Tennis elbow is not caused by the size of your racket’s grip. Studies of forearm muscle actions shows little connection between grip size and the development of tennis elbow, also known as tendonitis. Researchers have measured how players’ muscles “fired” during a backhand swing using three different sizes of racket grips. No matter which grip size they used (the optimal grip size and grips ¼” larger and ¼” smaller than optimal), there were no differences in the actions of the muscles studied. A poor swing is one of the biggest risk factors for tendonitis, so use whatever grip size is comfortable for you.
Mr David P Johnson MD MBChB FRCS FRCS (ORTH)
Knee & Sports Injury Clinic
Bristol
Call us: 0117 970 6655
Email: boc@orthopaedics.co.uk
Email: boc@orthopaedics.co.uk
11Feb 2003
Daily Mail Tuesday 18 February 2003 Good Health Me and my Operation Arthroscopy “The surgeon said I had little bits of cartilage floating around in my knee” Actress and comedienne Josie Lawrence, 42, has had a problem with her left knee for several years. Two weeks ago, Josie, who lives in East London, underwent a […]
08Sep 2009
Wearing a helmet can reduce your risk for head injury from a bicycle accident by up to 85%, but good head protection doesn’t stop there, as helmet needs to be worn correctly in order to achieve the best possible protection. Here are some tips: • Wear the helmet level on your head so that the […]
15Dec 2009
Mr. David Johnson MD, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, The Bristol Knee Clinic: Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction has become more common over the last 15 years and successful restoration of knee stability is essential to allow a return to sports and avoid long term arthritic changes in the knee. The patellar tendon graft has always been the […]
08Mar 2010
Mr David Johnson is now able to accept referrals via the Choose & Book system. If you would like to come and see Mr Johnson as an NHS patient at Spire Bristol Hospital an appointment can be arranged via the Choose & Book system through your GP. Alternately please telephone the hospital bookings department on […]
09Mar 2010
This bi-annual meeting took place in Phuket. It was hosted by Dr Hans Paessler MD of Heidelberg, Germany. The Executive Director, Jon Bergfeld, MD, from the Cleveland Clinic USA, and Dr Jon Feagin MD, as the founder of the group, were in attendance. The meeting included group presentations from all the assembled members along with […]
08Sep 2010
Tennis elbow is not caused by the size of your racket’s grip. Studies of forearm muscle actions shows little connection between grip size and the development of tennis elbow, also known as tendonitis. Researchers have measured how players’ muscles “fired” during a backhand swing using three different sizes of racket grips. No matter which grip […]
