The conscious tennis player

The Conscious Tennis Player check-up package has been prepared to comprehensively prepare amateur tennis players for competition on the court with a focus on injury prevention. It is an offer aimed not only at those just learning the ins and outs of the sport, but also at experienced players who often experience more or less serious injuries.

The Conscious Tennis Player package will help you to check and prepare your body before the intense work that the joints do: during the specific movements characteristic of the sport.

The package is dedicated to:

people starting their adventure with tennis, wanting to protect themselves from typical sports injuries
people playing amateur, wishing to increase their awareness of injury prevention
people who frequently suffer injuries, which may result, for example, from overloading
people who play tennis regularly, who, with the support and advice of specialists, want to enter a higher level of physical preparation

What does the Conscious Tennis Player consist of?

• A thorough physiotherapy interview combined with the patient's completion of a questionnaire about his or her health and past injuries or surgeries.
• A physiotherapy examination through which we can assess the quality of performance of basic movement patterns. The purpose of the examination is a comprehensive functional assessment of the entire kinematic chain (lower limbs, upper limbs and trunk) with a view to detecting the patient's so-called weak links.
• A system that allows an objective assessment of the patient's ability to maintain balance. Conducting tests under conditions of stable (foot on the floor) and unstable ground (foot on a moving platform), and with eyes open and closed, makes it possible to assess the correct interaction of systems responsible for proper body control. It allows to determine the source of possible energy losses during the execution of movement patterns. This is directly related to the possibility of injury.
• Dynamometer platform allowing to test the symmetry of loading of the lower limbs, that is, to assess the lateral displacement of the body's center of gravity during dynamic exercises performed on both legs, for example: jumping, running.
• A test on an advanced machine for assessing muscular strength and endurance performed separately on the right and left leg. This test gives information about the strength and endurance of the muscles of the lower limbs, which carry very heavy loads during tennis.
• A test on an advanced machine for assessing muscle strength and endurance performed separately on the right and left shoulder. This test gives information about the strength and endurance of the muscles of the upper limbs, which during the game of tennis determine the force of the stroke.
• After a series of fitness tests, we will also perform a structural analysis of body composition
• The program will also include a physiotherapy consultation after all the tests have been performed. During it, the specialist will discuss the report and the results obtained. He will also suggest exercises that you should do to improve your performance and reduce the risk of injury.

The whole process takes three hours.

Requirements

Sportswear and athletic shoes are required.