taking care of an aging, but active tennis body

mr_fro2000 · 10-02-2012, 06:40 PM

Hi everyone, so as I am no spring chicken anymore, I find myself with quite a few aches and pains after a few hrs of tennis (mainly 2 to 3 yrs). The next morning my wrist hurts, i have creaky joints, i feel swollen, etc. Obviously when I was younger i never experienced these pains.

So... what are the best/correct ways to warm up and also cool down after playing a few hrs? Right now pre playing hard, I warm up a bit, then stretch. then play. I drive home and 45 min later, I stretch, take a hot shower and ice my wrist. Sometimes I pop a few advil and go to sleep (i play at night).

What are the best ways to keep the body feeling right? More ice? more stretching right after playing?

SystemicAnomaly · 10-05-2012, 06:17 AM

I moved my reply to the other posting of this thread:

http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=441900
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?p=6937423#post6937423

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10-02-2012, 06:40 PM	#1
mr_fro2000 New User Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 60	taking care of an aging, but active tennis body Hi everyone, so as I am no spring chicken anymore, I find myself with quite a few aches and pains after a few hrs of tennis (mainly 2 to 3 yrs). The next morning my wrist hurts, i have creaky joints, i feel swollen, etc. Obviously when I was younger i never experienced these pains. So... what are the best/correct ways to warm up and also cool down after playing a few hrs? Right now pre playing hard, I warm up a bit, then stretch. then play. I drive home and 45 min later, I stretch, take a hot shower and ice my wrist. Sometimes I pop a few advil and go to sleep (i play at night). What are the best ways to keep the body feeling right? More ice? more stretching right after playing?

10-05-2012, 06:17 AM	#2
SystemicAnomaly Legend Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Stuck in the Matrix somewhere in Santa Clara CA Posts: 7,730	I moved my reply to the other posting of this thread: http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=441900 http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?p=6937423#post6937423 . Last edited by SystemicAnomaly : 10-05-2012 at 11:01 AM.

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