Calf injury

[bigcattennis]

I am a lefty and keep getting a pull in my left calf muscle. They call this 'tennis leg'. I believe it comes from my kicker as I mostly launch a coil from the back leg. Maybe I am not up on my toes enough? Any suggestions as it has been nagging for four weeks and keeps me from playing as much as I want.

[MChong]

You can try serving on only your front foot, the right leg for you. (No, I'm partially kidding here). I've done it though when I rolled my ankle but decided to play out the match so the other guy wouldnt' feel bad. It still worked, lol.

[papa]

Originally Posted by MChong

You can try serving on only your front foot, the right leg for you. (No, I'm partially kidding here). I've done it though when I rolled my ankle but decided to play out the match so the other guy wouldnt' feel bad. It still worked, lol.

Rolling your ankle isn't any fun either - I manage to do it about every six months. Once its stretched you can roll it rather easily. The laced up boot which fits over your sock and inside the shoe seems to work well - after a week or so it always seems better. I am not a big fan of braces of any type unless they are absolutely necessary - I think they can do more harm than help most of the time. God, I see people with elbow, wrist, knee stuff on (both sides) - kinda makes me laugh but it really isn't funny.

[Tennis Ball Hitter]

This is a little off topic, but a link for papa and anyone else who has rolled their ankle

http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/cy...bble_board.htm

I sprained my ankle in basket ball a while ago and found I tended to roll my ankle abit in tennis when I shuffle left and right. I made a wobble board and have not rolled it for a since ...

When I was researching it a while ago, I believe they said that a "duradisc" is better ... but they were expensive and I couldn't make one and I found no exercises on the net for it (may be if you ask Marius Hancu he might now )