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Tennis Injuries
August 20, 2007
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Tennis is one of the most popular sports played by people of
all ages in Southwest
Florida.
An unexpected tennis injury kept Katelyn Blanchette off the courts and on the bench.
I was jumping for a high ball and fell on my ankle and twisted it.
Along with leg injuries, many players suffer the infamous tennis elbow. Orthopedic
Surgeon Kurtis Biggs says, "It is a real thing and it may not be related to tennis,
in this area golf is just as much of a problem as tennis. It is a recurrent use
or pull from where the tendon attach to the elbow."
Dr. Biggs also says that luckily, most common tennis injuries are easily treatable
and the options are more than just a wrapped bandage. "Treatments I use include
ice, some people you see with those bands around their arms that tries to take the
tension off the elbow now what we also use is injections to try and take away the
inflammation.
Katelyn now practices what she preaches to her team to make sure everyone lowers
their chance of any future injuries. Its extremely important to stretch and warm
up before playing tennis.
For more serious injuries, surgery may be the best way to get a tennis player back on the courts, and enjoying the game they love.
Physical therapists recommend a minimal of 15 minutes of warm up exercise before
beginning a tennis match.
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