Recovery interventions and strategies for improved tennis performance

Improving the recovery capabilities of the tennis athlete is receiving more emphasis in the research communities, and also by practitioners (coaches, physical trainers, tennis performance specialists, physical therapists, etc). The purpose of this article was to review areas of recovery to limit the...

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Published in:British journal of sports medicine 2014-04, Vol.48 (Suppl 1), p.i18-i21
Main Authors: Kovacs, Mark S, Baker, Lindsay B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Athletes
Athletic Performance - physiology
Blood
Coaches & managers
Cooling
Cryotherapy - methods
Dietary Carbohydrates - administration & dosage
Dietary Proteins - administration & dosage
Electric Stimulation Therapy - methods
Fatigue
Fluid Therapy - methods
Hot Temperature - therapeutic use
Human performance
Humans
Hydrotherapy - methods
Intervention
Physical Therapy Modalities
Physiology
Proteins
Rehabilitation
Review
Sports medicine
Sports Nutritional Physiological Phenomena - physiology
Studies
Tennis
Tennis - physiology
Time Factors
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Summary:Improving the recovery capabilities of the tennis athlete is receiving more emphasis in the research communities, and also by practitioners (coaches, physical trainers, tennis performance specialists, physical therapists, etc). The purpose of this article was to review areas of recovery to limit the severity of fatigue and/or speed recovery from fatigue. This review will cover four broad recovery techniques commonly used in tennis with the belief that the interventions may improve athlete recovery and therefore improve adaptation and future performance. The four areas covered are: (1) temperature-based interventions, (2) compressive clothing, (3) electronic interventions and (4) nutritional interventions.
ISSN:0306-3674
1473-0480
DOI:10.1136/bjsports-2013-093223