What are the most common injuries you see with pickleball players?

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Scott Fliegelman · Answer

Pickleball gets a little bit of a bad rap for producing a lot of injuries. I think one of the reasons for that is the number of newer players were coming. You know, from a sedentary background, they weren't doing much. They might not be all that physically fit and in combination with that pickleball is really fun. So they end up playing for 3-4 hours at a time like a little bit fatigued and lose a little bit of coordination. So the injuries are mostly Orthopaedics. Thumbs wrists, you know from falling backwards. Hopefully not too often they hit their head on the court from falling backwards. Some of that is a technique issue because we really shouldn't be backpedaling on a pickleball court. So I think, you know, once players get accustomed to the game, they get a little bit fitter, they get some instruction as far as footwork goes, you don't see, you know, a whole lot of injuries from there.

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"What are the most common injuries you see with pickleball players?"