It’s really no surprise that pickleball is one of the fasting growing sports in our community. It’s fun, good exercise, a stress reliever, low impact, and a great social outlet.
Statistics show that the majority of people that participate in pickleball are middle-aged and the sport is rapidly growing in popularity among those ages 50-60. If this is you, it may have been awhile since you were involved in competitive sports. And for many, although pickleball is fun, they do take their performance and ability on the court quit seriously.
What we need to take just as seriously is our ability to keep enjoying the game for years to come. That means preventing injuries and keeping our body strong and fit.
There are acute injuries that occur during pickleball – a pulled hamstring, ruptured tendon, a fall, or broken bone. Accidents can happen in any activity where we move in different directions and have to quickly react. However, the incidence of these types of injuries is relatively low in the sport.
More often, injures occur due to the repetitive nature of pickleball. This causes more chronic injuries – the nagging aches and pains that seem to get better with rest but never really go away. The kind that we put up with until we just can’t anymore and end up calling it quits.
In order to perform our best and continue to play well season after season, resolution and prevention of these chronic injuries is crucial. Let’s cover the most common of these injuries and how we can prevent them.
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