Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Tennis Injury

At present, the study on problem of tennis players' injuries is few, and difficult to compare. This paper reviews the domestic and international tennis related literature, and summarizes the characteristics and influencing factors of tennis injury. The result shows that the incidence of tennis injury in different research literatures is quite different, but generally in a low level. The high incidence of injuries is in the shoulder, wrist, lower back, knee, ankle and foot. There are more chronic and recurrent injuries in the type of injuries. Chronic injuries occur in the upper limbs and trunk, lower back pain, shoulder joint injuries, tennis elbow is the more common type of injuries. Acute injuries occurred in the lower limbs, knee and ankle sprain, leg muscle strain and spasm, skin abrasions as common acute injuries. The proportion of serious injuries in tennis is at a low level. The incidence of tennis illness is slightly lower than injuries, but the relevant literature were less. Tennis player age, sex, level, load, sports environment and other factors will impact the characteristics of injuries and illness. Future research should be unified on the definition of tennis injuries and illness and study methods, for long-term follow-up study of different groups to deepen the understanding of the characteristics of tennis injuries, help tennis players to better participate in tennis.