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      Epidemiology of injuries in tennis players

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          To review the recent literature regarding the epidemiology of tennis injuries at all levels of play, and to discuss recent findings in injury surveillance by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

          Recent findings

          Following the release of a consensus statement in 2009 calling for standardized documentation and analysis of tennis-related injuries, multiple studies have been published describing longitudinal injury incidences at Grand Slam tournaments and the Davis Cup. Recent efforts by the ATP have further elucidated injury patterns on tour. There have also been recent high-quality studies on injury trends among collegiate and elite junior tennis players, bringing attention to musculoskeletal injuries and systemic illnesses that young tennis players may be susceptible to.

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          Recent efforts in injury surveillance by the ATP and at the collegiate and junior levels have highlighted injury trends that will help guide injury prevention strategies at various levels of play.

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          Applied physiology of tennis performance.

          Dora M. Kovacs (2006)
          Competitive tennis play requires a combination of the major physiological variables; however, the specifics of these variables have yet to be determined appropriately. General strength and flexibility training have been suggested as being beneficial for performance and injury prevention, yet specific guidelines are lacking. This paper provides a review of specific studies that relate to competitive tennis, and highlights the need for tennis-specific training as opposed to generalised physical training. It identifies specific studies that support the premise that tennis has physiological requirements which need to be understood when designing training and research programmes.
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            Biomechanics and tennis.

            Melanie B Elliott (2006)
            Success in tennis requires a mix of player talent, good coaching, appropriate equipment, and an understanding of those aspects of sport science pertinent to the game. This paper outlines the role that biomechanics plays in player development from sport science and sport medicine perspectives. Biomechanics is a key area in player development because all strokes have a fundamental mechanical structure and sports injuries primarily have a mechanical cause.
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              A one-season prospective study of injuries and illness in elite junior tennis.

              F G J Loeffen, B Clarsen, R Bahr … (2016)
              The objective of this study was to estimate the incidence and prevalence of injury and illness among elite junior tennis players. A cohort of 73 players (11-14 years) in the 2012-2013 Dutch national high-performance program was followed for 32 weeks; all participants completed the study. The OSTRC Questionnaire on Health Problems was used to record self-reported injuries and illnesses and to record training and match exposure. Main outcome measures were average prevalence of overuse injury and illness and incidence density of acute injury. On average, players practiced 9.1 h/week (SD 0.6; range 2.3-12.0) and had 2.2 h of match play (SD 0.6; range 2.3-12.0). During the course of the study, 67 players reported a total of 187 health problems. The average weekly prevalence of all health problems was 21.3% (95% CI: 19.2-22.9), of which 12.1% (95% CI: 10.9-13.3) constituted overuse injuries and 5.8% (95% CI: 4.6-6.9) illnesses. The incidence of acute injuries was 1.2/1000 h of tennis play (95% CI: 0.7-1.7). The high occurrence of overuse injuries among elite junior tennis players suggests that an early focus on preventative measures is warranted, with a particular focus on the monitoring and management of workload.
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                Michael C. Fu: (212) 606-1466 , fum@hss.edu
                Journal
                Journal ID (nlm-ta): Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med
                Title: Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine
                Publisher: Springer US (New York )
                ISSN (Print): 1935-973X
                ISSN (Electronic): 1935-9748
                Publication date (Electronic): 16 January 2018
                Publication date Collection: March 2018
                Volume: 11
                Issue: 1
                Pages: 1-5
                Affiliations
                [1 ] ISNI 0000 0001 2285 8823, GRID grid.239915.5, Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service, , Hospital for Special Surgery, ; 535 E 70th St, New York, NY 10021 USA
                [2 ]ATP World Tour and Select Physical Therapy Scottsdale Sports Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ USA
                [3 ] ISNI 0000 0004 1937 0626, GRID grid.4714.6, Karolinska Institute, ; Stockholm, Sweden
                [4 ]South Carolina Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics Center, Charleston, SC USA
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                Accession ID: PMC5825333 Pmcid ID: PMC5825333 Pmc-uid ID: 5825333 Publisher ID: 9452
                DOI: 10.1007/s12178-018-9452-9
                PMC ID: 5825333
                PubMed ID: 29340975
                SO-VID: 0ed54569-d404-4c29-ad0a-001121481944
                Copyright © © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2018
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                Subject: Injuries in Overhead Athletes (J Dines and C Camp, section editors)
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                issue-copyright-statement © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2018

                Keywords: Tennis,Injury,Epidemiology,Professional tennis,Junior tennis,ATP
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                Keywords: Tennis, Injury, Epidemiology, Professional tennis, Junior tennis, ATP

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