Tennis Immediate Post Event Recovery

It is tennis tournament time at the moment in Australia-the Hopman Cup-the Australian Open-theBrisbane International and when our tennis season finishes there are the American series, FrenchOpen, Wimbledon, and many other tournaments both professional and amateurWith all these tournaments to attend, wear and tear on the body increases, not only through matchplay fatigue, but in long hours of airline travel and the muscle stiffness and soreness thataccompanies itMany players go straight from the airport to the courts with only a few hours to recover from theflight and it is into play that can last for hours, then with advancement through to the finals, time forrecovery is reducedRecovery is important for any sports person-the most effective time to get onto this is while themuscles are in the 'window of opportunity'- and are still warm and pliableIn the normal course of events there is very little injury other than small micro-tears in the over usedmuscle tissues-unless there has been a problem from an exterior sources such as impact or bio-mechanical causes (the running shoes, playing surface, blisters) to increase muscle stressAt this stage, the muscles will be sore and fatigued-, trained muscles are not injured in theconventional sense-working

them using conventional recovery systems may do more harm thangood because it interferes with the bodies own recovery processes which start as soon as themuscles stop being stressedThe greatest need of the muscles in immediate post event recovery is to get rid of by-products andwastes that have accumulated in the tissues-as they are removed, fresh blood enters the tissuesenhancing healingRecovered muscles allow the athlete to get back to their playing and training without theinconvenience they would normally associate with after-effects of intensive competition.The muscles being enlisted to assist in their own recoveryUsing conventional methods of recovery is not appropriate at this time and it may be ineffective asthese are being repaired by the body itself, any intrusive outside interference will slow this process.In the middle of a tournament is not when the repair process needs slowing down as it can reducethe competitive edge of the player and increase muscle fatigue

*Some research has shown that conventional systems do not help with recovery if it is done within 2 hours of the end of the event-but all agree the athlete is still benefiting from the psychological effect more than the physical as it gives aftercompetition winds down.

The World Run Recovery System

The World Run Recovery System offers an alternative way of assisting recovery without interferingwith the healing processes that are already happening at the micro-cellular level of repair-and itdoes this without putting the muscles at risk of being injured by too much pressure generated by theends of the fingers working into the tissues.The system works by using the bodies own mechanics of bones, joints, and muscles to push usedblood and toxins from the lower legs-these can then be replaced by fresh blood-oxygen filled bloodwhich will enhance recovery time and speed the recovery of the sportsperson

Enhancing recovery quickly and easily using the principles of

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Simplicity

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Consistency

Using these 3 principles it is possible to not only enhance recovery times, but to do it without theinconvenience of disrobing or using oils or equipment such as massage table towels or needing thehandskills or techniques of modern massage practises.This places easy recovery for anyone to use with very little training and without any equipment tobuy or maintainMy only equipment for 24 hour run consisted of a chair next to the bottles to maintain the legrecovery of 20 people when I looked after the Danish team at the world championships in 2007

Tennis Recovery using the World Run Recovery System3Copyright 2008 Michael Gillan ultra marathon recovery specialisthttp://www.aching-legs-relief.com/tennis_player_recovery.html For the player who is unsupported, the advantage of this type of system is that it makes themindependent and frees them from the pressure of having to accept the help of someone they do notknow.It gives them freedom to start their own recovery straight after a match and before going into thenext one with only limit no matter how long it takes them to finish and continue the recovery athome in privacyThere is nothing wrong with the legs, so they is basically nothing to fix on there is no point gettingin using complicated recovery systems that

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Will cost a great deal of money

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Will need equipment

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Will need SOMEONE to use it

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Many players at both professional and amateur levels do not have an understanding partnerwho will help them to recover in between playing so they need something that will be easyto do, and will be effective when it is used.The World Run Recovery System has been tested by many runners and walkers around the world(www.worldrun.org)

*References and citations

PubMed-Manual massage and recovery of muscle function following exercise: a literature review.PMID: 9007768 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]The mechanisms of massage and effects on performance, muscle recovery and injury prevention.PMID: 15730338 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]http://www.webmd.com/content/Article/92/101950.htmSOURCES: Hinds, T. Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise, August 2004; vol 36: pp 1308-1313.