Why tennis players get shoulder pain and how they can fix it
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- Опубликовано: 6 авг 2024
- Tennis is a game of constant overhead motion. So if you play enough, your shoulder is vulnerable to pain and injury. Fortunately, you can stop both in its tracks if you know why it's happening, and what exercises to do to fix it.
After some aggressive grip changes and service motion adjustments, had my first real shoulder crisis ever; took a week off tennis, first time in ten years, because pain was intense enough to interfere with my sleep and I just could not have it. Unbelievable, but after performing this simple rehab routine for five days or so, I am back in business. I am grateful you took the time to make and upload this video, dr. Boynton, keep up good work .
How is ur shoulder now?
@@LiamApilado Forgot about it completely, months ago; after the pain was gone, I returned to experimenting with my service motion I think I got it right, don't need to stretch the shoulder in any non-routine way at all
This video is perfect but your dog is the reason I had to watch it twice to actually get what you were saying; it had me rolling the first time around haha.
You look like a good tennis player looking at that forehand and backhand slice. Thanks for sharing advice on shoulder pain. I'm going through it now because of my serve action.
Hi Erin,
Just wanted to say that I've been struggling to get rid of a shoulder injury for a while and recently came across this video.
I've been doing these exercises for a week now and it has made a huge difference. Thanks for your help! Subscribed!
This was a fantastic stretch and exactly what I needed! Thank you for making this video!
Thank you so much for taking the time to share this with us.
Wow. This is magic. I followed along with the video, pausing it at times to do the exercises. AND now I feel almost complete relief !! (I had a sore shoulder for 2 days after practicing serving a lot)
Excellent information. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with fellow tennis and sport enthusiasts!!
great video! My shoulder feels better after one round of stretching. Balance the shoulder first, then strengthen. Great advice for tennis-related strains. Thanks for taking the time to post this excellent video.
Fantastic video and advice, it really helps. Thank you!
Thanks for the information in this video. I felt like I've had a trapped nerve in my shoulder for over a month. So I did lots of movement and swinging my arms. It relieved it temporarily but the following day the all the knotting that felt behind the rotator cuff before went to the top and was much worse. So tonight I've tried wintergreen all, finding a trigger point and pressing and IR therapy. All gave slight relief but your exercise has relieved it the most. So this info is very useful.
Thank you so much doc. I've been playing badminton for a long time and suddenly started suffering from shoulder pain for many months now. I've tried various strengthening exercises recommended by physio on and off but none of them seemed to have worked. I did the 2 exercises you mentioned here and instantly felt relief. This seems like a miracle! I'm not gonna rush it now. I'll do these exercises consistently until there's no agitation left whatsoever. Everything you explained makes sense. And indeed I started to notice some pain in backside of my shoulder and the pain indeed presents sharply in the front when I swing motioning a smash and almost feels like the pain starts somewhere inside the front of the shoulder and is radiating towards the bicep which stumped me.. You're the best!
Subscriber for life. Much love
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Thanks so much these stretches helped a lot!!! 😁😁😁
Thanks for posting. Your explanation fits my deal. I’ll try anything at this point....
Thank you so much for the tips!!
Very helpful. Tried a couple of times and already feel a difference. Thank you for sharing
Dr. Boynton, thanks for making this video. This really gives me hope because the shoulder pain was beginning to scare me quite a bit. Nothing like a doctor who loves to play tennis to explain how to resolve tennis related pain! :)
Immediate relief. Thank you!!
Thank you Doc. This stretch really works for me.
Wow! Shoulder felt better immediately! Thank you so much Doctor!
I think this will definitely help with my shoulder issues from serving. Thank you!
Dr. Erin you honestly saved me!
i had this pain exactly in the position of the shoulder you're mentioning and i've been having silly physio where they are using massage guns and cuping on the front part of the shoulder where i feel i weird feeling when i serve like my shoulder isnt very stable and they have neglected the back part as you mention. I will start using these exercises thank you very much
Thanks a lot for making a video on shoulder pain it really helps👍🏻
Thank you so much, just what i needed for my sholuder pain
Fantastic! Thanks much
Thanks this seemed to work for me ...and love your Labradoodle!
very effective, thanks!
Great stretch and great dog 🐶!
thank you for this video, it helped me so much! I knew this stretch but it didn't work for me(feeling pain, not stretch) until I changed the position of the elbow as you suggested.
Excellent! That's what I like to hear.
I am now a subscriber; it is effective. thank you very much
Great Tips. Thank you
You're welcome!
This stretch is exactly what I was looking for. Practicing 250 serves a day - I was in dire need of a fix. This stretch is now leaving me pain free and able to practice my serves. Obviously the shoulder strengthening exercises are needed as well - but this doctor hits the nail on the head. You need to do this stretching in addition to strength training. Otherwise - like I found, you will suffer pain from performing lots of serves.
I finally got a kick serve but my shoulder does not like it. I tried latex bands and hanging from bars and all sorts of things. But I always had pain and tightness in the back of my shoulder. This stretch followed by pushing down as you describe does exactly what you say. It rebalances my shoulder. Thank you so much.
Great video - thank you. Please show more stretches or strength for shoulders. I had frozen shoulder in both after mastectomy, and also play a lot of tennis.
thank you so much for this video! it's a revelation. May I ask: when should the stretch be done in relationship to playing? on off days? before or after playing? thanks so much again.
thank you!
Thanks!
Thanks a lot.
Thank you for sharing..
Thank you for this very informative video but I can’t concentrate on anything you’re saying because of your adorable fur baby!! ❤️
Thanks for sharing. What would you recommend it the pain comes due to tennis but more in the clavicle? Have a great evening
Instant relief! Thx
Thank you 🥺
You are a godsend xx
waow excellent, thank you
Hi! Thanks for this video! When is it safe to go back to playing tennis after a shoulder/arm injury? I’ve waited almost 3 weeks now, and generally haven’t felt any pain in over a week now. I can feel my arm while doing certain shoulder exercises but I wouldn’t describe it as pain, and I can tell that the arm is still just a tiny bit weaker than the other one. Am I safe to go on court and play some gentle strokes?
Thank you
Wow, this is great! Thanks! - My own physio always says to me to “stretch and strengthen”. Do you have any rotator cuff strength exercises to add to the stretching?
Train the Infraspinatus muscle in that abducted position, both concentrically and eccentrically with resistance bands. Important for the deceleration phase of the arm on serves and topspin forehands.
Thank you so much my shoulder feels so much better now
What strengthening exercises do you recommend for the rotator cuff?
best stretching ever!!
I will try this asap.
What a lovely dog, what breed is it? Counterintuitive to think you need to stretch out the back of the shoulder if the humeral head is pinching the rotator cuff tendor at the front, most vids suggest strengthening the back and stretching front to balance it out. Given your credentials, i'll give this a shot for a while and see if it helps. After a long game i get a bit of anterior shoulder ache.
Is there a exercise for a feeling of burning in the shoulder joint?...I used to think it was the rotator cuff, but Im not sure.Thanks
👍👍👍 Thank you
Thank you for sharing this. After playing tennis, for me the pain is in the back part of the shoulder not in the front though.
same. did you find a solution? if so let me know because I have had a pain for about a month now in the same place and it started to hurt while I was serving but now it’s so bad that I can’t even hit a forehand
Same here. In my case it is due to the infraspinatus muscle. However this exercise is still useful.
how often should i do this? my shoulder is a mess
Thank you so much!!! Should I be doing this every day? Before or after I play?
Strength training usually 3 times a week. I would say this is more of a preparatory exercise. Never before playing as it would fatigue the muscles. Afterwards is okay though.
Hi Doc, I just returned from a pro tennis tournament with a shoulder injury (impingement inflammation). Your video makes total sense, you’re a god send!! One question,It’s not clear to me whether this exercise is advisable as a preventative shoulder injury or as therapy for when you have an injury (I don’t want to risk aggravating the problem). Can you clarify this for me and potentially anyone else that found you searching RUclips for info on shoulder injuries. Great video.
Sincerely
Christopher
It is both preventive but should also be possible when nursing an injury. Monitor your pain and back off in case.
Hi dr. I am a rising junior in high school and I am 150 in Texas boys 16 in tennis. I fee pain whenever I switched strings to a more tighter and harder string. I just wanted to know if that had anything to do with the pain in my front shoulder all the way down bicep muscle. Just curious to what caused it. Also if I’m in a match what should I do to help it
I injured myself while plating table tennis back in 2012 and my shoulder has never been the same!
Great work out! How do you recover from ELBOW injuries from playing Tennis?
What type of injury, tennis arm i.e. epicondylitis?
Dr. Boynton, when you say “push your arm toward your hip, do you mean diagonally toward your hip, or just down?
So doing face pulls doesnt help at all? I havent been playing for a few months and I still have pain. Working out at gym but avoiding heavy press movements.
Great tip. That's exactly where the pain is in my shoulder. Do you know what cause the pain on tennis court? Is it because of wrong motion or to hevy racket?
On rail technique is usually the cause. If you are technical sound, then try using a more headlight racquet
Poor Technique and improper conditioning. That's why all pros work out on the gym these days.
I play tennis and do MMA and have had my shoulder pop out either serving or receiving submissions where I refused to tap. Will these exercises help?
If I have this problem, can I play tennis or do I have to stop in order for this exercises to work?
Dr. Erin, nice video! I have a question about shoulder lack of proper mobility due to kyphosciliosis. When I lay down, the shoulder blades down and arms in L shape, triceps/biceps lay down -- but -- the forearms and hands cannot reach the floor. (By the way, I see your dog is sensing you are talking about heeling -- and wants to help -- how adorable)
Work on inproving kyphoscoliosis and posture. Yoga is a great tool for that.
Amazing, i will try it for a a wbile and update my results, if anyones curious and i forgot, just reply to this
What I need from this is: what's the name of the dog?
My pain is always in the front of my shoulder. Sometimes the side
That doggo 😂
Doc, I hurt my shoulder while doing an overhead smash. The pain seems in the shoulder but also down into my deltoid. None of the stretches you covered elicit pain. Thanks
Sounds like a bursitis possible
honestly i didn't feel any stretch on the back of my shoulders doing that. I feel more stretch just doing the classic cross the chest stretch
Congrats no tight posterior capsule then
The pain for me is actually in the back side of my shoulder (instead of the front as mentioned in the video) any advice?
hi everyone ,if anyone else wants to discover how to treat tennis elbow naturally try Freds Elbow Helper (do a search on google ) ? Ive heard some amazing things about it and my mate got amazing success with it.
I have this condition for a good time, lets try this.
The dog has perfectly balanced shoulders….!
The dog was begging for attention :)
On a serious note i will be giving it a try within the next few minutes..
why do i trust her with my life
Directly go to 2:19 ...... Thank you.
Doogy