A Unique Case of Supraspinatus Tendonitis after Tennis Forehand Repetitive Motions

• Authors: Niksa Djurovic , Mladen Hraste , Ljubica Stanisic , Mislav Lozovina , Vinko Lozovina , Leo Pavicic
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

A unique case of a professional tennis player who sustained a traumatic supraspinatus tendonitis while playing Forehand was presented. This case shows how science fields could and should cooperate in the future since this appears to be the first report of high inflammatory of supraspinatus tendon during Forehand motions. Instead of aggressive treatment in the form of surgery, a team of experts decided for new treatment that brought exceptional results.

Keywords

EN

3D biomechanical analysis; chiropractics; massage; video simulation; tennis

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Journal of Human Kinetics
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 23
• Pages: 115-119

Dates

published

1 - 1 - 2010

online

24 - 5 - 2010

Contributors

author

Niksa Djurovic

• Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Split, Split, Croatia

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Mladen Hraste

• Faculty of Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Education, University of Split, Split, Croatia

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Ljubica Stanisic

• Medical Faculty, University of Split, Split, Croatia

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Mislav Lozovina

• Faculty of Maritime Studies, University of Split, Split, Croatia

author

Vinko Lozovina

• Faculty of Maritime Studies, University of Split, Split, Croatia

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Leo Pavicic

• Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10078-010-0014-5