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Orthoplastic Surgery & Orthopedic Care International Journal

Common Injuries in Racket Sports: A Mini Review

  • Open or Close Ibrahim Hamed Ibrahim Hassan* and Mohammed A Elgammal

    1Department of Theories and Applications of Racket Sports, Faculty of Physical Education, Zagazig University, Egypt

    2Department of Theories and Applications of Team Sports, Faculty of Physical Education, Zagazig University, Egypt

    *Corresponding author: Ibrahim Hamed Ibrahim Hassan, Department of Theories and Applications of Racket Sports, Faculty of Physical Education, Zagazig University, 44519, Zagazig, Egypt

Submission: January 26, 2018; Published: March 21, 2018

DOI: 10.31031/OOIJ.2018.01.000519

ISSN: 2578-0069
Volume1 Issue4

Abstract

The most injuries of racket sports players involve a critical association between the movement tasks and training programs strategies. This mini review highlights on the common injuries and anatomical regions of tennis, badminton and squash playersinjuries. The large majority of injuries, when recognized early on, can be prevented effectively with minor adjustments in the training programs, rehabilitation of essential muscles and flexibility imbalances, and awareness to proper footwear. According to the review data of previous studies, the majority of common injuries in racket sports related to the lower limb and observed with higher rate in badminton when compared to tennis and squash sports.

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