by Alan L. Hammond
Oct 31, 2011
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Most amateur tennis players don’t go to the extremes of performance enhancing drugs, but many do seek to maximize performance through diet and dietary supplements. Vitamins are one such form of supplementation, but effective use is not as simple as it may seem.
In the May 10, 2004 issue of the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (JISSN), a group of researchers condensed their findings and recommendations, as well as those of others, into a report containing a summary of vitamins and appropriate supplementation. The results should lead to a better ...
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by Robert Donatelli PhD PT OCS
Reviewed by the TennisMD Medical Review Board.
Oct 31, 2011
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There is an epidemic of tennis injuries among our young tennis stars. They come in to my office with multiple complaints from shoulder pain to the hip pain and low back pain. Their parents believe they have the next Andy Roddick or Steffi Graf.
The schedules that these young stars maintain are difficult and very strenuous. Most are taking lesions 5-6 days per week. In addition, they are training with a personal trainer 3-4 days per week, playing tournaments twice per month and home schooled. These hectic schedules go on for 11 out of 12 ...
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