It’s that time of year again. One of the biggest sporting events of every summer, Wimbledon is finally here. Over the next couple of weeks we will get excited watching a feast of great tennis played by the best players in the world.

For a lot of us that could end up persuading us into picking up a racket and playing again. The level of skills won’t be the same as professionals but the enthusiasm will.

As a busy chiropractor in Witney I think it’s great that a lot of you will be exercising but I urge you to take it easy a bit. Control your enthusiasm and look after yourself because if you don’t you might end up injuring and hurting yourself.

Common tennis injuries are;

• Tennis elbow
• Wrist strain
• Back pain
• Tendonitis of the shoulders and Knees

Being a busy chiropractor in Witney I am able to offer some advice to help you avoid any of those tennis injuries. My advice to you is as follows;

• Warm up and stretch – It is one of the best things you can do to avoid sporting injuries. Make sure you ease your body in to exercise or you could risk pulling a muscle and suffering some a lot of aches.
• Monitor and listen to your body – Your body lets you know how you are going. If you are feeling sore and pains in certain areas take a rest and monitor the situation.
• Keep hydrated – We all know the importance of hydration to our survival but it is all too easy to forget when playing tennis. Make sure you take a few sips of water every time you have a break in play. Not only will it keep you healthy it will help your performance greatly.

If you feel like you need any further advice or a one-to-one session to help with any sporting injuries during Wimbledon and the rest of the summer then please contact us at the Witney Chiropractic Clinic on 01993 776619 or email us at info@WitneyChiropracticClinic.co.uk.