| Children are the victims of playing tennis with the most | | | | Some parents regulate the number of hours that their |
| injuries because they are not aware of the damage | | | | child can play games of tennis each week. They might |
| that can occur by swinging a tennis racquet at another | | | | even cut back on the number of games if the child |
| person. The injuries might occur on purpose or they | | | | shows signs of tenderness in the wrist, elbow or even |
| might be a hazard of the game, but playing tennis with | | | | the hips. Some children must increase their physical |
| injuries have a way of taking the fun out of playing the | | | | readiness to keep pace during a game of tennis and |
| game. Many parents spend a lot of time teaching | | | | some parents worry that an injury will occur because |
| children how to use tennis racquets so that their child | | | | their child is just not up to the fast paced action that |
| will experience no injuries while they are learning the | | | | occurs on the tennis court. |
| game. | | | | Many athletic support devices can be worn |
| Some injuries that occur while playing tennis are a | | | | underneath tennis attire to offer support to the |
| by-product of the movements that a tennis player | | | | muscles in the midriff area. A pulled muscle in this area |
| makes during a game. With every serve and every | | | | of the body is extremely painful, but this injury can be |
| swing at the tennis ball, there is a good chance that | | | | avoided if the proper equipment is worn while playing a |
| some cartilages is going to be damaged in the wrist or | | | | game of tennis. Some tennis stars worry about looks |
| elbow region of the tennis player. Tennis elbow is a | | | | more than their safety and will leave the protective |
| very painful injury that can keep players from enjoying | | | | materials in the locker room and play the game as if |
| the sport for many weeks at a time. With proper | | | | they had no injuries at all. At some point during the |
| training and a good diet, tennis players can avoid | | | | game, however, there is a good chance that the |
| injuries and improve their game faster than ever | | | | athlete will pull a muscle and not be able to play for |
| before. | | | | weeks. |
| Some tennis players counter the effects of tennis | | | | Other injuries that occur in tennis can occur by wearing |
| elbow by wearing support braces while they are | | | | the wrong footwear. Many tennis players incur blisters |
| playing. It is not unusual to see tennis players wearing | | | | on the heels of their feet because the strenuous |
| elastic braces on their knees, ankles and wrists. The | | | | running during a tennis match requires various stops |
| elastic bandages allow the player to control the | | | | and starts that cause damage to the skin on the feet. |
| movements of the injured body part and give the | | | | A tennis player can counter the damaging effects of |
| injury extra support by the bandages that are put | | | | this type of injury by wearing socks that are thicker |
| around it. Some tennis players supplement the | | | | and applying powder to the feet. Any effort to control |
| therapeutic qualities of the elastic by applying various | | | | moisture will reduce the amount of blistering that is |
| ointments and heating lotions. | | | | achieved during a game. |