PT & the Professor’s Pickleball Playbook: Preventing Pickleball Injuries
Jennifer is a physical therapist specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics. She got her Master’s in Physical Therapy from Northwestern and has worked at Athletico for 25 years. She is a member of the hip preservation team and has been a guest speaker on injury prevention and scoliosis.
Strengthen your muscles today and your joints will thank you when you play.
~PT Jen
Even though pickleball was invented in 1965, it has been gaining popularity very quickly since the early 2000s. Pickleball was the fastest-growing sport from 2019-2022. As with any sport, as the popularity grows, so do the injuries. Click here for some of the injuries that can occur in pickleball and ways to prevent injury.
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