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Tennis Movement: The importance of your first step

By Dr. Mark Kovacs, CTPS, MTPS; CEO, Kovacs Institute; Executive Director International Tennis Performance Association Whether you play once per week or five times a...

Does Beer Work As A Recovery Beverage?

By Dr. Mark Kovacs, CTPS, MTPS; CEO, Kovacs Institute; Executive Director International Tennis Performance Association Many of you may enjoy an adult beverage after a...
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Achilles Tendonitis

Preventive treatment goes a long way in avoiding injury By Richard C. Lehman, M.D., U.S. Center for Sports Medicine Achilles tendonitis in tennis players is fairly...

Demystifying The Massage Gun Category

Percussive Therapy vs Vibration Therapy By Tyler Herring, Director of Tennis Specialty Sales, Therabody If you’ve been on social media or YouTube and looked up a...
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The Kinetic Chain: Keeping You Moving On The Court In All...

By Dr. Stephanie Hsu Tennis requires strength, speed, flexibility, balance, and coordination to create efficient, powerful strokes and to provide the agility to move quickly...
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Sports Medicine Regenerative Injections: A Patient’s Guide

By Shane Mangrum, MD, board-certified physiatrist at Polaris Spine & Neurosurgery Center These days, it seems like “regenerative technologies” are everywhere, but where did this...

COVID-19: Tennis Sport Nutrition and Match Food Update

By Page Love, MS, RDN, CSSD, LD, USPTA If you caught our last issue (Jul/Aug 2020), I shared some beginning nutrition tips to combat COVID...
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Back In The Swing

Warm-up exercises and stroke techniques to stay injury-free By Shane Mangrum, MD, board-certified physiatrist at Polaris Spine & Neurosurgery Center Balance is often taken for granted,...
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Better Balance

Tips to improve your stability on and off the court By Chris Hagman, ACE, USPTA Balance is often taken for granted, yet when you slip or...
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The Spine Is Everything

Minimize your risk with a few, simple lifestyle changes. By Shane Mangrum, MD, Polaris Spine & Neurosurgery Center In tennis, as in life, it can be...