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[dickoy]

anybody experienced problems with their carpal tunnel?

mejo nararamdaman ko kasi ung symptoms after tplaying tennis eh..
anyone knows how to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome?

[racketwiz]

Carpal tunnel syndrome from playing tennis?  Hmmmn.  Well, CTS is brought about largely by the impingement of the main wrist nerve and the tendons inside it. I can only guess that an inflammation of the wrist may be the culprit here, exacerbated perhaps by improper stroke mechanics and/or improper equipment. But if you're experiencing the symptoms only after playing, I would guess it's a minor wrist strain. Ang CTS kasi, the symptoms can appear even if you're at rest.

Improper or wristy strokes can put a lot of stress on the wrist.  A racquet that’s too light, too stiff, improperly balanced, strung with a stiff string like polyester, high-tension strings or a combination of these can also lead to wrist problems.

It would be best to have this condition examined by your doctor to see what the problem really is in order to mitigate it. We want you on the court, not off it. Hehehe

As far as your strokes are concerned, have it evaluated by a knowledgeable instructor (the PTO has quite a few) and see if there are any hitches in your strokes that are putting a lot of undue stress on your wrist.

As far as your equipment is concerned, if you can give me the brand and model of your racquet, your racquet’s grip size and the measurement of your actual grip size, the name and gauge of the string you are using, your string tension, and how much time before you have your racquet re-strung, I can make a thumbnail analysis of your equipment to see if it is indeed a contributing factor.

[dickoy]

astig po ah...kakabilib

nywei, before more than 2 weeks ko naramdaman ung strain sa wrist ko..so tinigil ko muna maglaro for almost 2 months..then lately after playing ko na lang nararamdaman...next day wala na...

my racket is an oversize wilson hyper hammer 4 1/4 ung wrist size. my actual grip size is a little over 4 1/4

bout sa strings..mejo wala po ako idea kasi may string na ung racket nung binili ko...di ko pa din sya napapa re-strung but i'm already planning...

[racketwiz]

So pre-existing na pala ito tapos bumalik nung naglaro ka uli after 2 months, pero after playing mo lang nararamdaman. In any case, I strongly suggest pa-consult ka sa doctor para mabigyan ng accurate diagnosis. Baka hindi lang tennis ang contributing factors. Better to be sure para walang guesswork at haka-haka. If the doctor can eliminate other possible contributing factors (baka overworked ang kamay mo sa trabaho, hehehe), then sa strokes mo nga yan and/or sa equipment.

Speaking of equipment, ano ang specific model ng Wilson mo? Marami kasing Hyper Hammer. Usually, there is a number to differentiate one from the other. For example, HyperHammer 5.3, HyperHammer 6.2, etc.  Sa mga HyperHammer models, the numbers range from 2.3 to 6.6. Nakatatak naman sha, typically on the shaft (between the grip and the head).

[dickoy]

sige po...pa-check up ako sometime...tapos post ko na lang kung ano man diagnosis ng doctor..

hyper hammer 4.0 ung model po..

[racketwiz]

Ok, based upon the benchmark specs, I would be inclined to think that your racquet could be a contributing factor.  I haven’t seen you play and I haven’t examined your racquet so understand that my comments are generally-speaking based upon benchmark racquet specifications. Here’s the breakdown:

Weight: 249 g
Balance: 8 pts. head heavy

It’s a lightweight racquet.  There’s not much racquet mass, so there is not a lot of material to absorb shock. The head heavy balance indicates that more of the racquet’s mass is in the head area. This is typical of the Hammer models.  Both of these can contribute shock.  The amount of shock, however, will be directly proportional to the speed of your swing, i.e., faster swing, more shock.  The thing is, because the racquet is light, you have to swing harder (or faster) to add some pace to your shots.  In other words, what your racquet lacks in weight, you will have to make up for in swing speed. This won’t matter much if you have short strokes and/or slow swing speed, but it won’t get any better if you have wristy shots because shots like these adds more strain on your wrist.

Head size: 110 sq.in. oversize
Grip size: 4 ¼
String pattern: 16 mains x 20 crosses

The oversized head and the open string pattern help in reclaiming some of the potential power that the light weight takes away.  Although the oversized head gives you a larger sweetspot, it also generates a higher torque on off-center hits. Torque is the force that causes the racquet to twist in your hand. Torque should not be that much of an issue if you are consistently hitting the sweetspot.  Otherwise, there are a couple of things that would concern me.  At 4 ¼, the racquet’s grip is relatively small with regard to its head size. Potentially, the torque, or the gripping force necessary to keep the racquet from twisting, usually increases as the grip size decreases. You also mentioned that your measured grip size is larger than 4 ¼.  Your larger measured grip on a smaller racquet grip size can cause you to unconsciously grip tighter than normal in order to keep the racquet from twisting. The tighter the grip, the more strain on the wrist. You can either have your grip re-sized to a 4 3/8, build up your current grip with a thick overgrip, or switch to a racquet with a 4 3/8 grip to mitigate this issue.

Length: 27.75 in.
Stiffness: 70 RDC

On the upside, a longer racquet gives you an extended reach. On the downside, a longer racquet means a wider swing arc. The racquet travels in an arc in a normal swing. It takes a split second longer for the head of a stretch racquet to get from point A to point B. Thus, you may have to swing faster to get the head of a stretch racquet around on your strokes in order to keep your timing. It is a stiff racquet at 70 RDC. This higher stiffness is also designed to reclaim some of the potential power lost because of the light weight. Generally, higher stiffness means increased shock. Unfortunately, your racquet doesn’t have any shock-dampening technology that is common in current models.  I’m not too concerned about this, though. Your racquet was introduced in 2002 so it definitely has softened up a little bit.

String type:
Tension:

I can’t even begin to guess what the strings are and what the tension is, but after being on your racquet for this length of time, it’s no longer relevant. What’s relevant is the fact that most definitely, your strings have deteriorated to the point where it’s doing more harm than good. Bear in mind that it’s the strings that impact the ball. The strings absorb some of the shock at impact then channels the shock to the racquet’s frame. The amount of shock depends upon the elastic properties of the string. Strings that are more elastic absorb more shock. I’m sure that given the length of time that the strings have been on your racquet, your string’s elasticity are pretty much gone. This, plus all of the shock-conducive properties outlined above may very well be a contributing factor to wrist strain. I would recommend that you have your racquet re-strung at the earliest.

This thumbnail equipment analysis and your doctor’s diagnosis should give you some options to alleviate your pain, but a stroke analysis is also important so that hitches in your strokes, if any, can be corrected before chronic physical problems occur.  Strengthening exercises can also go a long way in helping you tolerate the physical rigors of the sport.

[dickoy]

  astig po kayo...galing nyo po talaga..salamat ng marami sa mga infos
i hit with faster swings kaya malamang nga po na contributing factor sya..
nagagaanan kc ako pag gamit ko sya...

mukha ngang kelangan kong magpalit ng racket...

[racketwiz]

No prob, amigo. Just trying to help a fellow racketeer.

[max_alvarado]

medyo natawa ako sa thread na ito.      akala ko kasi cts ay nakukuha pag mag palaging use of keyboards etc.  or am i mistaken??   anyways, thanks for the laugh dickoy. 

also, maybe your swing is very wristy like racketwiz said.  baka ginawa mung falayfay your racketa mo?

[dickoy]

glad i made u laugh bossing max

however, tennis can also be a cause of CTS..
and frequent use of keyboard may just be a myth
see the link below

http://www.hss.edu/conditions_15001.asp

also, it's not just because of wristy strokes but also the pressure over the region of the wrist and the base of the palm

[killerkamatis]

i have experienced this and thought i too have a CTS.., may nagpadala kasi sa email ko..
but i was diagnosed and the doc said its wrist tendinitis.... may pinainom xa sa akin to help keep the pain at bay...

all seems lost kasi tlgang pabalik balik xa... ang nakakatuwa dito.., sinabihan ako ng friend ko na pmunta sa isang manghihilot.. parang x-ray nga yung mata nya eh.. kita daw nya yung mga ugat na bali-baliko.. pinagtutulak nya yun saying na binabalik nya lang sa dati.. after the (errrr) procedure... nawala yung sakit!!! and i can play without wrist support.. hindi na bumabalik yung pain.... galing ano..

true story po ito. 

[sportstuff]

good day po..

may question po ako...

everytime i hit balls...masakit po sa wrist ko...

and then when i try to rest it...kaunting galaw lang..natunog siya...and masakit po xa..

ano po kayang problem ng wrist ko?
lagi po xang ganito since i started playing so i tried to stop pero natunog pa rin xa basta nagagalaw ung wrist ko...

[SLP888]

same problem with oldskul. ask him for advice.

[palkupsss]

sportstuff,
alam ko paano ayusin yang problema mo... kain kalang ng bulalo kagaya ni oldskul para mawala yang sakit sa wrist mo..

[SLP888]

palkupss, bat mo alam ang pang gamot ng wrist ni oldskul(bulalo)?

[palkupsss]

syempre nabasa ko sa mga forum niyo or natin eh.. tingnan mo magbalik tanaw ka .. may nagsabi kay oldskul na bulalo lang ang katapat nyan eh.. dba slp?? ano pala pangalan mo slp?? san ka nakatira??

[Red stone]

Akala ko kilala mo si SLP but tinatanong pangalan nya?

[palkupsss]

redstone, single tau?? sa rizal memorial.? bukas 8am??

[coco]

Malayo yan si redstone, hinde aabot ng Manila bukas yan

[Nadale]

redstone, single tau?? sa rizal memorial.? bukas 8am??

Heheh galing din timing ni palkupsss, alam nyang malayo si redstone kaya hinamon nya bukas na heheheheh

[palkupsss]

pero dba taga mindanao din yan c redstone??

[coco]

Taga Mindanao nga sila ni SLP pero OFW kaya malayo. Si oldskul, malapit na dating yun, yun nalang challenge mo para magkaalaman kahit papano.

[SLP888]

paliparin ko bukas si Redstone para labanan si Palkupsss at magkaalaman na kung sino ang bigtime sa kanila.

[Red stone]

redstone, single tau?? sa rizal memorial.? bukas 8am??

magkano ba ang pustahan sa laban natin?

[altodds]

redstone, single tau?? sa rizal memorial.? bukas 8am??

magkano ba ang pustahan sa laban natin?

Red Stone,

Kung totoo ang sabi ni Oldskul na si Palkupss at si Godfather ay iisa, tagilid tayo diyan, hindi katalo yan

[palkupsss]

kung tinutokoy nas god father ako na si mr.chan excuse me hindii ako yun. im the one and only palkupsss. iba iniisip ni oldskul!>

redsotne,
open ako magkano taya mo??
slp,
kung makakauwi ka sa pilipinas laro tayo para maturuan kitang magfoerhand kasi panay backhand ka lang eh. at wag ka masyadong sumigaw baka ma paos ka. hahaha

[coco]

Walang respeto kay slp a. Magagalit na talaga sa yo si oldskul nyan.

[altodds]

Palkupss,

Mukhang kilala mo lahat ah, palagay ko kilala kita,  ikaw ba ang nag imbita sa amin mag dinner , kasama mo ang wife mo at your business friend? medyo matagal na yon

[Nadale]

Palkupss,

Mukhang kilala mo lahat ah, palagay ko kilala kita,  ikaw ba ang nag imbita sa amin mag dinner , kasama mo ang wife mo at your business friend? medyo matagal na yon

Heheheheheh talaga naman si Palkupss, kilala nya kayo lahat hehehe nagtatago lang isa pangalang
Palkupss, hehehhehehe

[altodds]

Kung siya nga ang hinala ko baka bumagsak ako sa tawa, na hindi ko akalain may kalokohan palang tinatago, hope to know you soon

[palkupsss]

cge ngah altodds kung kilala mo talaga ako "pm" mo ako.. tell me wats my name pero pag malaman mo secret lang natin yun ha.

[tyrone]

may pagka kapampangan si palkupps siguro taga pampanga siya, palkupps parang binaligtad na kupal (hehehe) medyo may pag ka bastos (sperm/tamod) excuse the meaning and no offense.

[altodds]

Yes Tyrone, binaligtad lang niya. Somewhere here in this site nilagay niya ang E-mail address niya, palkupss and ku..dot ...com and so on, kontakin lang siya pag pupunta ka ng Mindanao, that's what he mentioned taga Mindanao raw

[SLP888]

Palkupss, Tama si coco wala kang respeto kay Redstone hinahamon mo ng pustahan. Hindi mo alam na bigtime na si redstone dito. Kahit ipusta mo kaluluwa mo hindi ka manalo kay redstone dahil magkasama na sila sa bahay ni Joseph Victorino kagabi lang humingi ng tips kay JV.

Tungkul sa akin okey lang kahit anong sabihin mo dahil kahit na may gout ako hindi ka pa rin mananalo sa akin, kilala na kita. Pagnagalit si oldskul sa iyo mas patay ka dahil lolutuin ka niya sa kanyang mantika.

[oldskul]

Waz up!
 
SLP,niyari mo ako ah! kakabalik ko lang from singapore tapos nag post ka na lulutuin ko si PALKUPSS sa mantika ko. kala ko di tayo talo! nag champion si nino sa malaysia singles then finals singles sa singapore at champ sa doubles... si kaneko kasama ko sa singapore at coach KEN. kilala mo daw sya, coach sya ni MATSUI. Si ABADS nagdinner din kami sa singapore with GODFATHER.

[LVL]

Balitang balita dito sa Pilipinas si Nino.  Champion sa ITF Juniors World Tennis sa Malaysia (nasa GMA news this a.m.).  Galing!  Congrats!  Mabuhay ang Pilipinas and lahat ng supporters ng Philippine tennis!

[altodds]

Oldskul,

BigTime ka rin ah, Congrats!
Nakausap ko si Atong kanina, nag greet akong Happy Birthday, kasama mo raw si Nino sa bahay ni Atong kahapon.
Anyway, I hope tuloy tuloy na ang pag-angat ni Nino, gustong gusto ko ang playing style niya, at paborito rin siya ni Leo, konting disiplina lang, malayo ang ma aabot niya.

By the way anong klase ang mantika mo?, tinira ka ni SLP ah

[oldskul]

ALTODDS,

    Nag start na yung itf jrs sa rizal kanina. andun kami ni nino, nanalo sya. after nya naglaro pumalo pa kami extra practice. then sa tabing court may japanese coach nanuod ask nya kung kakilala kita, i said yes then nagpakilala sya HIDEKI SAWA team sawa. may player sya friend daw ni LEO, si SEKINE ata yung name.

[altodds]

Oldskul,
Ka close ko si Sawa, si Sekine, friend nga ni Leo yon pero mas matanda kay Leo.
Matagal ko nang karibal si Sawa, noong nasa Osaka pa ako during 90's, palaging School niya at School namin nag fi-finals, 2 yrs namin hindi matalo ang mga players nila, noong last 93' or 94' namin nasilat sila, mabigat ang mga players nila, nag champion sa US OPEN jrs sa doubles dati, pero ngayon may sarili na siya " WATS " ang pangalan, World Advance Team Sawa, nasa Wakayama na siya ngayon, matindi ang backer niya. Dati Tokyo siya.
Madalas niya akong niyayaya na magsama ang jrs namin sa Philippines, kaya lang no time talaga ako. Ngayon may High School team rin si Sawa, kaya bulig bulig siya, at pa relax relax na lang yon diyan.
Okay good luck sa iyo at kay Nino, pag dumating ako dyan pihadong si Leo in the near future makakalaro na rin diyan.

[SLP888]

Oldskul,

may camp sa december 26 at 27 ako ang mag handle sa polo at quezon city sports at ikaw ang asst. at kailangan pa ng isa ikaw na ang kumuha yung bata mo para ma-control mo. Kailangan pagdating ko labas tayo dahil wala si godfather nasa states sa january pa uwi.

Sa wakas nag champion na si nino. It's a good stepping stone for next year to play in the next level. makita ko ang laro next month sa camp ko dahil nasa listahan ang pangalan niya na mga pinoy jrs.

Ken Tsukada at Sawa san mga bata ko yan. nag email sa akin nagkita raw kayo sa singapore.

[Francis]

slp - open ba sa public yang tennis clinic mo na yan sa december 26 and 27?

[oldskul]

ALTODDS,
   
   Tama ka WATS yung team nya? kaya pala cool lang naka sando lang kasi bulig bulig na. tawagan ka daw nya para sabihin nagmeet kami.

SLP,

   Nag email pala sayo si KEN? YUP Magkasama kami sa malaysia nyan. pero sa singapore nagkita kami kasi dinalaw nya si KANEKO.

[SLP888]

slp - open ba sa public yang tennis clinic mo na yan sa december 26 and 27?

Francis, Juntaphil has a lists of Junior players participate in the camp. It's a joint camp between Hyogo,Japan-Juntaphil. Actually, It's my vacation  but Hyogo Tennis asstns. asked me to handle 26 & 27 and maybe, not sure yet, 29th will be handle by boygeorge. I accepted it just for the love of tennis nothing more.

anyway, during my vacation time I want to get together with all PTO members play tennis and have fun and give little pointers to the newbies.

[Francis]

thanks for the info SLP.
looking forward to the get together with all PTO members. why not make that day the PTOs xmas party that LVL is suggesting.  Just a suggestion.

[oldskul]

Mr. D'Great, SLP
 
  Want to ask you a big favor, ALTODDS is sending something for me, christmas gift. hope you will bring it for me. looking fowrad to see you.

  GRABE dami matutuwa sayong camp, you are the best!

[coco]

Baka pag ang jan dating partner ni oldskul eh, magbangaan kayo sa programa. Heh heh.

['codeyoung']

slp - open ba sa public yang tennis clinic mo na yan sa december 26 and 27?

anyway, during my vacation time I want to get together with all PTO members play tennis and have fun and give little pointers to the newbies.

sana matuloy to ang for PTO members! maraming matutuwa, marami tayong matutunan dito.

[SLP888]

oldskul,

ikaw ang mag assists sa akin dahil hindi ko kabisado ang ang players dyan ngayon.
I emailed Roland for the balls at ifollow-up mo.

Si Butch Bacani daw ang magturo sa 29th. Si boygeorge hindi na uuwi atah!


Coco, Kailangan nasa maynila ka sa last week of december para magsama tayo.

[oldskul]

SLP,

  Syempre asssist kita! anytime, just let me know where, when and what time? reserve ko time ko for you, NAKS!  PLEASE DONT FORGET MY REQUEST, ALAM MO NAMAN TANDA NAKO KAYA DAMI NA INJURY.

CALL ME PAG DATING MO OK.

[SLP888]

Altodds,

kailan mo ipadala ang para kay Oldskul na pamasko at bonus mo dahil nag champion ang player niya. Sa Dec. 22-24 may camp kami sa Aono after that tuloy na ako sa airport pauwing pinas dahil may camp naman sa 26 at 27 sa polo club.

Oldskul,

si nino nandyan pa sa maynila? kasama pangalan niya sa pinadala na lists na mga filipino players na sasali sa camp ko. Siya nga pala may bonus ka kay redstone dahil nag champion si nino. Galing sa akin wala dahil mahina ka sa akin.he!he!he!