Todd Ellenbecker is in his first year working as an advisor in the area of sports medicine with the Sun Devil men’s tennis team.
Ellenbecker is a physical therapist and clinic director of Physiotherapy Associates Scottsdale Sports Clinic in Scottsdale. He is also the Vice President of Medical Services for the ATP World Tour. He sees the team at his clinic for preseason assessments and checks in with them two to three times more each year. He has been working with the Sun Devils women's team for years.
"We want to see how flexible and strong [the players] are, any muscular imbalances they may have, movement dysfunctions and identify risks -- things that could lead to breakdowns or injuries," said Ellenbecker, citing rotator cuff imbalances as a common issue in tennis players due to specific muscle usage. "Running through these tests, we'll be to design programs specific to tennis and be able to implement things based on what we find in testing that will help."
Ellenbecker is a certified strength and conditioning specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association and was awarded their Sports Medicine Professional of the Year in 2003. He is a certified USPTA tennis teaching professional, and is Chairman of the USTA National Sport Science Committee. Todd is also the National Director of Clinical Research for Physiotherapy Associates.
He received his degree in physical therapy from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse in 1985 and a master’s degree in exercise physiology from Arizona State University in 1989. He completed his Doctor of Physical Therapy from MGH –Institute of Health Professions in 2006. In addition, he is certified as a sports clinical specialist, and orthopaedic clinical specialist by the American Physical Therapy Association.
Ellenbecker is a physical therapist and clinic director of Physiotherapy Associates Scottsdale Sports Clinic in Scottsdale. He is also the Vice President of Medical Services for the ATP World Tour. He sees the team at his clinic for preseason assessments and checks in with them two to three times more each year. He has been working with the Sun Devils women's team for years.
"We want to see how flexible and strong [the players] are, any muscular imbalances they may have, movement dysfunctions and identify risks -- things that could lead to breakdowns or injuries," said Ellenbecker, citing rotator cuff imbalances as a common issue in tennis players due to specific muscle usage. "Running through these tests, we'll be to design programs specific to tennis and be able to implement things based on what we find in testing that will help."
Ellenbecker is a certified strength and conditioning specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association and was awarded their Sports Medicine Professional of the Year in 2003. He is a certified USPTA tennis teaching professional, and is Chairman of the USTA National Sport Science Committee. Todd is also the National Director of Clinical Research for Physiotherapy Associates.
He received his degree in physical therapy from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse in 1985 and a master’s degree in exercise physiology from Arizona State University in 1989. He completed his Doctor of Physical Therapy from MGH –Institute of Health Professions in 2006. In addition, he is certified as a sports clinical specialist, and orthopaedic clinical specialist by the American Physical Therapy Association.