Tennis Elbow Risk?

[Owfred]

Hi,

I am 16 and currently I have been playing a lot of tennis everyday of the week for 2-4 hours a day. I use a Prince Diablo 93 with 63 lbs strung with 15L and 16 gauge synguts and textured strings. Currently, my biggest injury were blisters, which now are callouses and I have no other problems. My fitness is pretty good i would think. Besides tennis, I competitve swim pretty well, and i enjoy doing physical training(running, pushups,etc) and a little weight training. I was just wondering if tennis elbow just develops one day, or does it slowly build? And is it okay for my to keep my current 93 in 63lbs setup? I know that a higher tensioned racquet causes more elbow problems, but right now, i have none and i play well with my setup. Is there a chance i never encounter tennis elbow or with this setup, am i destined for sure to?

 

[fishuuuuu]

You are at no risk if you continue to use good technique. Your extra excercise will help you to maintain top form and prevent injuries as well. Good job.

 

[Marius_Hancu]

> I was just wondering if tennis elbow just develops one day, or does it slowly build?

It builds over time, unfortunately, as in essence these are scars building up in the tendon as a result of repetitive use.

You seem to have a heavy head-light racket, which provides some protection. I'd suggest multis for strings.

Keep your arm in good condition.

Check the exercises under Elbow Pain in my signature here:

 

[hifi heretic]

You are at no risk if you continue to use good technique. Your extra excercise will help you to maintain top form and prevent injuries as well. Good job.

I respectfully disagree.

Good technique and excercise may indeed help to reduce the risk, but they in no way guarantee that an athlete will never fall victim to this insidious condition. According to the orthopaedic surgeons who fixed the TE in BOTH of my elbows, there can be a whole host of precipitating factors that may occur far from a tennis court (e.g., typing, use of computer mouse, swinging a hammer,etc..) or long before we ever see a court (i.e., inherited factors such as wrist, forearm and elbow architecture, etc.).

My advice is to listen intently to your body. ..At the first sign of TE pain (soreness on the outside of the elbow), I'd recommend setting the racquet down for a few weeks and allow the body to deal with the injury. Furthermore, I'd recommend AGAINST using ice or any kind of anti-inflammatory medication as both of these treatements can reduce blood flow to the injured insertion point.

 

[whodat]

I respectfully disagree.

Good technique and excercise may indeed help to reduce the risk, but they in no way guarantee that an athlete will never fall victim to this insidious condition. According to the orthopaedic surgeons who fixed the TE in BOTH of my elbows, there can be a whole host of precipitating factors that may occur far from a tennis court (e.g., typing, use of computer mouse, swinging a hammer,etc..) or long before we ever see a court (i.e., inherited factors such as wrist, forearm and elbow architecture, etc.).

My advice is to listen intently to your body. ..At the first sign of TE pain (soreness on the outside of the elbow), I'd recommend setting the racquet down for a few weeks and allow the body to deal with the injury. Furthermore, I'd recommend AGAINST using ice or any kind of anti-inflammatory medication as both of these treatements can reduce blood flow to the injured insertion point.

Good grief, I am using a mouse and typing this reply while rehabing from TE currently .