Do you want to reach a higher level in your tennis?

With Wimbledon starting this week, it’s a great time to look at how Tuina can help you to excel if you want to get the best out of your tennis. Touch Tuina therapy offers a unique approach to injury treatment compared to most conventional methods. This applies to all types of sports activities, including offering great benefits for tennis players.

How does it work for tennis players?

Many therapies focus on protecting the injury, often by resting, icing, or restricting movement. Touch Tuina methods, however, emphasise the importance of keeping the body engaged. The goal isn’t to play through pain or ignore the injury, but rather to address and treat the root cause so that it no longer persists.

In our own experience, particularly in tennis and other sports, we’ve used this method consistently and successfully. When a player comes in with tension, pain or dysfunction in a specific area, Touch Tuina helps to pinpoint the exact source of the problem. Through targeted techniques, we can physically release blockages and restore proper function, allowing athletes to return to full movement safely and often more quickly than traditional rest-based approaches.

Embracing the mental element

In sport, whether it’s a team effort or an individual pursuit, mental resilience is everything. With tennis, you don’t have teammates to lean on when things go wrong. It’s just you. That means your psychology, confidence and mental acuity need to be razor sharp at all times.

It can be very easy to get thrown off, one moment you’re focused on the game, the next, your mind is stuck on your shoulder, your knee, your wrist – wherever the pain is. Suddenly, your attention is on your body, not your performance.

The value of Tuina for tennis players

This is where Touch Tuina becomes so valuable. It’s not just about treating physical discomfort, it’s also about clearing the mind. By relieving pain and releasing tension, it helps athletes regain clarity, focus and confidence. You stop worrying about your body and return to the game with a single-minded determination, knowing that if something does go wrong, Touch Tuina can help to fix it.

During treatments, we’re also able to ease the deeper fears, such as the anxiety around performance or the fear of re-injury. It’s important to bear in mind that emotional tension is just as real as the physical, and Touch Tuina helps to release both. The result is a calm, focused athlete who can step onto the court with confidence and freedom, consistently playing to the highest level of their abilities.

If you’d like to find out more about how Tuina can help you to excel in your chosen sport, just get in touch to make an appointment!