In this week’s article, Dr. Joani Essenmacher has given us 8 stretching exercises to address the muscle imbalances from tennis that Dr. Raiszadeh shared with us in his article “5 Most Common Back Injuries in Young Athletes”. There are many stretching exercises for your back and tennis, but these are specifically for the imbalance that can lead to back injuries. These exercises combined with her 8 Strengthening Exercises will certainly improve your ability to have a healthy back at all ages while playing tennis (or other asymmetrical sports). Many thanks to Joani for taking the time…
In this post, Dr. Joani Essenmacher gives us 8 strengthening exercises to address the muscle imbalances to avoid the back injuries given to us by Dr. Raiszadeh in his article of the 5 Most Common Back Injuries in Young Athletes. Joani has over 25 years experience with professional tennis players on the WTA TOUR. Safe to say, she knows these injuries well! Many thanks to Joani for taking the time out of her busy schedule to share these exercises with us. These strengthening exercises are for all ages of athletes who want to maintain a healthy back while playing asymmetrical…
In my last post, Dr. Kamshad Raiszadeh shared with us the 5 Common Back Injuries he sees in young athletes, why these muscle imbalances are prevalent in tennis players and some solutions to avoid them. In this next series, Dr. Joani Essenmacher, a physical therapist and athletic trainer with over 27 years experience with players on the WTA TOUR, will give us some tips to address the muscle imbalances caused by tennis. Let’s meet Joani! I first met Joani Essenmacher when I was 20 years in my second full year on the WTA TOUR. The trainers see us…
Back injuries are a big part of sports and tennis is no exception. I asked Dr. Kamshad Raiszadeh (Rays-zuh-day) to write an article for us on back injuries in young athletes. Dr. Raiszadeh has a unique perspective because not only is he a dedicated spinal surgeon, non-invasive spinal specialist and author of “Take Back Control”, but he also played competitive tennis himself and is a parent of junior tennis players. I first met the Raiszadeh family 13 years ago when our children played in a pee-wee tennis class together. Working with their eldest daughter…
A few years ago, my doctor told me to increase my daily greens intake. (Why is it that they never tell you to increase your cookie dough intake?) At the time, I insisted that I ate plenty of greens with daily salads and vegetables. My doctor simply told me, “You can’t possibly eat enough greens. You have to juice and blend them in order to get enough on a daily basis”. So, there began my fixation with green juices and now smoothies. Benefits of Juicing and Blending: We all need an abundance of fresh vegetables and…