Listed below are common injuries in tennis that acupuncture can treat. Don’t see your injury listed? Please contact me for more information.

Common Injuries in Tennis

Tendinitis of the Wrist

Symptoms:

  • Pain and swelling in the wrist
  • Pain in flexing or extending the wrist
  • Pain making a fist

Causes:

  • Repetitive movements, especially flicking the wrist in returning the ball

Tennis Elbow

Symptoms:

  • Pain in the outside of the elbow which occurs with hitting a tennis ball
  • Possible radiation down the arm

Causes:

  • Overuse of the muscles that extend the wrist or bend the elbow
  • The elbow absorbs the force of the ball hitting the racket

Bursitis of the Elbow

Symptoms:

  • Swelling in the elbow
  • Formation of a fluid like lump
  • Sensitive to be touched

Causes:

  • Repetitive swinging the racket

Shoulder Impingement Syndrome

Symptoms:

  • Decreased range of motion in the shoulder
  • Pain in the upper shoulder or upper arm
  • Pain lifting the arm away from the body

Causes:

  • Overhead motions while holding a racket

Hamstring Injury

Symptoms:

  • Sudden sharp pain in the back of the thigh
  • Pain with bending the knee
  • Decreased range of motion in walking or bending the knee

Causes:

  • Rapid movements or being hit by the ball
  • Poor flexibility and tight hip flexors
  • Imbalance between quadriceps and hamstring muscle groups

Knee Pain

Can include arthritis of the knee, torn meniscus, knee cap not tracking properly and ligament issues.

Symptoms:

  • Pain, clicking, swelling of the knee
  • Pain worsens with squatting or walking

Causes:

  • Repetitive motions such as squatting to pick up a ball
  • Sudden quick movements
  • Movements that twist the knee

Back Pain

Including herniation of disks, arthritis in the back, sprained and strained muscles.

Symptoms:

  • Pain, stiffness, spasms and swelling in the back
  • Possible numbness, tingling and weakness related to nerve involvement
  • Pain the back when swinging the racket
  • Inability to bend over or get up from a chair
  • Unable to twist

Causes:

  • The twisting motions or sudden movements
  • Weak back muscles
  • Poor posture

Generalized Muscle Tension

Symptoms:

  • Generalized pain, achiness and tension anywhere in the body

Causes:

  • New to the sport and/or increasing endurance
  • Quick sudden moves

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