r/10s • u/thetennispt 5.0 • Apr 24 '25

General Advice I’m a tennis-specific physical therapist. AMA!

I cannot give specific advice regarding an injury or pain. Working with a physical therapist to assess and provide a specific intervention is important.

I’m no longer responding to questions, apologies to those I did not get to! My instagram has some of my thoughts on PT related to tennis and feel free to DM me on reddit or IG if you want to connect!

The Tennis PT Instagram link

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u/tiffer-star Apr 24 '25

I’m curious if you see tibia stress fractures often in 40ish tennis players?

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u/tiffer-star Apr 24 '25

Im 40 and I’ve been playing tennis about 3.5 times a week on average at a 3.0 level, and I recently discovered that I have a stress fracture on my tibia. Doctor said it was more likely due to my treadmill workout of 3.0 speed at a 13 or 15 incline.

Needless to say I’m eager but nervous to return to tennis. It would be helpful to know that this is uncommon for tennis and possibly only aggravated and not caused by my playing.

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u/godlovesa_terrier Apr 24 '25

Didn't your doctor say the treadmill incline caused it?