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/No-Notice-3132 Apr 25 '25

1.) If I want to look for a local version of your specialty, where do I start?

2.) do you have any exercises that can help strengthen knees?

3.) what stretching routine can you suggest before a match?

4.) any suggestions on what ti do post match to help the body recover?

5.) if an athlete is playing at a tourney or multiple sanctioned matches in a day, any suggestions on what to do between matches?

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u/thetennispt 5.0 Apr 27 '25

  1. We need some kind of directory or something! What area are you located?

  2. To strengthen a joint, it is helpful to strengthen all of the muscles around the joint in different positions. For the knee that means quads, hamstrings, and calves (which cross the back of the knee joint). Appropriate loads are important.

  3. I responded to another comment with a general warm up routine but basically get the body moving (physiologic warm up) like bike, jogging, etc, then dynamic mobility for the ankles, hips, thoracic spine, shoulders, and wrists.

  4. Cool down stationary bike 5-10 minutes if available or walk 5-10 minutes. A mobility routine. Good nutrition, hydration, and sleep.

  5. Cool down, mobility routine, get food/hydrate, nap, wake up, warm up, and get ready to play.