Padel on the Costa del Sol: preparing your body for the season

Padel intensely loads three specific zones: the rotator cuff of the dominant shoulder, the forearm (epicondylitis, the famous « tennis elbow » that also hits padel players), and the calves, taxed by repeated changes of step.

• Dominant shoulder: supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis
• Forearm: wrist extensors, supinator
• Calves: gastrocnemius, soleus, tibialis posterior

A targeted deep massage every two weeks is enough for most of our padel clients to get through the season injury-free. The session focuses on the zones above, with manual work on trigger points and passive stretching.

If epicondylitis is already there, we recommend a cycle of three close sessions (5–7 days apart) of targeted deep tissue. In most cases that prevents a complete training stop.