Musculoskeletal injuries in the young tennis player

The varied and frequent demands imposed on the young athlete by tennis are associated with a high incidence of injuries. Most of these are overload in nature and are in the lower and upper extremities. The injuries are more s port specific than gender specific, and they frequently are associated with maladaptations in flexibility or muscle strength. Preventative conditionin g may be a method to decrease the maladaptations and injury risk.