Specialty Services: Tennis
One of the most common questions asked by tennis athletes or family members is: "what can I do to prevent my injuries when I play tennis?" Tennis is a grueling and intense sport that places significant stress on the body; not only the legs, but also the back, neck and shoulders. This is due to the fact that tennis requires repetitive loading on all areas of the body. At Motion Stability we have seen many people forced to retire from tennis simply due to their injuries.
Motion Stability is committed to help the tennis athlete improve their body mechanics, flexibility, and strength to not only rehabilitate them from their injuries, but also prevent future occurrences and provide a better ability to perform on the court. In tennis injuries, there is typically a muscle overuse or imbalance that causes increased stress to the body and joints. By improving the athlete's flexibility and proper muscle control via various manual therapy techniques and exercise prescription, we are able to reduce that increased load on the body thereby decreasing pain. We then work in collaboration with the tennis athlete's coach to coordinate how their footwork, stroke mechanics, and conditioning are being handled. As we have found many times that on court mechanics can cause injuries if done incorrectly.
The Motion Stability team also collaborates with Terminus Club in utilizing their 3D motion capture technology to analyze the tennis mechanics. Our tennis pro, Troy Macisak (USTA Elite Performance Coach) has the ability to interpret 3D motion technology as it relates specifically to the tennis swing. There have been many times that the strength and flexibility of the tennis athlete is sufficient, but their injuries continue to occur. Through the 3D technology, it has been found that the pain or injury is due to an improper angle of their shoulder or leg in the serve or groundstroke. The blend of the interpretation of technology matched with Motion Stability's ability to assess human mechanics provides a unique combination in determining why a tennis athlete has injuries and ways to optimize their strokes.
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