Hi all!
Here goes my story.
I've been playing tennis for about 2-3 years and In the beginning, I took coaching for just one month and due to timings problem,i had to discontinue it.
Thereafter, I never stopped playing tennis and i picked up this game pretty fast so do my speed of hitting the ball and accuracy.
For the past 1 year i used to play with a very cheap racket(COSCO one),Then i upgraded to Yonex(also quite cheap) and then HEAD(Ti 4000).
Strangely after 40-50 mins playing with HEAD racket,I felt pain in my forearm.It was a very uniform pain and the symptoms were like--
1.Loss of strength while hitting the ball.
2.Shaky hands,problem holding the grip of the racket.
3.Extreme pain during the serve especially.
I thought it's just because i am playing after long time(1-2 weeks when i last played) and maybe i was hitting the ball too hard .So,i took the break for 30 mins as the pain was too much to handle.After 30 mins,the intensity of pain started to slow down and i felt better but as soon i tried to hit a shot after break,I soon had to retire due to pain.
On the very same night i couldn't sleep properly due to pain . I again took a break for 3-4 days and i played with my old racket(Yonex one).Strangely, this time i didn't expierenced any pain or discomfort even when i tried to hit a ball as hard as i can.
I observed that my strings of Yonex racket are little damp and it was perfectly balanced(Head-handle of the racket).On the other hand,the case of HEAD racket was entirely opposite, very tight strings and head of the racket was heavier then the racket.
Although, i was not entirely convinced by that my HEAD racket is a mother of all problems.I took a long break of 5-6 months and started again with HEAD .The pain returned again.I became suspicious with the racket so, i bought a new one Babolat XS 102 after reading good reviews .
In Babolat XS 102,head was heavier then the handle but it had the power i wanted.So, i played with this racket for 2-3 days and the same thing happened.The Pain!!! .
I took advice from my coaches,friends and from internet , some told me that it's a tennis elbow ,others advised golfers elbow.Tired from the recurring pain,I went out to see a professional.He first took my X-ray ,all the reports were fine, then he took my Doppler's test and in the last he took MRI of the forearm part.All the reports came clean. In the last he advised me not to play tennis as there is no point in suffering again and again.
I've developed a passion for the game and i really wanna play this. Please guys, help me out to identify the pain as it's killing me. I'll try to explain it's more symptoms.
1.All of my friends says that i hit lots of top spins during playing session.Maybe like the shots of Rafael Nadal.
2.I hit two hand backhand and never experience any discomfort while playing.
3.The pain generally lasts for 2-3 days.It's a very even and uniform pain in forearm sometimes it's seems like it's more near biceps area and sometimes it's feel like it's more near lower arm but it's never on elbow part.
4.Serving in the game maximize the pain.
I will appreciate any kind of help.Thanks for your time.
Regards.
Here goes my story.
I've been playing tennis for about 2-3 years and In the beginning, I took coaching for just one month and due to timings problem,i had to discontinue it.
Thereafter, I never stopped playing tennis and i picked up this game pretty fast so do my speed of hitting the ball and accuracy.
For the past 1 year i used to play with a very cheap racket(COSCO one),Then i upgraded to Yonex(also quite cheap) and then HEAD(Ti 4000).
Strangely after 40-50 mins playing with HEAD racket,I felt pain in my forearm.It was a very uniform pain and the symptoms were like--
1.Loss of strength while hitting the ball.
2.Shaky hands,problem holding the grip of the racket.
3.Extreme pain during the serve especially.
I thought it's just because i am playing after long time(1-2 weeks when i last played) and maybe i was hitting the ball too hard .So,i took the break for 30 mins as the pain was too much to handle.After 30 mins,the intensity of pain started to slow down and i felt better but as soon i tried to hit a shot after break,I soon had to retire due to pain.
On the very same night i couldn't sleep properly due to pain . I again took a break for 3-4 days and i played with my old racket(Yonex one).Strangely, this time i didn't expierenced any pain or discomfort even when i tried to hit a ball as hard as i can.
I observed that my strings of Yonex racket are little damp and it was perfectly balanced(Head-handle of the racket).On the other hand,the case of HEAD racket was entirely opposite, very tight strings and head of the racket was heavier then the racket.
Although, i was not entirely convinced by that my HEAD racket is a mother of all problems.I took a long break of 5-6 months and started again with HEAD .The pain returned again.I became suspicious with the racket so, i bought a new one Babolat XS 102 after reading good reviews .
In Babolat XS 102,head was heavier then the handle but it had the power i wanted.So, i played with this racket for 2-3 days and the same thing happened.The Pain!!! .
I took advice from my coaches,friends and from internet , some told me that it's a tennis elbow ,others advised golfers elbow.Tired from the recurring pain,I went out to see a professional.He first took my X-ray ,all the reports were fine, then he took my Doppler's test and in the last he took MRI of the forearm part.All the reports came clean. In the last he advised me not to play tennis as there is no point in suffering again and again.
I've developed a passion for the game and i really wanna play this. Please guys, help me out to identify the pain as it's killing me. I'll try to explain it's more symptoms.
1.All of my friends says that i hit lots of top spins during playing session.Maybe like the shots of Rafael Nadal.
2.I hit two hand backhand and never experience any discomfort while playing.
3.The pain generally lasts for 2-3 days.It's a very even and uniform pain in forearm sometimes it's seems like it's more near biceps area and sometimes it's feel like it's more near lower arm but it's never on elbow part.
4.Serving in the game maximize the pain.
I will appreciate any kind of help.Thanks for your time.
Regards.
