Categoría: Prevención de Lesiones
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How to choose the right grip to reduce elbow injury risk in racket sports
To reduce elbow injury risk, match grip size to your hand, keep the wrist neutral during impact, and use materials that dampen vibration without forcing you to squeeze harder. Combine an ergonomic base grip with a thin overgrip, review your technique, and increase training load gradually, especially if you already have elbow discomfort. Core recommendations…
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Tennis equipment guide for young players to prevent injuries from the start
Safe junior tennis equipment starts with age-appropriate rackets, well-cushioned shoes, and simple protective accessories that respect growth and training volume. This guide explains how to choose and check gear step by step, using practical ranges instead of rigid rules, so young players in Spain can develop skills while clearly reducing avoidable injury risk. Critical safety…
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Mental recovery after chronic elbow injury: overcoming fear and returning to sport
Mental recovery after a chronic elbow injury means reducing fear of pain and re‑injury, rebuilding trust in your arm, and returning to competition with realistic confidence. It combines safe, graded physical exposure, specific psychological skills, and close coordination between medical staff, coach and athlete in a structured, risk‑aware plan. Primary psychological goals after a chronic…
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Latest news and advances in biological therapies for tennis elbow tendinopathy
Biological therapies for tennis elbow in tennis players are injectable, minimally invasive options (mainly PRP and cell-based products) designed to modulate tendon healing, not magic quick fixes. They work best as part of a structured plan with load management and rehab, in carefully selected cases that have failed high‑quality conservative care. Practical clinical summary for…
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Impact of tennis court surface type on wrist injury risk in players
Clay generally offers the most wrist-friendly load profile, grass the softest but most unstable footing, and hardcourt the highest impact and torsional stress. For players with a history of wrist pain, clay is usually the safest training base, hardcourt requires stricter workload control, and grass demands excellent balance and proprioception. Summary of wrist-injury drivers by…
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Functional bandages and wrist braces: when they help and when they can harm
Functional wrist taping and braces help when they reduce painful motion during healing, support overloaded tendons, or protect joints during sport or work. They are harmful when they replace medical assessment, are too tight, used instead of active rehab, or mask pain so you keep overloading an unhealed injury. When supports help: concise clinical summary…
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Sports physiotherapists interview: current protocols to treat tennis elbow injuries
Current best practice for tennis-related elbow injuries combines precise clinical diagnosis, load management, and progressive strengthening, embedded in a structured return-to-play pathway. Sports physiotherapists in Spain emphasise individual workload analysis, early education, and safe, measurable progressions that players can follow between sessions, whether they attend public services or the mejor clínica de fisioterapia deportiva para…
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Common backhand technique errors that overload the wrist and how to fix them
Wrist overload on the tennis backhand almost always comes from late contact, unstable grip, excessive wrist flick, and poor footwork that forces last‑second corrections. To stop dolor de muñeca al golpear revés en tenis, stabilise grip, lead with the body, contact in front, and temporarily regress to slower, shorter swings while technique is rebuilt. Core…
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Multidisciplinary team role in preventing wrist injuries in athletes
Wrist injury prevention in athletes works best when an integrated team shares clear roles: coach controls load and technique, physio builds capacity and early rehab, and the sports doctor rules out serious pathology and decides return-to-play. Communication, simple screening, and progressive loading are the backbone of safe, durable wrists. Core responsibilities of the multidisciplinary team…
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Serve biomechanics: small technical changes to drastically reduce elbow load
Small, precise changes in your tennis serve biomechanics can shift load from the elbow to the legs, trunk and shoulder, sharply lowering stress that leads to tennis elbow. Focusing on leg drive, shoulder rotation, neutral wrist, moderate elbow flexion and smoother timing lets you keep speed while protecting the joint, especially for intermediate players. Biomechanical…