made up of three long bones. These bones gives the arm full mobility, but in doing so, puts the elbow in a dangerous position.
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If you’re suffering from elbow pain, the first treatment that I usually recommend is recommend is RICE. That is rest, ice, compression, and exercise.
Resting the elbow, ice treatment, applying compression, and elbow exercise is vital to the recovery of sprained tendons, mild cases of tendonitis, tennis/golfer’s elbow, and arthritis.
If, however, this treatment doesn’t work it may be necessary to look at more invasive treatment or even elbow surgery as a last resort.
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Causes of Tennis Elbow
Most healthcare professionals agree that repetitive motion is the major cause of tennis elbow, leading to miniscule tears in the forearm tendon that attaches to the elbow.
Tennis is not the only cause of Tennis Elbow
Because tennis involves repeated use of the elbow, often for long periods of time, tennis is a major cause of elbow injury and hence the term “tennis elbow“. However other sports such as golf that involves repeated use of the elbow can also cause tennis elbow. Jobs requiring repeated use of the elbow, such as mechanics and joiners can similarly cause tennis elbow.
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