Serving with jumper's knee

[Double Fault]

I've had jumper's knee for a while now and it really hurts. My first serve bomb is one of my main weapons in the game. If I can get first serves in, I win the match. It's that simple.

However, I need my knees to push me up as hard as possible as that's where most of the power comes from. The bottom line is that I cannot hit a good first serve without my knees.

I'm in physiotherapy with laser, massages, ice, and just yesterday I discovered one magic pill that can make the pain in my knees go away, which doesn't mean that my jumper's knee is gone; it is simply muted.

What serves can I do without using my knees a lot or how can I fix this problem I have?

 

[BullDogTennis]

underhand?

what exactly is jumpers knee?

 

[Double Fault]

There's no way I'm going to do underhand serves lol

Jumper's knee is slang for knee tendonitis. It is a problem many basketball, volleyball, and tennis players have.

Imagine incredibly intense pain just below your kneecap. That's jumper's knee.

 

[Deleted member 25923]

Are you all done with your yonex rdx 500 MPs?????

 

[BullDogTennis]

oh buddy i feel ya...i've had problem with "deteriation of the miniscus" which is mad pain right under the knee, but a lil tylenol will fix that right up.

i mean truly its hard to do any serve without knees, i look forward to what other people have to say

btw i was just messin with ya on the underhand serve

 

[Double Fault]

Are you all done with your yonex rdx 500 MPs?????

No way. I'm selling 2, keeping 2.

The problem is that I have also some pain in my wrist and I need a lighter racquet to be able to snap it some days. I find that the Aero Pro Drive is very easy on my wrist, despite the high stiffness rating.

I've also moved away from full poly to poly+multi and dropped some pounds, but a lighter racquet without going below 300 grams really helps some days.

I have jumper's knee on both knees, wrist tendonitis, rolled both ankles, one of them twice... lol I should give it up before I kill myself, but I love this sport.

 

[Sentinel]

^^^ haha, you should also change your username before it starts become true (to something lucky).

 

[Double Fault]

Oh, I also double fault a lot if I miss my first serve, that's why I need it so badly.

 

[BullDogTennis]

goodnight man, your not very easy on your body are you...you should be the human cast or somethin. if you play, do you wake up the next morning uber sore?

 

[Double Fault]

Most of the pain happens that same evening, but I ice it down and it sort of goes away. The next day it is alright, but it hurts when I sit down and get up, sometimes it hurts wile driving as well (stick shift).

 

[chess9]

Over-training is a serious problem for athletes. You have to know your limits. We all have different limits. Triathletes learn this lesson the hard way very often. They will end up with some serious problems from endless weeks of 50 miles of running, 300 miles of biking, and 10 miles of swimming. But, tennis is probably harder on the body because of all the stopping, starting, jumping, and upper body joint issues (shoulder and elbow).

Sooo.....

1. Listen to your body;
2. If you hurt, rest;
3. Eat right;
4. Maintain an appropriate weight;
5. Cross-train on days you shouldn't be playing tennis because you are hurting. If it's your legs that are hurting, then try some swimming; if it's your upper body, then try some biking, running, or if appropriate swimming.
6. Listen to your doctor.

You aren't doing something right, or some THINGS right.

Re-evaluate everything, and start from scratch.

Good luck!

-Robert