Recovery

General Terminology

• Both feet will now be on the ground with the knees slightly bent 
• Player will move back to right behind the center of the baseline
• The racquet will be in front of us in our ready position out between the waist and chest area

Shoulder Girdle

To get to recovery position:

• The right shoulder girdle adducts with the lower and middle trapezius and rhomboid contracting concentrically
• The left shoulder girdle abducts with the pectoralis minor and serratus anterior contracting concentrically

 Once in that postion: 

• The right and left shoulder girdles are now both in abduction again; the pectoralis minor, subclavius, and serratus anterior are contracting isometrically 

Shoulder Joint

To get to recovery position:

• Right shoulder joint externally rotates with the infraspinatus and teres minor contracting concentrically
• Left shoulder joint internally rotates with the latissimus dorsi, teres major, pectoralis major, and subscapularis contracting concentrically

Once in the recovery position: 

• The right and left shoulder joints are bilaterally internally rotated with the latissimus dorsi, teres major, pectoralis major, and subscapularis contracting isometrically

Elbow Joint

• The right elbow joint flexes with the biceps brachii, brachialis, and brachioradialis contracting concentrically
• The left elbow joint flexes with the biceps brachii, brachialis, and brachioradialis contracting concentrically 

Radioulnar Joint

• The right radioulnar joint pronates with the pronator teres and pronator quadratus contracts concentrically
• The left radioulnar joint pronates with the pronator teres and pronator quadratus contracts concentrically

Wrist and Hand Joint Movements

• The right hand has flexion of the fingers and thumb with the flexor digitorum superficialis, flexor digitorum profundus, and flexor pollicis longus contracting concentrically
• The right wrist slightly extends back into neutral position with the extensor carpi ulnaris, extensor carpi radialis brevis, and extensor carpi radialis longus contracting concentrically
• The left hand has flexion of the fingers and thumb with the flexor digitorum superficialis, flexor digitorum profundus, and flexor pollicis longus contracting concentrically
• The left wrist is in neutral position contracting isometrically