For All Its Popularity, Pickleball Poses Risk of Injury

For All Its Popularity, Pickleball Poses Risk of Injury

What’s great about pickleball is that it’s an active sport designed for players of all ages and abilities. Not surprisingly, the explosion of pickleball in neighborhoods across the country has also corresponded with a rise in pickleball injuries. A study presented at the 2024 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) annual meeting demonstrated a 90-fold increase in pickleball-related fractures over 2 decades with a noteworthy surge starting in 2020 as pickleball began to rise in …

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