Tag: health and fitness
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...