Abstract
[Purpose] To examine sport injuries in the 2009 OSAKA OPEN, we investigated the difference between injuries to tennis players and injuries to wheelchair tennis players. We also investigated the relationship between pain and motion. [Subject] Fifty-three players who had pain participated in the 2009 OSAKA OPEN study. [Methods] A physical therapist used a record sheet to measure the injury of the wheelchair tennis players. [Result] Fifty-five percent of wheelchair tennis players experienced shoulder pain. The serve, being a forward-swing creates painful motion. Wheelchair tennis players had more shoulder pain than healthy tennis players. [Conclusion] These results suggest that injuries experienced by wheelchair tennis players are allied to the serve.
