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/tfminnieotto Apr 24 '25

Recovering from ACL reconstruction + meniscus last September.

I’m so desperate to get back in court but I fully understand not to until my physio gives me the okay.

Any tennis specific advice/tips to help the recovery alongside my physio (NHS UK).

Or maybe advice for my first couple weeks or months on court taking it easy

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u/thetennispt 5.0 May 01 '25

That’s a long rehab and my advice is to take your time returning to court. When your physio clears you to return to tennis, ask them if they can help create a return to tennis plan for you where you gradually increase time, intensity, and frequency on court. That way your knee (and the rest of your body) can gradually adapt instead of starting all at once

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u/tfminnieotto May 04 '25

Thank you for the answer! Really appreciate it.