Recovery of physical efficiency of elbow joint among 14-16 years old tennis players using a technique of lateral epicondylitis secondary prevention

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the problem of the most typical disease among tennis players aged 14 - 16 years - lateral epicondylitis, and lack of methods for its prevention. The aim of our study is to reduce the risk of recurrence of lateral epicondylitis among tennis players 14-16 y.o. For prevention of lateral epicondylitis the following methods were carried out: myotonometry, goniometry, dynamometry. The levels of physical development and physical preparedness were also defined. All respondents were divided into experimental and control groups, 44 people in total. The experimental group consisted of 14 boys and 9 girls and control group included 12 boys and 9 girls. Conclusions of our study: 1) According to the results of the main experiment, we can conclude that key indexes in the experimental group among boys and girls as indicators of muscle strength of hand, tonus of forearm muscles, the volume of mobility of elbow joint, throwing a medicine ball weighing 1 kg using serving were back to the standard value and were significantly better comparing the results in control groups (pE0,05). 2) Upon completion of the main experiment 12 recurrences were detected in control group (among 8 boys and 4 girls). Whereas 3 recurrences were detected in experimental group among 2 boys and 1 girl. The main experiment was conducted among these two groups of training stage. All tennis players held the qualification as First-Class Sportsman, Candidate or Master of Sport. The main experiment was carried out in two stages. The first stage was conducted in February 2014 after the first competitive (winter) period, the second stage - in August 2014 after the second competitive (summer) period. The comparison of the results is presented in this article.