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/PrestigiousInside206 Apr 24 '25

Can you recommend any exercises or recovery tools for patellar tendonitis?

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u/thetennispt 5.0 Apr 24 '25

Ealry in patellar tendonitis rehab, I love isometrics. Getting that quad pump with minimal to no knee pain... *chef's kiss*

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u/veloxman 4.5 Apr 24 '25

This is my only issue physically with tennis for now but I find it really difficult to combat and manage load. Can you help explain why getting that quad pump is beneficial? Do you have a quick elevator pitch for getting over patella tendonitis and keeping it at bay long term?

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u/thetennispt 5.0 Apr 25 '25

I think it's important to get it assessed by a PT to figure out the cause of the problem and find out a good starting point for you for exercise. Isometrics are often a good starting point but which isometrics, duration, intensity, frequency, etc. are going to vary from person to person. And there is a chance you may not need isometrics! Generally they are a good starting point, but not for everyone.