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Injuries and Conditioning: Prevent Tennis Elbow and Other Injuries

Learn how strokes, conditioning, and equipment choices will help in prevention and treatment of elbow, shoulder, ankle, foot, wrist, and other tennis injuries.
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Cardio Tennis

Cardio Tennis is a tennis class that provides a sustained aerobic workout.

The Figure 8 Loosening Exercise for Tennis - Video and Comments

A pre-match tennis exercise, illustrated with a video clip, to loosen and warm up your arm, shoulder, and torso.

Tennis Footwork Warmup - Footwork Drills

A sequence of footwork drills for use as a warmup and to improve court coverage in tennis.

Should Tennis Balls Weigh Less?

Would a lighter tennis ball make tennis more fun and prevent arm injuries?

Tennis Court Safety Underfoot

How to prevent injuries from stepping on loose tennis balls and how to judge whether each type of court surface is too slippery.

Book: Fit To Play Tennis

Book review of Fit To Play Tennis by Carl Peterson and Nina Nittinger

Book: Biomechanical Principles of Tennis Training

Book review of Biomechanical Principles of Tennis Training: Using Science to Improve Your Strokes, by Duane Knudson, Ph.D.

Book Review - From Breakpoint to Advantage - A Practical Guide to Optimal Tennis Health and Performance by Babette Pluim MD PhD and Marc Safran MD

Book review of From Breakpoint to Advantage: A Practical Guide to Optimal Tennis Health and Performance by Babette Pluim, M.D. Ph.D. and Marc Safran, M.D.

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Lots of useful recommendations for preventing all kinds of tennis injuries.

Care and Prevention of Tennis Injuries

A chiropractor discusses tennis elbow and a physician discusses ankle injuries. Useful.

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