Tennis and training are two words that most people do not associate together. Tennis is a game where a tennis ball is hit back and forth over a net, how hard can it be? If you watch tennis on television, you realize how athletic these players are these days. It appears that your arms are doing all the work, but in reality it is the lower body and the core that are the primary power sources. Tennis athletes often present in our office with shoulder pain and elbow pain. 

Shoulder pain can often be traced back to poor mechanics and lack of involvement in the core. If a baseball pitcher were to stand on the mound and throw the baseball towards home plate without winding up, the ball would not have much velocity. The wind up allows the pitcher to engage the core through leveraging the ground thereby whipping his arm and releasing the baseball.

South West health uses a high performance tape when we tape our athletes. It is called Rocktape, a company based in northern California. The tape is designed to optimize and improve motion. Most tape is designed to restrict motion, not Rocktape. The weave pattern is tighter on Rocktape as compared to standard Kinesio Tape. In addition, the adhesive that is utilized is stronger so the tape stays on better during competition. Rocktape even makes a version that is waterproof that works with water sports like surfing, swimming and water polo.