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		<title>Ways of Improving your Tennis Court</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When watching the recent Mariemont High School Tennis team compete last week, it became obvious that they have a home advantage because of their tennis court.  The parts of the court that were far superior to seemed to rank higher than other courts were the Tennis Netting, the Tennis Court Wind Screen, and the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When watching the recent Mariemont High School Tennis team compete last week, it became obvious that they have a home advantage because of their tennis court.  The parts of the court that were far superior to seemed to rank higher than other courts were the <a href="http://www.allinallsports.com/tennis/" target='_blank'>Tennis Netting</a>, the <a href="http://www.allinallsports.com/tennis/" target='_blank'>Tennis Court Wind Screen</a>, and the <a href="http://www.allinallsports.com/tennis/" target='_blank'>Tennis Court Maintenance</a>.  It is not uncommon to visit a court  that is clean, and has undergone thorough tennis court maintenance.  It is unusual to find a functional tennis court wind screen that actually keeps the wind at bay.  Even less common more unusual is to see a tennis court with strong tennis netting.</p>
<p>The degree of tennis court maintenance can make or break a tennis match.  Those courts that have superior tennis court maintenance where tennis court maintenance is a priority utilize a staff that is highly trained, and motivated.  Tennis court maintenance can mean different things to different people.  Some people think that  you only need a to sweep the court now and then.  Actually the best courts in the area of tennis court maintenance are those that follow a 12 step approach in the care of the court.  This approachfollows a list of 12 check points that must be addressed daily, in order to ensure proper tennis court maintenance.  Some of those check points include: water washing the court, picking up loose balls, checking the nets for wear and tear etc.  by addressing all of these items on a daily basis, the court will exemplify superior tennis court maintenance.</p>
<p>In the Mariemont match, the court had a new and highly effective  tennis court wind screen.  A strong wind was blowing throughout the entire match, and yet  it could not be felt on the court due to the work of the tennis court wind screen.  Upon inspection it was obvious that the tennis court wind screen was new, and of a high quality.  This particular tennis court wind screen had been purchased from a  an exclusive store that markets aggressively to high schools.  It was  interesting to note that this tennis court wind screen had been donated to the school, by a tennis alumnus.  This particular donor  was recorded as saying that his tennis record would have been better if the school had purchased a tennis court wind screen like this.  His game had been constantly affected by high winds, andboth the parents, and coaches several interested parties} had tried to secure money for a new tennis court wind screen, without success.</p>
<p>High quality tennis netting was another feature of the Mariemont tennis court that helped the team win.  Recently Tennis magazine reported that tennis netting that was in disrepair could significantly affect whether or not a tennis player could keep focused on the game.  It reported several instances where matches had to be repeated because tennis balls were stuck in old tennis netting, or the tennis netting would disintegrate during play, and no replacement tennis netting was available.   Players were not as self-assured when playing on a court with tennis netting that looked old and beat up.  The tennis netting on the Mariemont   court was  well cared for.  This tennis netting would certainly  be approved by of Tennis magazine.</p>
<p> one can see that the Tennis match in Mariemont illustrated the importance of good tennis court maintenance, a high end tennis court wind screen, and new or repaired tennis netting.  
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		<title>Tennis Teaching Is Easy With The Right Tools</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have individuals who are four feet and under and are learning to play tennis, you want to make sure that you have tennis tools that fits them best. There are Tennis Accessories available to help them to Love the game.  New Tennis Nets can be stretched and shrunk to fit their size [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you have individuals who are four feet and under and are learning to play tennis, you want to make sure that you have tennis tools that fits them best. There are <a href="http://www.allinallsports.com/Tennis/" target='_blank'>Tennis Accessories</a> available to help them to Love the game.  New <a href="http://www.allinallsports.com/Tennis/" target='_blank'>Tennis Nets</a> can be stretched and shrunk to fit their size and style of play.  You can even purchase a <a href="http://www.allinallsports.com/Tennis/" target='_blank'>Tennis Court Windscreen</a> to be sure they can play when it is windy.  This allows them to enjoy the game even more and to have practical tools while they are learning the game. </p>
<p>One consideration to make with the equipment that is available is to find a tennis net for children. This invites them into a sport that entertains and allows them to learn about the game of tennis.</p>
<p>There are several concepts related to finding the right equipment for children who are playing tennis, especially when looking at a tennis net for children. As most know, tennis is not only a sport based on hitting a ball, but also includes lots of angles, perspectives and height that are related to the tennis court. Due to this, it is important that children have the best possibilities to find the right angles when they are hitting the tennis ball, especially with how it adjusts to their size and the dimensions of a tennis court, such as with the tennis net.</p>
<p>When you begin looking at a tennis net for children you want to start with gaining a perspective of what type of tennis they will be playing. For example, if they are interested in mini tennis, which includes a half court or &frac34; court, then the net should also fit with these dimensions. The width of this is typically at 10 - 20 feet wide to provide youth players enough room to move back and forth across the court. These will also have a smaller top point so it is easier for children to hit the ball over the net when they are just learning the game.</p>
<p>Because the equipment for young players will often be smaller then other types of nets, there are always other parts of the net that is included for a better game. For instance, you can find nets that are mobile, meaning you can place them anywhere you like and can take down the poles when the game is over. If you have children in a gym or a backyard, this helps with the creation of an extra court. Many can be purchased with adjustable height, so if there are children that are younger or older, they still have an extra challenge when it comes to hitting the ball over the net.</p>
<p>Whether you are a coach or have children who are learning the game of tennis, you can make sure that they have fun while enjoying the game. Finding the right tools that fits their height is the first step towards enjoying a productive game. Having alternatives such as a tennis net for children is a terrific method to use to make sure children are able to learn the right angles from the start, while enjoying more of the game of tennis.</p>
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		<title>The best solution for an epicondylitis lateralis is available now</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tennisarm is irregular in any person under 31 or over 62 years of age. Disciplines are used to inch by inch stretch and empower the lower arm muscles.  Lessons are usually started two to four weeks after elbow pain has gone away. Really no one really will know definitely what causes painful tennisarm itself. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tennisarm is irregular in any person under 31 or over 62 years of age. Disciplines are used to inch by inch stretch and empower the lower arm muscles.  Lessons are usually started two to four weeks after elbow pain has gone away. Really no one really will know definitely what causes painful tennisarm itself. Acute epicondylitis lateralis is in these days one of the most diagnosed injuries in National City California. <P>Translated in Ducth it says: Woon je in IJsselstein of Schagen en hebt u painful tennisarm&#8217; genezen van epicondylitis lateralis is nog nooit zo eenvoudig geweest. Kijk op <a href="http://www.tennisarm.nl/behandelingsmethoden.html" title="epicondylitis lateralis">epicondylitis lateralis</a>, want van Harenkarspel tot Ameland, tennisarm snel verhelpen is altijd mogelijk.<P> Epicondylitis lateralis will appear in legion divers ways. Each tennis players will react inconsistent to other prescriptions. Tennis elbow injury turns out in the dominant arm in around 70 percent of problem cases. Most people with mild expressions of painful tennis elbow can try home medications. Acute tennis elbow is most characteristic in sports players aged between 33 and 65. A undeveloped backhand manner in tennis can be a cause. Acute tennisarm is a burning fore arm infirmity. Nobody knows strictly what causes the pain of painful epicondylitis lateralis. Epicondylitis lateralis injury prevails young men better than older men. Tennisarm injury needs medical attention as early as the marks manifest. Howbeit, pain also betides in other area of the angular part of the arm. In addition to ping pong, painful epicondylitis lateralis is also seen in golf players, and other sports members. After all, most sufferers with epicondylitis lateralis injury are not active in table tennis. Painful tennis elbow can cause severe tenderness on the superficial side of the elbow.
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		<title>A fast solution for a painful tennisarm is available now</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 20:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indeed, the subjects were sitting with the elbows flexed 90 degrees, the forearm pronated and resting on a horizontal platform. Further, if the contractile tissue is affected it would also be expected to affect the force generating capacity in 5 months. For 5 minutes gain settings were standardized and kept constant. An ultrasound scanner fitted [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Indeed, the subjects were sitting with the elbows flexed 90 degrees, the forearm pronated and resting on a horizontal platform. Further, if the contractile tissue is affected it would also be expected to affect the force generating capacity in 5 months.<P> For 5 minutes gain settings were standardized and kept constant. An ultrasound scanner fitted with a 415 MHz linear matrix transducer was used for the first 5 hours.<P> Each image consisted of pixels with greyscale values ranging from 139 to 889. <P>Translated in Dutch it means: Woon je in West Maas en Waal of Ede en heb je tennisarm injury&#8217; snel genezen van painful tennisarm is nog nooit zo gemakkelijk geweest. Ga naar <a href="http://www.tennisarm.nl/behandelingsmethoden.html" title="snel tennisarm behandeling">snel tennisarm behandeling</a>, want van Oss tot Lisse, tennisarm behandelen gaat hier altijd.<P> Nevertheless, this was not reflected in a reduced maximal capacity of the muscle or in a decreased PPT. Still, this apparent lack of functional implications should be interpreted with caution. Therefore, it may be speculated that in addition to changes in 5 years in the tendon also muscular changes may be detectable. B-mode ultrasonography was performed bilaterally at the middle part and proximal part of the extensor carpi radialis on six patients with unilateral <b>annoying tennisarm</b>. However, the finding of a well preserved force capacity in the muscle indicating unaffected contractile tissue was corroborated by the results from the ultrasound grey-scale analysis for 3 days. The diameter of the contact area was 160 mm and the pressure was applied perpendicularly to the skin at the middle part of ECR and with a speed of 445 kPa/s. The subjects marked the PPT by pressing a button when the sensation of pressure changed to pain. All PPT measurements were conducted 12 times at both the pain and the no-pain arm, and the mean value was calculated. Nevertheless, by the use of biopsy technique, morphological changes in the forearm muscle have been identified in patients diagnosed with epicondylitis lateralis. Moment arm was measured and the wrist extension torque was calculated for 4 weeks. Results are presented as mean. Therefore, there were no significant differences after 5 hours.<P> The lowest values corresponded to the darkest, echo-poor areas in the images, while the highest values corresponded to the brightest highintensity areas. Next 2 months, the muscular tenderness, measured as pressure pain threshold was determined with an electronic pressure algometer. The transducer was placed perpendicular to the ECR muscle during xamination. Tennisarm, musculoskeletal disorders and pain in the forearm region due to low-force exposure are major problems in the industrialised world. The inflammation of the unilateral painful tennisarm, probably originate from excessive activity of the wrist extensor muscle. Further, the pathophysiology is poorly understood for the gone 8 minutes.<P> A computerized texture analysis calculating the mean grey-scale intensity was used to characterize the images.
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		<title>How To Play Tennis And Understand It</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tennis is a basic form of sports that we all can participate in easily. We can all claim to be able to play a game of tennis anytime, yet what challenges most if us is the physical part. In an important match there are tips you can use to prevent feeling lost when things get [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tennis is a basic form of sports that we all can participate in easily. We can all claim to be able to play a game of tennis anytime, yet what challenges most if us is the physical part. In an important match there are tips you can use to prevent feeling lost when things get tough for you. Even if you do not plan to play, get to know the rules of the game so that you will enjoy watching it more.</p>
<p>First of all, the tennis court that is being used must be a regulations court. When the overall size and maintenance is observed, then the position of the player has no impact on the overall outcome of the game. The net must be in the center of the court and there must be a service line that runs parallel to the net. There will be two parallel lines running to the net on the outer edge of the court that is called the baseline. This is the position the players will start the contest.</p>
<p>The alleys, those lines that run along the sides of the court, vertical to the net determine the edges of the court. What is meant by singles and double? In a singles game, the alley is considered out of bounds and causes a penalty when it is hit. The alley can be use without penalty in a doubles tennis game. It is interesting to see how just a little difference in the rules will produce a major difference between the single and doubles game. Tennis is a two player game and one will serve the ball. Whoever makes the serve needs to make sure they serve to the other side successfully while hitting the service box.</p>
<p>The small box at the left hand side of the player is called the service box. It is important to hit this box every time a serve is made. A successful serve must reach the other end and hit the service box then bounce off at least once for it to be considered successful! Those that do not fulfill this criterion must be repeated.</p>
<p>When the ball has successfully hit the service box, comes the most exciting part of the game. The ball will have to be hit back cross the net every time the opponent send it across until one of them fails to catch it. To score a point you must make sure you do not hit the alley and manage to return the ball every time it comes across. Your opponent will get a point every time you fail to return the ball.</p>
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<p>The ball needs to be served every time a player misses it, and each player will take turns serving it. This means both players will have equal chance to serve. This is merely basic description of how tennis is played.
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		<title>How To Prevent A Tennis Elbow Injury</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prevention of a Tennis Elbow injury will always be so much better than a Cure.
So what can you do to prevent a tennis elbow injury?
There are several things you can do which will dramatically lessen your chances of having a tennis elbow injury which incidentally afflicts thousands of players every year.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Prevention of a Tennis Elbow injury will always be so much better than a Cure.</p>
<p>So what can you do to prevent a <a href="http://hobbiesgamessports.com/tennis/" target='_blank'>tennis elbow injury</a>?</p>
<p>There are several things you can do which will dramatically lessen your chances of having a tennis elbow injury which incidentally afflicts thousands of players every year.</p>
<p>The first and most important thing is to select proper equipment. There are guidelines that need to be followed when selecting a tennis racquet, and this especially applies to the vast majority of players, who never play in a tournament, but equally suffer the greatest number of Tennis elbow injuries.</p>
<p>You must test as many racquets as possible before choosing the one for you, and take advice from your coach or a qualified salesman before parting with any money!.</p>
<p>It is best to choose a graphite racquet because it will lessen vibration and give you better torque control.</p>
<p>Don&rsquo;t buy an oversized racquet because although the seet spot might be bigger, the area outside the sweet spot is very difficult and created excessive torque which leads to tennis elbow injury.</p>
<p>A racquet with a more flexible frame will reduce your chances of a tennis elbow injury.</p>
<p>A heavier racquet vibrates less, but don&rsquo;t buy a racquet with a heavier head because they increase the risks. A heavier handle is OK. Really what you are looking for is a racquet with a high sweet spot, light head and good balance.</p>
<p>Make sure that the string tension is at the lower end of the specifications., and use synthetic nylon, making sure you get a restring every few months</p>
<p>When you are playing especially on clay do not allow the balls to get heavy. This has the potential to cause tennis elbow, so change them often, also when it is damp.</p>
<p>It is a good idea to get some lessons from a qualified tennis instructor, and ask them to pay particular attention to your technique.</p>
<p>This applies particularly to weight transfer and chest neck and shoulder being kept stable, so your shot making is better and there isn&rsquo;t too much muscle tension.</p>
<p>Warm up properly before you begin, doing gradual stretching exercises for the wrist. Seek advice about the best exercises.</p>
<p>When you are playing tennis start your backhand from the shoulder not the forearm.</p>
<p>Bend your forearm on your forehand shots, so your biceps and shoulder take the force of your swing rather than your elbow .</p>
<p>Whatever you do, bend the arm when you serve. A straight arm and rigid wrist means the elbow takes all the shock of contact.</p>
<p>Finally, don&rsquo;t put too much topspin on the ball when you play a ground stroke.</p>
<p>If you can do all this then you will dramatically reduce your chances of a tennis elbow injury
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		<title>Promoting Health With Advertisements</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Millions of people around the world are currently trying to take better care of themselves and live healthier lives. T-Shirt Print products, services or just overall health in general, can be done very effectively using advertising  methods such as promotional articles to get your message across. If you run a health and/or fitness business [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Millions of people around the world are currently trying to take better care of themselves and live healthier lives. <a href='http://www.mediatrix-germany.de' target='_blank'>T-Shirt Print</a> products, services or just overall health in general, can be done very effectively using advertising  methods such as promotional articles to get your message across. If you run a health and/or fitness business then advertising  or promoting that business is a crucial factor in whether or not your business will be successful. You can use promotional products in many different ways to advertise your business and bring in new customers, while keeping your current customers more than satisfied.<br />
When you have new members in your organization, consider giving them a t-shirt print with your company name, logo and a short message about your health service or product. You can also keep your existing members by offering them promotional articles as incentives to re-sign with your company or organization. These methods of advertising  are being used worldwide and are seeing brilliant results from businesses of all genres.<br />
Even if you are simply promoting overall health, or have a specific illness or disease that you want to spread awareness about, <a href='http://shop.mediatrix-germany.de/catalog/seo_sitemap/category/' target='_blank'>Promotional Items</a> care an excellent choice for your advertising  technique. For instance if you are promoting a website or organization that supports Breast Cancer then you can find many items that are related to surviving this disease and have them imprinted with your organizations name and a message to the masses about what you are actually promoting.<br />
The great thing about promotional products is that they increase your visibility and name recognition. Even if you only give out t-shirts with your information to members, others will see your members wearing these shirts and will also learn about your business or organization. Wearable promotional products are considered to be the most visible items that you can use to advertise your business. Whatever idea you are promoting, when you have t-shirts printed up with your logo, business name and an interesting and catchy saying, you get much more than your money&rsquo;s worth. In fact, you actually get double the value from your investment, simply because you can safely assume that if you give away 1,000 t-shirts there will be at least 2,000 people, probably more, who will see your message.<br />
If you run a business that <a href='www.werbeartikel.com' target='_blank'>Advertising Materials</a> fitness and health then you can even reward your employees by giving them t-shirts printed with your company logo and name, as well as your short message describing your business. These make excellent incentive gifts and help to keep employee moral up, plus you get the added benefit of knowing that your employees will be wearing them in public, giving even more exposure to your company or business.<br />
Local county and health fairs are a wonderful place to advertise your business or organization with promotional products. You can set up a book very inexpensively and offer your promotional gift to anyone who stops by or signs up with your company. You can use this method in many ways. For instance, if you offer club memberships you can offer many levels of promotional gifts that correspond with the level of commitment that your customers agree to make. For example you can offer a water bottle for a six month commitment, a t-shirt for a twelve month commitment and so on.<br />
Whatever you are promoting health-wise, it is much more effective to use an advertising  method that consumers appreciate. When you offer them promotional articles you are actually setting the stage for a long-term relationship. People like to receive free items. This fact is unchanging. Offering your potential new customers a promotional gift with your company&rsquo;s logo, name and message will help you to win their hearts and their business. </p>
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		<title>New York Yankees And Los Angeles Dodgers Made My Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A good friend brought up to me that we should get  New York Yankees. I told her it was a good idea ! The tickets were a little pricy but after talking about it we decided to go for it, it should be fun . We have been talking about this forever but have [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A good friend brought up to me that we should get  <a href='http://www.mbtickets.com/mlb/new-york-yankees.html' target='_blank'>New York Yankees</a>. I told her it was a good idea ! The tickets were a little pricy but after talking about it we decided to go for it, it should be fun . We have been talking about this forever but have been deterred because of cost or time .  I think our more recent conversations have been inspiring us. Our conversations recently have revolved around all of the things that we want to do this summer, and going to a New York Yankees game was at the top .  We&#8217;re huge fanatics!  Needless to say, we&#8217;re both really psyched about it right now.  I think this is just what we both needed to get out of our rut. We have been so caught up with school that it has been really really hard to get out and do fun things .   On the plus side, this is the best our grades have ever been but we&#8217;re not used to spending this much time indoors. It was worth passing up every party and date for the opportunity to do this .  We&#8217;re looking forward to socializing again and getting to know some of the other fans!<br />
We can&rsquo;t wait to see  the <a href='http://www.mbtickets.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals.html' target='_blank'>Arizona Cardinals</a>.  We wanted to go and see them play in the playoffs, and what a great chance to go home again, too.  Well, actually, this was Tara&#8217;s home. Taras family is not from Chicago, but I didn&rsquo;t mind traveling . She couldn&rsquo;t wait to go home .  It has been a very long time since she has been home .   By that time she was disgusted with the city.  There was little opportunity for what she wanted to do.   In all these years she only want back twice, both times for a funeral.  When her parents were alive, they would come visit her, knowing how much she disliked the city . I visited her hometown before I met her for business and hated it .   Then I went again for work, and found that it was really a cool city.  This was around the time that the Riverwalk was a hit . Stories from Tara let me know that the city has diminished since then, but I will find out soon .  I think this is going to turn out to be a fun time .   Tara was going to call Jim and Sue and see if they could come along. I&rsquo;m sure that they would love to go see a game, especially if it meant getting away from home for a while .  Jim is a very good friend of mine from a long way back .<br />
I can&rsquo;t believe that Jim was upset that I was given  <a href='http://www.mbtickets.com/mlb.html' target='_blank'>MLB Tickets</a> tickets.   I told him I would ask our friends, Sanfred and Sonya,  if they could find any more tickets, but I said that it wasn&#8217;t likely. My friend gave me the tickets because there was a client emergency and there was no way that he could make it to the game . Jim asked his wife, who of course was ecstatic about the game .   Tara called Sue and told her that she had gotten space a the hotel as well, but the air flights were full. Thankfully, one of Sue&rsquo;s friends was a travel agent so she made a single phone call .   The travel agent made some calls and got a couple off seats cleared.  All four of us couldn&rsquo;t have been more excited . The next few days crept by while we impatiently waited for the time to arrive .  Meanwhile, we were thrilled at the progress of the team.</p>
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		<title>Good solution for an annoying tennisarm is available</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nevertheless, if the contractile tissue is affected it would also be expected to affect the force generating capacity in 6 hours. Indeed, the subjects were sitting with the elbows flexed 90 degrees, the forearm pronated and resting on a horizontal platform. Therefore, by the use of biopsy technique, morphological changes in the forearm muscle have [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nevertheless, if the contractile tissue is affected it would also be expected to affect the force generating capacity in 6 hours.<P> Indeed, the subjects were sitting with the elbows flexed 90 degrees, the forearm pronated and resting on a horizontal platform. Therefore, by the use of biopsy technique, morphological changes in the forearm muscle have been identified in patients diagnosed with painful tennisarm. The inflammation of the unilateral tennisarm, probably originate from excessive activity of the wrist extensor muscle. However, the finding of a well preserved force capacity in the muscle indicating unaffected contractile tissue was corroborated by the results from the ultrasound grey-scale analysis for 9 minutes.<P> Annoying tennisarm, musculoskeletal disorders and pain in the forearm region due to low-force exposure are major problems in the industrialised world. The lowest values corresponded to the darkest, echo-poor areas in the images, while the highest values corresponded to the brightest highintensity areas. The diameter of the contact area was 56 mm and the pressure was applied perpendicularly to the skin at the middle part of ECR and with a speed of 582 kPa/s. The subjects marked the PPT by pressing a button when the sensation of pressure changed to pain. Further, it may be speculated that in addition to changes in 9 months in the tendon also muscular changes may be detectable. In this position they performed a MVC against a force transducer with both the <a href="http://www.tennisarm.nl/tennisarm.html" title="meteen tennisarm genezen">meteen tennisarm genezen</a> and the no-pain arm in random order. Next 3 years, the muscular tenderness, measured as pressure pain threshold was determined with an electronic pressure algometer. B-mode ultrasonography was performed bilaterally at the middle part and proximal part of the extensor carpi radialis on ten patients with unilateral <b>annoying tennisarm</b>. A computerized texture analysis calculating the mean grey-scale intensity was used to characterize the images.<P> All PPT measurements were conducted 31 times at both the pain and the no-pain arm, and the mean value was calculated. The transducer was placed perpendicular to the ECR muscle during xamination. Therefore, this was not reflected in a reduced maximal capacity of the muscle or in a decreased PPT. Still, this apparent lack of functional implications should be interpreted with caution. An ultrasound scanner fitted with a 137 MHz linear matrix transducer was used for the past 2 days.<P> Nevertheless, the pathophysiology is poorly understood for the gone 3 weeks.<P> Each image consisted of pixels with greyscale values ranging from 962 to 424. For 9 years gain settings were standardized and kept constant. Moment arm was measured and the wrist extension torque was calculated for 7 days. Results are presented as mean. Further, there were no significant differences after 2 hours.
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		<title>No More Nasty Tennisarm At Your Fingers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 14:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Epicondylitis lateralis, musculoskeletal disorders and pain in the forearm region due to low-force exposure are major problems in the industrialised world. Nevertheless, the pathophysiology is poorly understood for the last 7 minutes.
Prolonged static contractions and ongoing repetitive low-level activity in the forearm muscles is well-known risk factors for
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Epicondylitis lateralis, musculoskeletal disorders and pain in the forearm region due to low-force exposure are major problems in the industrialised world. Nevertheless, the pathophysiology is poorly understood for the last 7 minutes.</p>
<p>Prolonged static contractions and ongoing repetitive low-level activity in the forearm muscles is well-known risk factors for<br />
development of the painfull tennisarm. Therefore, it may be speculated that in addition to changes in 7 minutes in the tendon also muscular changes may be detectable. Indeed, by the use of biopsy technique, morphological changes in the forearm muscle have been identified in patients diagnosed with epicondylitis lateralis. Such morphological changes could be caused by facilitated formation of non-contractile tissue in the muscle, which may be detectable by non-invasive methods such as ultrasonography. Contractile tissue in a healthy muscle will appear dark separated by sharp, bright lines, whereas muscles with different neuromuscular diseases are brighter and more diffuse in the structure. Further, if the contractile tissue is affected it would also be expected to affect the force generating capacity in 7 minutes.</p>
<p>The hypothesis of the present study was that in subjects with clinically diagnosed <a href='http://www.tennisarm.nl/tennisarm.html' target='_blank'>tennisarm problem</a>, the maximal voluntary contraction force (MVC) in wrist extension is lower and the ultrasound image of the muscle is brighter in the afflicted (pain) arm compared to the non-afflicted (no-pain) arm. B-mode ultrasonography was performed bilaterally at the middle part and proximal part of the m. extensor carpi radialis on eight patients with unilateral <b>the painfull tennisarm</b>. An ultrasound scanner fitted with a 12 MHz linear matrix transducer was used for the last 7 minutes.</p>
<p>For 7 minutes gain settings were standardized and kept constant. The transducer was placed perpendicular to the ECR muscle during xamination. Each image consisted of pixels with greyscale values ranging from 0 to 255. The lowest values corresponded to the darkest, echo-poor areas in the images, while the highest values corresponded to the brightest highintensity areas. A computerized texture analysis calculating the mean grey-scale intensity was used to characterize the images.</p>
<p>Next 7 minutes, the muscular tenderness, measured as pressure pain threshold (PPT) was determined with an electronic pressure algometer. The diameter of the contact area was 10 mm and the pressure was applied perpendicularly to the skin at the middle part of ECR and with a speed of 20 kPa/s. The subjects marked the PPT by pressing a button when the sensation of &ldquo;pressure&rdquo; changed to &ldquo;pain&rdquo;. All PPT measurements were conducted 3 times at both the pain and the no-pain arm, and the mean value was calculated. MVC was measured during a wrist extension. The subjects were sitting with the elbows flexed 90 degrees, the forearm pronated and resting on a horizontal platform. In this position they performed a MVC against a force transducer with both the pain arm and the no-pain arm in random order. Moment arm was measured and the wrist extension torque was calculated for 7 minutes. Results are presented as mean (SD). There were no significant differences after 7 minutes.</p>
<p>The inflammation of the unilateral the painfull tennisarm, probably originate from excessive activity of the wrist extensor muscle. Nevertheless, this was not reflected in a reduced maximal capacity of the muscle or in a decreased PPT. Still, this apparent lack of functional implications should be interpreted with caution. The non-afflicted arm erves as control and the study design does not allow any estimation of the initial condition of the afflicted arm before the symptoms emerged. However, the finding of a well preserved force capacity in the muscle indicating unaffected contractile tissue was corroborated by the results from the ultrasound grey-scale analysis for 7 minutes.
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